Christians find peace in Bible verses and they believe Jesus Christ is our savior and by accepting his sacrifice we can be healed of our grief and forgiven of our sins and that we can resurrect after death. These doctrines bring hope to the people.

Let’s start with a few verses from the Bible that may give believers hope and comfort:

He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away. Revelation 21:4

The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. Psalm 34:18

He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. Psalm 147:3

Now when Jesus saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside and sat down. His disciples came to him, and he began to teach them. He said: Blessed are the poor in spirit for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 5:1-3

My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. Psalm 73:26

Do no let your hears be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in me. John 14:1

Surely he took up our pain and bore our suffering, yet we considered him punished by God, stricken by him, and afflicted. But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace. was on him, and by his wounds we are healed. We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to our own way; and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all.

Isaiah 53:4-6

Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Be not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go. Joshua 1:9

We know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. Romans 8:28

Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. Matthew 5:4

Jews find comfort in their scriptures many of which are from the old testament books they believe were written by God and given to Moses and the prophets.

They also have teachings and writings from Rabbi’s that they get wisdom from:

One is a Hasidic teaching that Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel often quoted according to Heschel, Hasidism and Halakha:

There are three ascending levels of mourning; with tears—- that is the lowest. With silence—— that is higher. And with song —— that is the highest.

Muslims look to the Koran / Quran scriptures they believe were given to Mohammad directly by God .

O you who believe, seek help through patience and prayer. Surely, Allah is with those who are patient.

Q 2:153

Allah intends (to provide) ease for you and does not intend (to create) hardship for you. Q 2:185

When My servants ask you about Me, then (tell them that) I am near….Q 2:186

It could be that you dislike something, when it is good for you; and it could be that you like something when it is bad for you. Allah knows, and you do not know. Q 2:216

Allah does not charge a soul except (with that within) its capacity. Q 2:286

Also see Q 2:155-157

Mormons or LDS people now ask to be called members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints believe in the Bible but also have several other books they believe to be given to them by God through revelation to modern prophets. One of those Books is The Book of Mormon and here are a few verses from that book:

Some of the verses that give members of the Church of Jesus Christ faith in the future:

Know ye not that ye are in the hands of God? Mormon 5:23

Believe in God , believe that He is. Mosiah 4:9

Is not a soul at this time as precious unto God as a soul will be at the time of his coming? Alma 39:17

The words of Christ will tell you all things what ye should do. 2 Nephi 32:3

Let the affections of they heart be placed upon the Lord forever. Alma 37:36

Ye shall have hope through the atonement of Christ. Moroni 7:41

I make weak things become strong. Ether 12:27

Lift up your head and be of good cheer. 3 Nephi 1:13

The tender mercies of the Lord are over all those whom he had chosen. 1 Nephi 1:20

The Lord did strengthen them that they could bear up their burdens with ease, and they did submit cheerfully and with patience to all the will of the Lord. Mosiah 24:15

Hope cometh of faith maketh an anchor to the souls of men. Ether 12:4

I will be your light in the wilderness 1 Nephi 17:13

Ye shall be patient in long suffering and afflictions, that ye may show forth good examples unto them in me. Alma 17:11

Others find peace and comfort in poems and sayings:

They that love beyond the world cannot be separated by it. Death cannot kill what never dies.

William Penn

Nothing that grieves us can be called little; by the eternal laws of proportion a child’s loss of a doll and a king’s loss of a crown are events of the same size.

Mark Twain

Any mind that is capable of real sorrow is capable of good. Harriet Beecher Stowe

Remember me with smiles and laughter, for that is how I will remember you all. If you can only remember me with tears, then don’t remember me at all. Laura Ingalls Wilder

I will not say do not weep, for not all tears are an evil. J.R.R. Tolkien

The pain passes, but the beauty remains. Pierre Auguste Renoir

Man when he does not grieve, hardly exists. Antonio Porchia Voces

The day which we fear as our last is but the birthday of eternity. Lucius Annaeus Seneca

While I thought that I was learning how to live, I have been learning how to die. Leonardo da Vinci

We should feel sorrow, but not sink under it’s oppression. Confucius

Time is a physician that heals every grief. Diphilus

While we are mourning the loss of our friend, others are rejoicing the meet him behind the veil.

President John Taylor

Grief drives men into habits of serious reflection, sharpens the understanding, and softens the heart.

John Adams.

One joy shatters a hundred griefs. Chinese Proverb

God gave us memory so that we might have roses in December. James M barrie

Grief is the price we pay for love. Queen Elizabeth II

What we have enjoyed deeply we can never lose. All that we love deeply becomes a part of us.

Helen Keller

We acquire the strength we have overcome. Ralph Waldo Emerson

Grief can take care of itself, but to get the full value of a joy you must have somebody to divide it with.

Mark Twain.

Larry Love is a Law Enforcement Non denominational Volunteer Chaplain who is there for the police department and family and friends of those who suffer grief and loss.

Larry works with many other Chaplains both men and women who have taught him many lessons of love and compassion. These men and women are from several different belief systems and the work of a Chaplain is not to preach but to love and to be there.