A collection · for the valley
Grief has no clock, and it cannot be hurried by anyone who has not walked it. If you are in the valley right now — a loss still raw, a chair still empty — these devotionals are not here to rush you out of it. They are here to walk it with you. Notice that the Shepherd does not lift you over the dark valley; He goes through it at your side: "I will fear no evil, for you are with me" (Psalm 23:4). Notice how near God chooses to stand: "The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit" (Psalm 34:18). And hold on to the promise that grief is not the last word — because the tomb is empty, "because I live, you also will live" (John 14:19). Take these one at a time. Let yourself weep and let yourself be carried. You are grieving in the company of a God who grieves with you.
"Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me." - PSALM 23:4
"God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble." - PSALM 46:1
"Cast your burden on the LORD, and he will sustain you; he will never permit the righteous to be moved." - PSALM 55:22
"And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you." - 1 PETER 5:10
"Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live."" - JOHN 11:25
"Yet a little while and the world will see me no more, but you will see me. Because I live, you also will live." - JOHN 14:19
"Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you." - ISAIAH 41:10
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