INSPIRATIONS

PSALMS


The Lord is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble. -  Psalm 9:9


The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge.  He is my shield and
the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.  -  Psalm 18:2


The promise of the Lord proves true; he is a shield for all who take refuge in him.  -  Psalm 18:30


Weeping may remain for a night, but rejoicing comes in the morning.  -  Psalm 30:5


My comfort in my suffering is this: Your promise preserves my life.  -  Psalm 119:50


I lift up my eyes to the hills.  From where does my help come? 
My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth. 
-  Psalm 121

BIBLICAL QUOTATIONS


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


The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face to shine upon you, and be gracious to you; the Lord lift up his countenance upon you, and give you peace.  -  Numbers 6:24-26


We look not at what can be seen but at what cannot be seen; for what can be seen is temporary,
but what cannot be seen is eternal  -  2 Corinthians 4:18


I will turn their mourning into joy.  I will comfort them, and give them gladness for sorrow.  -  Jeremiah 31:13


For love is strong as death ...   - Song of Songs 8:6b


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


The memory of the righteous is a blessing.  -  Proverbs 10:7

QUOTATIONS


Remembrance is not about  fear or self-indulgence,  It's about life itself - a simple act of love for times, places, sensations, people - gone forever except  as we keep them alive.  -  John D. Lynn


I see people, as they approach me, trying to make up their minds whether they'll "say something about it" or not. 
I hate if they do, and if they don't.  -  C.S. Lewis


The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion, who can stay with us in an hour of grief and bereavement, who can tolerate not knowing, not curing, not healing and face with us the reality of our powerlessness,
that is a friend who cares.  -  Henri J.M. Nouwen


Know that God shares the grief in your heart and wants to lead you to new hope and peace;
know that God grieves with you  -  Karen Katafiasz, Grief Therapy


Give sorrow words: the grief that does not speak Whispers the o'er-fraught heart and bids it break 
-  William Shakespeare, Macbeth, Act IV, Scene 3


Anything human is mentionable, and anything that is mentionable  can be more manageable.  When we talk about out feelings, they become less overwhelming, less upsetting, and less scary.  -  Fred Rogers

To live in hearts  we leave behind is not to die.  -  Thomas Campbell


If ever there is a tomorrow when we're not together, there is something you must always remember.  You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem and smarter than you think.  But the most important thing is even if we are apart,
I'll always be with you  -  Winnie the Pooh 


There are things that we don't want to happen but have to accept, things we don't want to know but have to learn and people we can't live without but have to let go.  -  Unknown 


Grief is the last act of love we can give to those we loved.  Where there is deep grief, there was great love.  -  Unknown


Those we love don't go away, they walk beside us every day ... unseen, unheard, but always near,
still loved, still missed and very dear.  -  Unknown