How many of us have experienced or will experience the loss of a loved one. Perhaps it was a parent, a brother or sister, a special relative that you were close with, a close childhood friend, or a pet. That loss can bring unimaginable pain and sorrow. Those first days after the loss are very difficult to go through, but the scriptures can and will give us strength to endure the loss. In the Psalms it says that the LORD is nigh.

Psalm 34 v 18 The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.

The prophet Isaiah wrote about the brokenhearted and our Lord and Saviour said He was sent to heal the brokenhearted.

Isaiah 61 v 1-2 The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings…