For the man who lost the farm and the boy in one year, this puts Job's flattest sentence into Scripture with no explanation attached anywhere in the book, and offers comfort that does not require anything to come back around.
EliasAppalachian repentance
Messages
Psalm 88:8
Still Accompanied
After the Repast
Psalm 88:8
Psalm 147:3-4
Every Loss Counted
Nobody Brought a Casserole
Psalm 147:3-4
Lamentations 3:28
Comfort Not Answers
The Quiet That Was Not Empty
Lamentations 3:28
Isaiah 43:2
Still Accompanied
The Lamp Left Burning
Isaiah 43:2
Job 23:8-9
Comfort Not Answers
The Long Way Around the Field
Job 23:8-9
Habakkuk 3:17-18
Comfort That Stays
The Well Went Dry and Stayed Dry
Habakkuk 3:17-18
Proverbs 18:19
Every Loss Counted
The Sister I Lost Before She Died
Proverbs 18:19
Job 1:21
Comfort That Stays
The Fence Line Stays Where It Fell
Job 1:21
2 Corinthians 1:3-4
Comforting Others
My Friend Lost Her Dad and I Lost Mine
2 Corinthians 1:3-4
Psalm 55:13-14
Every Loss Counted
The Friendship That Ended Without a Fight
Psalm 55:13-14
Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
Comforting Others
The Study Partner Who Lost His Son
Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
Job 6:14
Comfort Not Answers
The Tea That Was Not a Lecture
Job 6:14
Colossians 4:11
Comforting Others
The Sister Who Called Me First
Colossians 4:11
2 Corinthians 12:9
Comfort That Stays
The Prayer That Was Answered No
2 Corinthians 12:9
Nahum 1:7
Carried Through
The Day the Storm Comes Back Around
Nahum 1:7
Job 13:5
Gently Held
What the Uncle Said at the Door
Job 13:5
Psalm 34:18
Comfort Not Answers
Her Chair Stayed Where It Was
Psalm 34:18
Job 13:4
Gently Held
What the Elder Said After the Service
Job 13:4
Psalm 90:12
Carried Through
The Date I Marked in the Margin
Psalm 90:12
Job 2:11
Comforting Others
Sitting With the One Who Just Heard
Job 2:11
Psalm 88:18
Comfort Not Answers
The Tide Does Not Give Reasons
Psalm 88:18
Isaiah 57:15
Every Loss Counted
The Marriage Nobody Called a Death
Isaiah 57:15
Isaiah 63:9
Still Accompanied
The Sunday They Stopped Asking
Isaiah 63:9
Deuteronomy 33:27
Carried Through
Deer Season Comes Around Again
Deuteronomy 33:27
Job 19:2
Gently Held
What Was Said at the Graveside
Job 19:2
Psalm 23:4
Carried Through
The Date in the Shared Calendar
Psalm 23:4
2 Corinthians 4:16
Every Loss Counted
The Body That Will Not Do What It Did
2 Corinthians 4:16
Deuteronomy 31:8
Carried Through
Same Time Next Saturday
Deuteronomy 31:8
Genesis 23:2
Comfort That Stays
The Name Still on the Mailbox
Genesis 23:2
1 Samuel 1:15
Every Loss Counted
The Child We Waited For and Did Not Have
1 Samuel 1:15
Galatians 6:2
Comforting Others
The Pie I Took Down the Road
Galatians 6:2
1 Samuel 20:18
Carried Through
The Empty Place at the Feast
1 Samuel 20:18
Psalm 102:7
Still Accompanied
The Courtyard After the Guests
Psalm 102:7
Lamentations 2:13
Comfort Not Answers
She Brought Nothing But Herself
Lamentations 2:13
Hebrews 13:5
Still Accompanied
The Follow Up Nobody Made
Hebrews 13:5
Psalm 38:11
Comfort That Stays
The Child Who Will Not Call
Psalm 38:11
Proverbs 18:21
Gently Held
She Said It at the Salon
Proverbs 18:21
Psalm 143:4
Still Accompanied
The Kettle at Four in the Afternoon
Psalm 143:4
Isaiah 42:3
Comfort That Stays
The Marriage Is Not Coming Back
Isaiah 42:3
Psalm 116:15
Carried Through
Decoration Day at the Hillside
Psalm 116:15
Genesis 37:35
Comfort Not Answers
He Refused to Be Comforted, and God Stayed
Genesis 37:35
Job 21:34
Gently Held
The Neighbor Who Meant Well
Job 21:34
1 Thessalonians 5:11
Comforting Others
The Younger Man at the Graveside
1 Thessalonians 5:11
Proverbs 27:14
Gently Held
The Card That Made It Worse
Proverbs 27:14
Psalm 31:12
Still Accompanied
The Porch Light Left On
Psalm 31:12
Isaiah 40:11
Gently Held
The Rose by the Back Door
Isaiah 40:11
Psalm 77:2
Still Accompanied
Third Row, Second Service
Psalm 77:2
Psalm 95:5
Gently Held
What the Coach Said at the Paddle Out
Psalm 95:5
Ruth 1:16
Comfort That Stays
Aisle Fourteen
Ruth 1:16
1 Samuel 1:10
Carried Through
Mother's Day at the Ten Thirty
1 Samuel 1:10
Isaiah 61:1-3
Comforting Others
Standing With the Family at the Shore
Isaiah 61:1-3
Psalm 68:6
Still Accompanied
The Table Got Smaller
Psalm 68:6
Psalm 139:16
Every Loss Counted
The Baby We Never Told Anyone About
Psalm 139:16
2 Corinthians 1:6
Comforting Others
Asked to Sing at Her Service
2 Corinthians 1:6
Genesis 28:16
Still Accompanied
The Last Dish Goes Back
Genesis 28:16
Proverbs 10:19
Gently Held
What the Aunt Said in the Kitchen
Proverbs 10:19
2 Kings 4:26
Comforting Others
Cooking for the House That Is Grieving
2 Kings 4:26
Psalm 69:20
Gently Held
Said From the Pulpit at the Homegoing
Psalm 69:20
Romans 12:15
Comfort Not Answers
The Verse They Quoted Wrong
Romans 12:15
Isaiah 49:15
Every Loss Counted
The Mother I Still Have
Isaiah 49:15
John 11:33
Comfort Not Answers
I Do Not Need the Answer Today
John 11:33
Proverbs 25:20
Gently Held
The Sentence at the Locker
Proverbs 25:20
Hebrews 13:3
Comfort That Stays
The Sentence Was Twenty Five Years
Hebrews 13:3
Job 2:13
Comfort Not Answers
The Only Person Who Did Not Explain
Job 2:13
Psalm 121:8
Carried Through
Christmas Eve, and the Fourth Chair
Psalm 121:8
Proverbs 12:10
Every Loss Counted
The Dog Under the Cedar
Proverbs 12:10
Psalm 142:4
Still Accompanied
Nobody Texts on a Tuesday
Psalm 142:4
Psalm 73:26
Every Loss Counted
The Job That Was My Whole Name
Psalm 73:26
Ecclesiastes 3:7
Comfort Not Answers
The Pastor Who Ran Out of Sentences
Ecclesiastes 3:7
Psalm 27:10
Still Accompanied
The Truck Nobody Comes to Fix
Psalm 27:10
Joshua 1:9
Carried Through
The Sunday That Falls on the Date
Joshua 1:9
Psalm 42:4
Every Loss Counted
The Church That Closed Its Doors
Psalm 42:4
Lamentations 3:20
Comfort That Stays
The Video I Cannot Delete
Lamentations 3:20
Isaiah 41:10
Carried Through
The Anniversary Falls on a Workday
Isaiah 41:10
Psalm 137:1
Every Loss Counted
The Country I Cannot Go Back To
Psalm 137:1
Psalm 56:8
Carried Through
The Birthday That Is Not Happening
Psalm 56:8
Proverbs 12:18
Gently Held
The Man at the Feed Store
Proverbs 12:18
Luke 22:32
Comforting Others
Two Sacks on the Tailgate
Luke 22:32
Lamentations 5:2
Comfort That Stays
The House Was Sold in March
Lamentations 5:2
2 Corinthians 7:6
Comforting Others
Praying Over the Woman in Row Four
2 Corinthians 7:6
Psalm 137:4
Comfort That Stays
The Island We Cannot Go Back To
Psalm 137:4
Romans 12:13
Comforting Others
The Neighbor's Turn to Mourn
Romans 12:13
2 Corinthians 4:8-9
Comfort That Stays
The Diagnosis Is Not Going to Change
2 Corinthians 4:8-9
Job 16:2
Comfort Not Answers
Everyone Had a Verse for Me
Job 16:2