Jerry L. Woodbridge

I have been podcast guesting several times a month since the book, Joy Overcame Sorrow, was launched in June. I have been asked how I embedded scriptures into the book. I posted the scriptures that related to the chapters at the end so a parent or caregiver can explain how the verse applies in grieving child situation. I included 13 scriptures within the 15 chapters; in chapters 11 and 12, I added a relevant quote. I also grouped the related scriptures in related categories: God sees every tear, trusting in His care, hope for the future, comforting in the mourning, joy restored, and finding peace within.

🌿 Joy in the Journey by Jerry L. Woodbridge

Curated from the New International Version (NIV)

💧 God Sees Every Tear

Psalm 56:8
“Record my misery; list my tears on your scroll—are they not in your record?”

Psalm 119:28
“My soul is weary with sorrow; strengthen me according to your word.”

🕊️ Trusting in His Care

Luke 12:24
“Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storeroom or barn; yet God feeds them. A d how much more valuable you are than birds!”

Jeremiah 17:7
“But blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him.”

🌟 Hope for the Future

Jeremiah 29:11
“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”

Psalm 9:18                                                                                                                                                                    “But God will never forget the needy; the hope of the afflicted will never perish.”

💖 Comfort in Mourning

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

Hebrews 13:8
“Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.”

🎶 Joy Restored

Psalm 126:2
“Our mouths were filled with laughter, our tongues with songs of joy. Then it was said among the nations, ‘The Lord has done great things for them.’”

Jeremiah 31:12–13
“They will come and shout for joy on the heights of Zion… I will turn their mourning into gladness; I will give them comfort and joy instead of sorrow.”

Isaiah 35:10
“And those the Lord has rescued will return… Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee away.”

🧠 Peace Within

Proverbs 14:30
“A heart at peace gives life to the body, but envy rots the bones.”

Luke 2:46
“After three days they found him in the temple courts, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.”

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