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<\/figure>\nEaster in grief means we grieve with hope, but we still grieve. If you\u2019re missing someone this Easter, it\u2019s okay to celebrate God\u2019s amazing grace while also bracing ache of loss. When you don\u2019t have words to pray or need to put words to the mix of your emotions, pray this prayer for missing someone at Easter.<\/p>\n
Holidays make the reality of loss more acute and this is especially true on Easter with family gatherings, special traditions, and favorite foods make the loss stand out even more. Pictures on our feed make it seem everyone around us is celebrating with their in-tact families which can leave us feeling more alone in our grief.<\/p>\n
Easter holds both the hard reality of death and the beautiful reminder of resurrection. We have Easter hope in grief<\/a> because Jesus paid the penalty for our sin on the cross and defeated death through resurrection. Our last breath here will be our first breath with God as we are alive in Christ.<\/p>\n Jesus\u2019 resurrection also means we have the sure promise of eternity with God, where there is no more suffering and Jesus will wipe away every tear. We can look forward to a day when we see our loved ones in Christ again.<\/p>\n But Easter also holds a paradox for us. While we will never feel the sting of death because of Jesus\u2019 finished work on the cross, we feel the sting of grieving loss<\/a> and those who have gone to heaven before us.<\/p>\n Whether this is your first Easter without your beloved one or your 21st<\/sup> Easter, it\u2019s okay to celebrate our resurrected Savior and Redeemer and also deeply miss someone at your table. May this prayer meet you in your honest ache this Holy Week. <\/p>\n Lord, I stand in awe once again that you willingly chose to be wounded for me, that you suffered in my place, and that you went to the cross to pay the penalty for my sin. Good Friday for me meant that you endured brutal pain and betrayal and death. Thank you for loving me so much that you stretched your hands on a cross and died in my place. I praise you and magnify you. You are my Redeemer and Savior and the only One worthy to be Lord.<\/p>\n Your resurrection means I grieve with real hope. Your resurrection means my beloved one is alive with you and that I can look forward to eternity with you and them. Your resurrection means I have life here, and while my heart hurts, I cling to the promise that your good and life and joy are for me. Your resurrection means you have the final word and that my story will not end in ashes.<\/p>\n Lord, this Easter, you see my ache and understand my pain. Thank you for being with me in this and for giving me your sustaining grace through each hard moment. I know your resurrection power is alive in me. Because you live, I can face tomorrow. And because you live, this life is worth living. Draw me close to you, continue to heal every sorrow, and redeem every piece of brokenness for my good and your glory. I love you with my whole heart. Help me love you more. In Jesus\u2019 name, Amen.<\/p>\n \u201cFor I consider that the sufferings of this present time\u00a0are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us.\u201d Romans 8:18 (ESV)<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cSo we do not lose heart.\u00a0Though our outer selfis wasting away,\u00a0our inner self\u00a0is being renewed day by day. For\u00a0this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen\u2026\u201d 2 Corinthians 4:16-18 (ESV)<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cBut we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about those who are asleep,\u00a0that you may not grieve as others do\u00a0who have no hope\u2026And\u00a0the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive, who are left will be\u00a0caught up together with them\u00a0in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so\u00a0we will always be with the Lord.\u201d 1 Thessalonians 4:13-17 (ESV)<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cJesus said to her,\u00a0\u2018I am the resurrection and\u00a0the life.\u00a0Whoever believes in me,\u00a0though he die,\u00a0yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me\u00a0shall never die.\u2019\u201d John 11:25-26 (ESV)<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cBlessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ!\u00a0According to his great mercy,\u00a0he has caused us to be born again to a living hope\u00a0through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead to\u00a0an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and\u00a0unfading,\u00a0kept in heaven for you.\u201d 1 Peter 1:3-4 (ESV)<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cIn this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by\u00a0various trials, so that\u00a0the tested genuineness of your faith\u2014more precious than gold that perishes\u00a0though it is tested by\u00a0fire\u2014may be found to result in\u00a0praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.\u201d 1 Peter 3:6-7 (ESV)<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cWhat then shall we say to these things?\u00a0If God is for us, who can be\u00a0against us?\u00a0He who did not spare his own Son but\u00a0gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things?\u201d Romans 8:31-32 (ESV)<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cFor I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers,\u00a0nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.\u201d Romans 8:38-39 (ESV)<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cHe will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and\u00a0death shall be no more,\u00a0neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.\u201d Revelation 21:4 (ESV)<\/a><\/p>\nA Prayer for Missing Someone at Easter<\/h2>\n
Bible Verses for Easter Hope in Grief<\/h2>\n
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