These 10 bible verses for hope and healing have a lot to do with this post. In it, I talked about my two new jobs.
In one, I am a Program Director for a small social services agency. The other, I am Parish Administrator for an Episcopal Church.
These positions are funded by religious organizations, which drew me to them.
My spiritual journey has been a very windy, difficult journey for me. We didn’t attend church with any type of regularity in my younger years.
As a teenager, I kept asking people to go to church with me. At the same time,I was not an ‘easy’ child, so I received some strange looks when I said that. I considered it my full time job to have fun, and partied a lot. At any rate, I have always been interested in attending church. Sometimes my grandma went, sometimes a friend of mine. The sense of hope, belonging, and community really resonated with me.
In these positions, I’ve really been able to blossom into a new way of believing, and a faith that makes sense to me.
Research has proven time and again how healthy it is to engage in some type of religious or spiritual community. For instance, this article details many benefits on not just mental health, but physical as well. This one goes into more of the physical benefits. This one goes over more of the mental health benefits.
I found all of that in the Episcopal church, and it aligns with my morals and values. I’m not here to evangelize, or try to convert people into Episcopalians. The only point here is to share what’s worked for me.
Below you’ll see some of my favorite scriptures.
The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.
-Psalm 34:18
But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.
-Isaiah 40:31
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
-Romans 15:13
Yes, my soul, find rest in God; my hope comes from him. Truly he is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will not be shaken.
-Psalm 62:5
For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plants to give you hope and a future.”
-Jeremiah 29:11
Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, and faithful in prayer.
-Romans 12:12
My son, give attention to my words; incline your ear to my sayings. Do not let them depart from your eyes; keep them in the midst of your heart; for they are life to those who find them, and health to all their flesh.
-Proverbs 4:20-22
Have mercy on me, Lord, for I am faint. Heal me, Lord, for my bones are in agony.
-Psalm 6:2
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world does. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.
-John 14:27
Gracious words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.
-Proverbs 16:24
I can’t begin to describe the comfort, peace, and joy I’m finding in my new spiritual journey. I can’t elaborate enough on the benefits of finding a like-minded community. Those benefits are physical, mental, and obviously, spiritual. Whatever religious or spiritual path you find yourself on, do yourself a favor, and find a community to be a part of that believes the same.
If you enjoyed these scriptures for hope and healing, I’d like to know! If you know of some that I missed, send them my way!
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Until next time,
