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title: "Blog, page 17 | Bible Nudge"
description: "Longer pieces on the passages people reach for when life is hard, and what they say in context."
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# Reading the Bible when life is hard

Longer pieces on the passages people reach for when they are worn out, grieving, anxious or afraid, and on what those passages actually say in context.

- [Read: Bible verses for the loss of a pet](https://biblenudge.com/blog/bible-verses-for-the-loss-of-a-pet): One passage with no clause about what was lost, four passages on animals read with what surrounds them, and the guilt that comes with having chosen the day.
- [Read: Short Bible verses for grief](https://biblenudge.com/blog/short-bible-verses-for-grief): Six short passages, each one whole rather than trimmed, with what is around it. Includes the two that are usually cut in a way that changes what they say.
- [Read: Bible verses for the loss of a parent](https://biblenudge.com/blog/bible-verses-for-the-loss-of-a-parent): One passage for the death of a mother or father, the part of the psalm it belongs to, why Romans 8:28 lands badly this early, and what the bereaved say.
- [Read: What to say to someone who lost a loved one](https://biblenudge.com/blog/what-to-say-to-someone-who-lost-a-loved-one): Plain words you can send today, what to say for a mother, a husband, a child or a pet, what to avoid, and why an imperfect message beats silence.