Does religion give you any consolation during tragedy and personal grief, or does it just seem empty?

Answer 1

For most people I know religion has provided to them consolation for me it hasn't.

Answer 2

Yes. I have been through a great deal of tragedy, grief and loss in my life. Consider: No matter the persons status in life, no one is immune to tragedy. The Kennedy's, Princess D., are kust a couple of the rich and famious tragedy has struck. War, tarnados, hurricane's, wrecks, shootings... we read about it everyday. I know it's easy to say something like: Keep and enjoy, the good memories. Because something is no longer as it once was, doesn't mean it never happened. be glad that it did. The past is just that, past, You can't change what has already happened! Learn what you can from it and go on.
The Bible records history much the same way...war, brother killing brother, cheating, violent weather, a mammoth flood and more. Jesus disciple's were tortured because of their faith and God's own Son, Jesus, was tortured via crucifixion.... There is more consolation than just knowing than your not alone If loosing someone you love is something you are trying to deal with, this is what helped me the most....It,s not over!. You WILL see them again. The life we now live is temporary. Life is not meant to last forever The life to come WILL last forever. Think of a grain of sand. We'll say that that speck of sand symbolizes 100 years each. How many speck's of sand are on the Florida coast? You can't count them all. Now add to that the sand throughout the whole world. Heaven will last longer than that. Plus, there will be no pain, no imperfections, no such thing as tragedy there. All will be perfect. Through Christ's redemption you will be reunited with your loved ones there...forever! Due to lack of time and making for an extremely long answer, I suggest you read the Bible for answers. Pay special attention to the books of Matthew, Romans, Ephesians, Galatians, for help and direction in this area. Hope this helps.

Answer 3

It depends on what religion you are talking about but a very general view that the 3 main religions( Christianity, Islam & Judaism) give are as follows:
- We all die, it is a fact and that we have to live with it.
- Personal grief is temprory, god gave us the ability to forget and move on and it is a blessing
- We need to take a look at our lives and recognize how lucky we are when compared to others. A personal grief due to the passing away of loved ones in comparison to families slaughtered in other countries, earthquakes, tsunamis etc. There is always someone worse off and we need to be thankful for that
- Grief is a a type of selfishness. People grief because they lost someone or something, it could even be money lost in the stock exchange !! or simply stolen.

Answer 4

Comforting, absolutely! When I became a Baha'i, I no longer feared death. It's a passing into the next life, a birth, really. Just as we existed in the womb and are born into this life, this life is like a womb and we are born into the spiritual life beyond this physical one.

When my mother passed, not fearing death was a great comfort! I was actually OVERJOYED for her!!! I know that her station is faaaaaaar beyond even the loftiest station here in this physical life. Her happiness is so great that it can't be imagined by any mortal mind here. I imagine she's probably so overwhelmed that God could be so MERCIFUL and so LOVING as to give her this WONDERFUL existence, this BEAUTIFUL, LOFTY station that she's been blessed with. Do I miss her? Of course I do, even after 4 yrs now. However, I have always received such COMFORT from my Faith, that I got through (and am still going through) her passing all right, alhamdulillah (thanks to God).

When I attempted suicide as a teen, while lying in the hospital bed, my mother gave me a small, round mirror. It was like those buttons you get, round ones with something printed on it and laminated, only instead of one side being metal with a pin, it was a mirror. The picture looked as if it was drawn with colored pencils. The background was a dusty purple color, there was rain, and a red, opened umbrella. Under the shelter of the umbrella to the right were the handwritten words: "Everything is going to be all right." It made me bust out in tears!!! It was SO COMFORTING!!! So loving of her!!! Whenever I have a tough time, I think of how loving she was to give me this. I thought of this many times after her passing, and it makes me so happy knowing that she's all right, that she wants me to be happy, not to worry, and that she's with God.

Another example:
Whenever I come across a financial dry spell, I drop the worry because I know that God will provide everything.

"...The fowls of the air and the beasts of the field receive their meat each day from Thee, and all beings partake of Thy care and loving-kindness." ~Abdu'l-Bahá

I live in a nice neighborhood with a roof over my head, a great job, cable television, Internet, pretty clothes, a kitty, my sister, and I don't have to skip meals, because God provides everything.

Yes, religion IS a comfort!

Answer 5

God has nothing to do with religion, this is peoples, manipulative invention.
On one point in the life u stop believing in the Existence of God, and start to know and to feel its Presence. That helps u to overcome any tragedy and any grief.

Answer 6

I am never empty. I ask and receive the Holy Spirit every day. Some times more then once a day. If I had not had God when my son died I would have been lost. It still hurts, but the pain will never be gone completely until the Kingdom of God is established for all time.

Answer 7

If you are a Christian, and have given your life to the Lord, no matter what you go through, He will be there with you. No matter how alone you feel, He is there. I have seen many tragedies and een through some horrific events over the last 2 decades, and no matter how bad things were, I was comforted knowing that God himself was not only watching over me, but that He also wasn't going to give me more than I could handle. Sometimes He gives us adversity in order to lean on Him. That is our art of the test, and He graciously rewards us when we lean on Him in everything we do!

Answer 8

Religion doesn't. Philosophy and spirituality(not religion) on their own don't either, but together they can distract me and cheer me up enough not to make the pain fade, but to make me enjoy life enough to handle the pain. Anything to put the tragedy into context will help. Even if it's crazy and only makes sense to you, a reason is still good

Answer 9

u know, consolation in a religion is rather dangerous way. Sometimes it is to hard to overcome the tragedy, but first of all u should remember that the life is contining. soon or late everythig will be OK.

Answer 10

My religion has given me consolation during my tragic and grief time and if doesnot provide you, its a fake religion. The true religion guides you from birth till death, how you should spend life and how you should behave.

Answer 11

Religion does not console. Only Love consoles