For the heart
Healing & Comfort
36 Bible verses about healing, alongside passages from the Grail Message and the Buddha: 61 passages in all, each with its source. Take the one that meets you where you are.
“The LORD is near to those who have a broken heart, and saves those who have a crushed spirit.”
The Bible · Psalm 34:18 · tr. World English Bible “God's Laws in Creation are in truth simply all that every man needs for a healthy, happy life in Creation.”
Abd-ru-shin · Volume I · 23. Submission · In the Light of Truth “He heals the broken in heart, and binds up their wounds.”
The Bible · Psalm 147:3 · tr. World English Bible “Heal me, O LORD, and I will be healed. Save me, and I will be saved; for you are my praise.”
Jeremiah · Jeremiah 17:14 · tr. World English Bible “Man on earth should cherish his body as property entrusted to him, and strive to achieve healthy harmony between spirit and body.”
Abd-ru-shin · Volume I · 2. The call for the helper · In the Light of Truth “For I will restore health to you, and I will heal you of your wounds.”
Jeremiah · Jeremiah 30:17 · tr. World English Bible “There is no suffering for him who has finished his journey, and abandoned grief, who has freed himself on all sides, and thrown off all fetters.”
Buddha · Dhammapada, verse 90 · tr. F. Max Müller “He will wipe away every tear from their eyes. Death will be no more; neither will there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain any more. The first things have passed away.”
The Bible · Revelation 21:4 · tr. World English Bible “During its life on earth the spirit positively needs a strong and healthy body in a normal physical condition, in order completely to fulfil the purpose of its existence.”
Abd-ru-shin · Volume II · 57. Occult training, meat diet or vegetable diet · In the Light of Truth “Confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed.”
James · James 5:16 · tr. World English Bible “A cheerful heart makes good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.”
The Bible · Proverbs 17:22 · tr. World English Bible “If you wish to be healthy you must care for your body and your spirit, that is to say, keep them in strict activity!”
Abd-ru-shin · Volume II · 62. Warfare in Nature · In the Light of Truth “Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me. Your rod and your staff, they comfort me.”
The Bible · Psalm 23:4 · tr. World English Bible “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.”
The Bible · Matthew 5:4 · tr. World English Bible “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, through the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.”
Paul · 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 · tr. World English Bible “Only when his individual swinging and alertness keep pace with the prevailing movement in Creation, only then can he remain healthy, hearty and happy.”
Abd-ru-shin · Volume III · 12. Law of Creation “Movement” · In the Light of Truth “For I, the LORD your God, will hold your right hand, saying to you, 'Don't be afraid. I will help you.'”
Isaiah · Isaiah 41:13 · tr. World English Bible “He who overcomes this fierce thirst, difficult to be conquered in this world, sufferings fall off from him, like water-drops from a lotus leaf.”
Buddha · Dhammapada, verse 336 · tr. F. Max Müller “When you pass through the waters, I will be with you, and through the rivers, they will not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned, and flame will not scorch you.”
Isaiah · Isaiah 43:2 · tr. World English Bible “Many people are only brought to an awakening and to activity through suffering.”
Abd-ru-shin · Volume III · 11. Christ said …! · In the Light of Truth “My flesh and my heart fails, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.”
The Bible · Psalm 73:26 · tr. World English Bible “He sends his word, and heals them, and delivers them from their graves.”
The Bible · Psalm 107:20 · tr. World English Bible “To be rooted in one's native soil is a basic condition and alone guarantees health, strength and maturity!”
Abd-ru-shin · Volume III · 19. The beauty of the peoples · In the Light of Truth “Who forgives all your sins, who heals all your diseases.”
The Bible · Psalm 103:3 · tr. World English Bible “For I am the LORD who heals you.”
The Bible · Exodus 15:26 · tr. World English Bible “The process of dying in itself is nothing but birth into the Ethereal World, similar to the process of birth into the Gross Material World.”
Abd-ru-shin · Volume II · 30. Death · In the Light of Truth “"Comfort, comfort my people," says your God.”
Isaiah · Isaiah 40:1 · tr. World English Bible “Sing, heavens, and be joyful, earth! Break out into singing, mountains! For the LORD has comforted his people, and will have compassion on his afflicted.”
Isaiah · Isaiah 49:13 · tr. World English Bible “There are moments when you too can fully perceive the nearness of your God, as often happens in times of deepest sorrow and greatest joy!”
Abd-ru-shin · Volume I · 18. What separates so many from the Light today? · In the Light of Truth “If an occasion arises, friends are pleasant; enjoyment is pleasant, whatever be the cause; a good work is pleasant in the hour of death; the giving up of all grief is pleasant.”
Buddha · Dhammapada, verse 331 · tr. F. Max Müller “A violent wind does not last for a whole morning; a sudden rain does not last for the whole day.”
Lao Tzu · Tao Te Ching, chapter 23 · tr. James Legge “Take less care of your body and more of your soul; the pains and aches of the body are easily cured, but who can minister to the diseases of the soul?”
Zoroastrian Teachings · The Vision of Arda Viraf · as given in S. A. Kapadia, The Teachings of Zoroaster (1905) “Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding.”
Kahlil Gibran · The Prophet (On Pain) “Then your light will break out as the morning, and your healing will appear quickly; then your righteousness shall go before you, and the LORD's glory will be your rear guard.”
Isaiah · Isaiah 58:8 · tr. World English Bible “As one whom his mother comforts, so I will comfort you. You will be comforted in Jerusalem.”
Isaiah · Isaiah 66:13 · tr. World English Bible “The light does not come closer of its own accord, but it is there! The soul can enjoy it at any time, if it humbly and earnestly wishes to do so.”
Abd-ru-shin · Volume II · 31. Departed this life · In the Light of Truth “Behold, I will bring it health and healing, and I will cure them; and I will reveal to them abundance of peace and truth.”
Jeremiah · Jeremiah 33:6 · tr. World English Bible “But to you who fear my name shall the sun of righteousness arise with healing in its wings. You will go out and leap like calves of the stall.”
The Bible · Malachi 4:2 · tr. World English Bible “From the very beginning He has shown His Mercy in all the great possibilities placed freely at the disposal of human spirits in Creation.”
Abd-ru-shin · Volume II · 31. Departed this life · In the Light of Truth “He said to her, "Daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in peace, and be cured of your disease."”
The Bible · Mark 5:34 · tr. World English Bible “Don't let your heart be troubled. Believe in God. Believe also in me.”
The Bible · John 14:1 · tr. World English Bible “It is not at all necessary that a man must suffer if he strives towards the Light!”
Abd-ru-shin · Volume II · 66. Father, forgive them; for they know not, what they do! · In the Light of Truth “Therefore you now have sorrow, but I will see you again, and your heart will rejoice, and no one will take your joy away from you.”
The Bible · John 16:22 · tr. World English Bible “Let us live happily then, free from ailments among the ailing! among men who are ailing let us dwell free from ailments!”
Buddha · Dhammapada, verse 198 · tr. F. Max Müller “For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which will be revealed toward us.”
Paul · Romans 8:18 · tr. World English Bible “Nobody thinks of tending his body carefully as long as it causes him no pain. However, it is just the care of the healthy body which is an urgent necessity.”
Abd-ru-shin · Volume III · 13. The physical body · In the Light of Truth “Therefore we don't faint, but though our outward person is decaying, yet our inward person is renewed day by day. For our light affliction, which is for the moment, works for us more and more exceedingly an eternal weight of glory.”
Paul · 2 Corinthians 4:16-17 · tr. World English Bible “We are pressed on every side, yet not crushed; perplexed, yet not to despair; pursued, yet not forsaken; struck down, yet not destroyed.”
Paul · 2 Corinthians 4:8-9 · tr. World English Bible “LORD my God, I cried to you, and you have healed me.”
The Bible · Psalm 30:2 · tr. World English Bible “A mature spirit will always respect his body as the necessary implement for the achievement of his earthly maturity, and he will not abuse it senselessly.”
Abd-ru-shin · Volume III · 13. The physical body · In the Light of Truth “The LORD will sustain him on his sickbed, and restore him from his bed of illness.”
The Bible · Psalm 41:3 · tr. World English Bible “In the multitude of my thoughts within me, your comforts delight my soul.”
The Bible · Psalm 94:19 · tr. World English Bible “Creation gives man everything he needs for his earthly body, and also gives it in the proper sequence and at the right time.”
Abd-ru-shin · Volume III · 13. The physical body · In the Light of Truth “This is my comfort in my affliction, for your word has revived me.”
The Bible · Psalm 119:50 · tr. World English Bible “He who never identifies himself with name and form, and does not grieve over what is no more, he indeed is called a Bhikshu.”
Buddha · Dhammapada, verse 367 · tr. F. Max Müller “Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.”
The Bible · Proverbs 16:24 · tr. World English Bible “All the more should it be recognised as a mercy of the Creator when here and there He endows individual human beings with special powers which they can use for the benefit of suffering humanity.”
Abd-ru-shin · Volume II · 32. Miracles · In the Light of Truth “Have mercy on me, LORD, for I am faint. LORD, heal me, for my bones are troubled.”
The Bible · Psalm 6:2 · tr. World English Bible “Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the LORD delivers him out of them all.”
The Bible · Psalm 34:19 · tr. World English Bible “On no account does God demand that something be honoured which does not also absolutely deserve to be honoured!”
Abd-ru-shin · The Fourth Commandment · The Ten Commandments of God and the Lord’s Prayer “The Lord GOD's Spirit is on me, because the LORD has anointed me to preach good news to the humble. He has sent me to bind up the broken hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and release to those who are bound.”
Isaiah · Isaiah 61:1 · tr. World English Bible