💜 Agape Love Weekend Grief Support Devotionals October 9–11, 2026 🍂 God Is With You Through Every Season of Grief Three days of faith, remembrance, comfort, and hope. 💜 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2026 🍂 “When the World Keeps Moving, but Your Heart Stands Still” 📖 Today's Scripture — KJV "The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit." Psalm 34:18 🌷 Good Morning, Sweet Friends! As I sit here with my morning coffee, I am thinkin

🍂 “When You Miss the Life You Used to Have” 📖 Today's Scripture — KJV "God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble." — Psalm 46:1 🌿 Good Morning, Sweet Friends! As I sit here with my morning coffee, my heart is thinking about something we don't always talk about when it comes to grief. Sometimes we aren't just missing someone we love. We're missing the life we had when they were here. Maybe you miss the days when your whole family gathered around the din

🍂 “When Grief Is Filled With ‘If Only…’” 📖 Today’s Scripture — KJV “Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.” — 1 Peter 5:7 🌿 Good Morning, Sweet Friends! There are two little words that can become very heavy after someone we love dies: “If only…” If only I had called more. If only I had stayed longer. If only I had known that would be our last conversation. If only I hadn't said that. If only I had said “I love you” one more time. If only I had taken more pi

🍂 “It’s Okay to Laugh Again” 📖 Today’s Scripture — KJV “A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.” — Proverbs 17:22 🌿 Good Morning, Sweet Friends! Have you ever caught yourself laughing after losing someone you love—and then suddenly felt guilty? Maybe something was genuinely funny. Maybe you were spending time with your children or grandchildren. Maybe you went out with friends. Maybe you watched an old television show and laughed har

🍂 “Just Carry Today” 📖 Today’s Scripture — KJV “Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself.” — Matthew 6:34 🌿 Good Morning, Sweet Friends! It's Monday morning. For some, Monday means a fresh start—a new week filled with plans, appointments, work, family, and responsibilities. But when you're grieving, sometimes Monday feels different. You wake up and before your feet ever touch the floor, your mind is already racing

🍂 “You Are Still Held” Grief can make a weekend feel different. Sometimes weekdays keep us busy enough that we don't have time to think. Then Saturday comes. The house gets quieter. The schedule slows down. And suddenly, we notice the empty spaces again. This weekend, I want to remind every grieving heart of something simple but powerful: You are still held. When you are surrounded by family—God is holding you. When you're sitting alone—God is holding you. When you're smilin

🍂 “You Don’t Always Have to Be the Strong One” 📖 Today’s Scripture — KJV “Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” — Matthew 11:28 🌿 Good Morning, Sweet Friends! As I sit here with my morning coffee, there is something on my heart for the person who is always trying to be strong. Maybe that's you. You're the one checking on everybody else. You're the one making sure the family is okay. You're the one planning the meals, handling the

🍂 “A New Month Doesn’t Mean Leaving Them Behind” 📖 Today’s Scripture — KJV “To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven.” — Ecclesiastes 3:1 🌿 Good Morning, Sweet Friends! Here we are. October 1st. A new month. A new page on the calendar. The mornings are getting cooler. The leaves are beginning to change. Fall is settling in, and before we know it, Thanksgiving and Christmas will be here. For many people, October brings excitement. Fall

🍂 “As Another Month Ends, Remember How Far God Has Carried You” 📖 Today's Scripture — KJV “Hitherto hath the LORD helped us.” — 1 Samuel 7:12 🌿 Good Morning, Sweet Friends! As I sit here with my morning coffee, looking toward the last day of September, something is weighing on my heart. Another month is coming to an end. Tomorrow begins October. Before we know it, Thanksgiving and Christmas will be here, and another year will be drawing to a close. For many people, turning

“When Grief Sneaks Up on You” 📖 Today’s Scripture — KJV “The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.” — Psalm 34:18 🌿 Good Morning, Sweet Friends Have you ever been having a perfectly ordinary day when grief suddenly showed up? You weren't expecting it. You weren't looking through old photographs. It wasn't an anniversary. It wasn't their birthday. Nothing particularly sad had happened. Maybe you were walking through th

“I Can Be Thankful and Still Miss You” 📖 Today’s Scripture — KJV “In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.” — 1 Thessalonians 5:18 🌿 Monday Morning Devotional Thought Good morning, sweet friends. As we begin another week, there is something on my heart that I believe many grieving people need permission to understand: You can be thankful for the life you have and still deeply miss the life you had. Sometimes grief makes us feel

“When the Seasons Change, God Remains the Same” Friday — Remember the Love Saturday — Give Yourself Grace Sunday — Trust God With the Season Ahead Good morning, sweet friends! As we enter the last weekend of September, the seasons are beginning to change. The mornings are getting cooler, the leaves will soon be turning beautiful shades of red, orange, and gold, and before long, the holidays will be upon us. For some, fall is a favorite season filled with pumpkin spice, cozy b

“When You Have to Learn to Live With the Empty Chair” 📖 Today's Scripture — KJV “The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul.” — Psalm 23:1–3 🌿 Devotional Thought Good morning, sweet friends. As I sit here with my morning coffee, my heart is thinking about something that every grieving family eventually encounters. The empty chair. Sometimes it's a literal chair at the kit

“When You Feel Forgotten in Your Grief” 📖 Today's Scripture — KJV “When my father and my mother forsake me, then the LORD will take me up.” — Psalm 27:10 🌿 Devotional Thought Good morning, sweet friends. As I sit here with my coffee this morning, I am thinking about something that doesn't always get talked about when it comes to grief. What happens when everyone else seems to have moved on, but your heart is still hurting? In the beginning, there may have been phone calls.

“When You Wish Heaven Had Visiting Hours” 📖 Today's Scripture — KJV “And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.” — Revelation 21:4 🌿 Devotional Thought Good morning, sweet friends. As I sit here with my coffee this morning, my heart is thinking about something I believe every person who has lost someone they love can understand.

“When You Miss the Person You Used to Be” 📖 Today's Scripture — KJV “And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness.” — 2 Corinthians 12:9 🌿 Devotional Thought Good morning, sweet friends. As I sit here thinking about grief this morning, something is on my heart that we don't always talk about. Sometimes, when we lose someone we love, we aren't only grieving the person who is gone. We are also grieving the life we had befor

Hold On • Be Still • Look Up Grief can change from one day to the next. Friday may find you struggling. Saturday may find you exhausted. Sunday may find your heart searching for hope. Wherever this weekend finds you, there is one truth that never changes: God is still there. You don't have to walk this journey perfectly. You simply have to keep placing your hand in His. 💜 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 HOLD ON — This Moment Will Not Last Forever 📖 Scripture — KJV “God is our refuge a

“It’s Okay to Feel Joy Again” 📖 Scripture — KJV “Weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.”— Psalm 30:5 🌿 Devotional Thought Have you ever caught yourself laughing after losing someone you love? For just a moment, you forgot about the heaviness. Something was funny. Someone made you smile. You enjoyed a meal. You had a wonderful day with family. And then suddenly a thought entered your mind: “How can I be happy when they're not here?” Sometimes guilt fo

“When Grief Is Filled With ‘I Wish I Had…’” 📖 Scripture — KJV “Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.”— 1 Peter 5:7 🌿 Devotional Thought There are two little words that can become very heavy after someone we love is gone: “I wish…” I wish I had called more. I wish I had visited one more time. I wish I had taken more pictures. I wish I had listened more closely. I wish I hadn't gotten upset over something so small. I wish our last conversation had been differ

“Just Get Through Today” 📖 Scripture — KJV “Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself.”— Matthew 6:34 🌿 Devotional Thought Sometimes grief makes us look too far ahead. We start thinking about the next birthday. The anniversary. Thanksgiving. Christmas. The family gathering. The wedding they won't attend. The graduation they won't see. Another year beginning without them. Before we know it, we are grieving days that