1 Thessalonians 4:13
1 Thessalonians 4 · shown in the Douay-Rheims
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Read 1 Thessalonians 4:13 in the NABRE onlineAnd we will not have you ignorant, brethren, concerning them that are asleep, that you be not sorrowful, even as others who have no hope.
Reflection
Paul does not say do not grieve; he says do not grieve as those who have no hope. The sorrow is real, but it has a different shape. Christians grieve with an anchor — the grief is deep, but it is not bottomless.