A Small Book for the Hurting Heart: Meditations on Loss, Grief, and Healing

“Grief is sometimes too burdensome to search for direction and comfort in Scripture. We want the encouragement of Scripture but don't have the energy to find just the right passages. In this little book, Paul has found those right passages and brought us into them so they can be brought into us.”

“When we hurt and ask God ‘why?,’ we often are not looking for answers. Rather, our hearts are looking for comfort, encouragement, and Fatherly assurance that our world is not spinning out of control. In his new work, A Small Book for the Hurting Heart, my friend Paul Tautges points the reader to helpful insights from the best Answer of all, the Lord Jesus. Every page is filled with bite-sized wisdom from the Word of God, providing healing hope for every heart that hurts. I heartily endorse this small but power-packed book!”

“How often I have wished for this kind of resource to share with a friend in the throes of grief. A wise, seasoned pastor and counselor, Paul Tautges comes alongside the person in pain with short, encouraging, grace-filled reflections from God’s Word. These meditations will lift up weary hearts and tear-stained faces and help them find compassion and hope in the face of Christ.”

“A small book but massive comfort! I’m so thankful for the rivers of spiritual healing that will flow through this beautiful daily devotional into many wounded hearts.”

“Grief and loss is a normal part of living in a fallen world. And yet two of the greatest challenges in grief is finding God in it and knowing where to truly find comfort in our sorrow. The book you hold in your hands reveals both. A Small Book for the Hurting Heart provides the answers so many Christians ask in deep grief, and guides the hurting heart to find the comfort God uniquely brings through his Word. This little book brilliantly demonstrates the skill of this author and faithful pastor to be sensitive to the deep pain of grief, and yet gently guides the reader with truth and empathy to find comfort time and time again in the arms of our Savior. As a pastor, I will be keeping a stack of this book on my desk to give out to any hurting heart seeking refuge in the one who truly brings comfort to our souls. I commend this little book and its faithful author!”