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A one-page leave-behind: three passages and three human sentences

Free printable: When you don’t know what to say

You want to say something and everything sounds wrong. Good. That instinct is correct; most of what people say in these moments is wrong. Here are three passages that ask nothing of the person, and three sentences that are honest. Say one. Then be quiet.

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What’s on it

Three passages

What to say

How to use it

Pick one passage and one sentence. That is a complete visit.

One of the passages, in full

Psalm 34:18

Yahweh is near to those who have a broken heart, and saves those who have a crushed spirit.
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The Comfort Kit

All eight care sheets in one PDF, one-pagers first: when you don’t know what to say, grief, the hospital room, waiting on test results, end of life, caregivers, tonight when you can’t sleep, and funeral Scripture by situation. For a pastor’s desk, a hospice binder, a church resource shelf, or your own kitchen drawer. Print it once; hand out the pages as the moments come.

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Free to print and share. If your church or ministry keeps a resource page, you are welcome to link this one; that is exactly what it is for.

Free to print and share; the footer of the sheet says so. If you keep a resource page for a church, a hospice, or a chaplaincy, you’re welcome to link here. How I choose verses.