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Scriptures for Different Occasions
As listed in the Occasional Services Book of the ELCA
Sickness
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Psalm 91
Psalm 42:1-3a
Psalm 27
Luke 4:38-44
John 14:27
Romans 8:38-39
1 Peter 4:6-9a
Matthew 8:1-13
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Matthew 9:1-8, 18-26
Matthew 15:21-28
Matthew 6:7-13
Mark 7:31-37
Luke 6:6-10
Luke 17:11-19
John 4:46-53
James 5:7-20 |
Gratitude
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Psalm 103:1-5, 19-22
Psalm 8
Psalm 28:6-9
Psalm 30
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Psalm 34:1-8
Psalm 100
Psalm 145
Psalm 150 |
Before Childbirth
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Psalm 67
Luke 1:39-55
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Psalm 139:1-16 |
Following Childbirth
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Psalm 100
Psalm 8
Psalm 113
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Psalm 127
Psalm 128
Luke 18:15-17 |
Loneliness
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Psalm 139:1-7
Psalm 6
Psalm 13
Psalm 27
Psalm 31
Hebrews 12:1-2
1 Peter 1:3-9
1 Peter 4:12-14
1 John 5:14-15
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Romans 8:18-28
Romans 8:31b-39
2 Corinthians 1:3-7
2 Corinthians 4:13b-5:9
Philippians 4:4-7
John 14:1-6
John 15:7-11
Romans 5:1-5 |
Impatience, Boredom
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Psalm 126
Romans 5:1-5
1 Corinthians 13
2 Corinthians 4:13b-5:9
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Ephesians 6:10-17
Philippians 1:5-7
Hebrews 12:11-14
James 5:7-11a |
Impending Death, Irreversible Illness
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Psalm 143
John 14:1-6
Matthew 26:36-56
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2 Corinthians 4:13b-5:9
Ephesians 6:10-17 |
Stillbirth or Death After Birth
Anxiety & Fear
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Psalm 27
Psalm 4
Psalm 46
Psalm 121
Romans 8:31-35, 37-39
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Matthew 6:25-34
John 10:1-18
John 14:1-6
Philippians 4:4-7 |
Guilt
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Psalm 139:1-7, 22-23
Psalm 15
Psalm 25
Psalm 32
Psalm 51
Psalm 86
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Romans 5:1-11
Matthew 9:2-8
John 3:16-21
Ephesians 3:13-21
1 John 1:1-9
1 John 4:9-21 |
Anger, Bitterness, Self Pity, Turmoil
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Psalm 88
Psalm 30
Psalm 39
Psalm 73
Psalm 139
Matthew 26:36-46
Luke 23:27-49
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1 Corinthians 13
2 Corinthians 1:3-7
2 Corinthians 4:13b-5:9
Ephesians 6:10-17
Philippians 2:5-7
1 Peter 5:6-11 |
Acceptance of Inevitable Death
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Psalm 23
Psalm 46
Psalm 90
Psalm 116
Psalm 121
Psalm 139
2 Corinthians 4:7-18
John 3:16-21
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John 6:47-51
John 14:1-6
John 20:1-18
Romans 8:28-30
1 Corinthians 15:12-26
Philippians 3:7-14
Revelation 7:9-17
Revelation 21:1-7, 22-22:5 |
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