Prayer for those who have lost a loved one

A prayer for you to say;

Heavenly Father I come to you in the mighty and miraculous name of Jesus Christ.  Lord I want to lift up my family to you today.  I want to lift them up to you the way the people in the bible brought their friends before you as you walked down the road of their towns.  I don't think they can bring themselves right now.  They are hurting with the loss of our loved one.  Father, I hear people saying not to worry because we'll see them again one day, but that doesn't help.  It doesn't ease the pain I/we feel right now.  I hang on to the knowledge that you wept, and I know that since we are not greater than you, it's ok if we weep.  It feels like a deep hole right in the center of our chests.  Help us Lord, you are the only one who can help.  I pray for joy in the morning because I/we have tears of sorrow right now.  I pray for hope for tomorrow because today seems so dark.  I'm so thankful that You are here with us right now.  I'm thankful that You know our/my pain.  You who are unseen, give such hope and such peace.  We thank you right now Lord God that you never leave us.  Even in our darkest hour, we are never alone.  I thank you Lord for your love.

A prayer for you from me;

Heavenly Father, I pray right now for all those who are grieving due to the loss of a loved one.  Heavenly Father comfort them and give them your peace.  Help them to know that there is sorrow right now, but the pain will eventually ease and the sorrow will lessen.  I pray that each tear will remind them of an instance of joy or a moment of laughter that they shared with their loved one.  I pray that they will know that even though they can't see them, their loved ones are right in the next room.  It's like being in a big house, or even in a small one.  If you are in one room and your family member is in another room, you can't see them, but you know that they are there and you know that eventually you will see them.  Help them to know dear Lord that their family member is just in another room not far away.  Comfort and console them Oh Lord.  Give them your peace.  Let it be that peace which rests deep inside the soul of a person.  Help them to sleep and guard their dreams.  Cause them to feel your presence and strengthen them in their inner beings.  Love them so that they know they are being loved.  Comfort them so that they know they are being comforted.  Help them to rise up and stand securely in the bright sunshine of a new day.  May they remember with fondness and walk forward with joy.  Please turn their mourning into dancing when the time is right.  They can miss our loved ones when they go, but they will remember them with fondness and tell the stories of their lives.  That way their family members will not really be gone, but they will live on in the memories of their children and their children's children.  Thank you for choosing them to be your children Lord.  Thank you for holding them in your arms in their time of need.  May those who read this be filled with your spirit, your presence, your hope and your joy and may their sorrow soon turn into dancing, in Jesus name.  Amen.