07/25/2026
Because we are all hurting in someway, we are praying and looking forward to gathering tomorrow at Pastor Lori’s.
Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name.
Holy and loving Father, we come before You with hearts that are weary and wounded. Even when life has left us with questions, we choose to honor You as the God who is good, faithful, and near. Your name is still worthy of our praise, even through our tears.
Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
Lord, bring the peace of heaven into hearts that are breaking. Let Your presence fill the empty places left by loss. Where there is confusion, bring clarity. Where there is despair, bring hope. Help us trust that even when we cannot understand Your ways, You are still working all things together for good for those who love You.
Give us this day our daily bread.
Today we ask not only for physical provision but for the strength we need to make it through this day. Some cannot imagine tomorrow, so meet them in this moment. Give courage for the next breath, grace for the next step, and enough hope for today. Surround them with people who will love them well and remind them they are not alone.
Forgive us our sins, as we forgive those who sin against us.
In seasons of grief, it is easy for bitterness, anger, regret, and guilt to take root. Lord, search our hearts. Forgive us where we have doubted You, blamed ourselves, or held on to unforgiveness. Help us release what we cannot change and place it into Your healing hands. Set our hearts free through Your mercy.
Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
Guard us from the temptation to believe we have been abandoned or forgotten. Protect us from despair, hopelessness, and the lies of the enemy that whisper our future is gone. Lift our eyes to Jesus, who is “close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit” (Psalm 34:18). Deliver us from anything that would pull us away from Your love and Your truth.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.
Lord, our grief does not have the final word—You do. Death does not have the final word—Jesus does. Sorrow will not last forever because You have promised a day when every tear will be wiped away, and mourning will be no more. Until that day, hold us close. Carry us when we are too weak to walk. Let Your Holy Spirit be nearer than our own breath, reminding us that nothing can separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
We place every hurting heart into Your hands, trusting in Your unfailing love, Your endless compassion, and Your eternal promises.
In the name of Jesus Christ, our Savior and our hope,
Amen.
May this prayer bring comfort to those who are grieving and remind them that the God who taught us to pray as Our Father is also the Father who walks with His children through every valley.
