Prayers . . . for loved ones, friends, and strangers

 

 

PRAYER FOR THE FAMILY OF A SUICIDE VICTIM

 

God of all comfort, someone who was loved and cherished has committed suicide.  He has left an empty void in his anguished family.  Hold them in your arms.  Comfort them in this awful time.  Steady their weak knees.  Quiet their shuddering, trembling harts.  Balm of Gilead, wipe this terrible scene from their minds and spirits.  Send friends and neighbors with warm food, shoulders to cry on, and arms to encircle.  Send people who know how to serve silently, when silence is appropriate.

 

Lord, you are the Master Counselor.  Guide them through the maze of legal work.  Provide grace and strength to complete funeral arrangements. meet financial needs now and in the future.  Help the church serve the spiritual and practical needs of this family.  Don't let your body of believers fail this test of love.

 

Deliver all family members from feeling guilty.  Show them this tragedy was not their fault.  Help them remember they are human; subject to the frailties and limitations of humanity.  Put their lives back together, Lord.  Fill this deep hole of hurt and pain with your comfort and love.  Help each one involved move forward with their life and find joy again.

 

Amen

 

"For just as the sufferings of Christ flow over

into our lives,

so also through Christ our comfort overflows...

 

2 Corinthians 1:5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date this page was last edited:  July 11, 2004