Grieving People

Dear Lord please be with the grieving today, give them support with the comfort of the Holy Spirit, and bless them with your presence. Perhaps they have a loss that has made them more aware of what or who are the things that really matter to them. Help the rest of us to come to this understanding with out having to suffer a loss to wake us up. May we count our blessings and give thanks for the gifts of family and friends, opportunities to go to You in prayer and opportunities to serve You by helping others. Please stay with us, guide us and protect us, in Christ name we pray, amen.