“They confronted me in the day of my calamity, but the Lord was my support.”
Psalm 18:18 ESV
Let us pray.
Lord Jesus, we struggle in times of tragedy when the unexpected hurts our very soul. You have created us with Your creative beauty that would ever be present and so quickly the bright beauty of life is quieted in the cold darkness of night. So much uncertainty that wages war on our hearts and minds, the questions of why, and if only, will never really be answered to our liking and cannot quench our desire for understanding and will not take away the cutting hurt of our hearts scarred by the realities of life and death.
Lord comfort the hurting families confounded by tragedy. Friends that wish for words that could turn back time and carry the weight of meaning that lasts a life time that cannot be lived as expected. The unspoken words that seemed so impossible only a short few days now becomes a the need of that can never be met again. Lord comfort those who have lost the peace of friendship, family, and community. Help us to appreciate what is right in front of us, to be able to see the beautiful blessings that bring fullness to our simple lives. Hurts and brokenness that will never be fully absent ever again but help them so that they may yet feel the warmth of love again. We are but human beings made in Your holy image, we need Your strength and hope in our fragile lives so that we might live and see and heal into the people that You will help us be.
Lord we pray for Your help as we navigate this life of joys and despairs. We pray this all in Jesus’ name, Amen.