Pray for someone who is grieving

For this reason, Lord, I come to give You the overwhelming anguish of my soul and ask for Your loving intervention. Nothing can change the loss of my loved one, but can You please help me change the way it is affecting me? Lord, please help ease the pain. My precious loved one has left this life and is now with You in Heaven.

I am hurting, and I need the comfort of Your loving presence. You, Lord, are my Refuge, my Fortress, and my Rock. You are the only One who can offer true refuge during these trying days. I need to escape to You because this world offers no comfort for me now that my loved one has departed.

Please, as I run to You, open wide Your arms, and receive me. Prayer for Strength and Refreshing All-powerful Father, these days have been draining on me physically and emotionally, so much so that I barely have the strength to pray. I try to rest, but my heart is just too sorrowful, causing my sleep to be fitful.

The coming days will be difficult ones, and I need You, Lord. I will trust in You because You are my strength and my song. I wait for You, lift me on the wings of an eagle, and take me to Your hiding place.

Renew and refresh my spirit within me and give me all that I will need for the coming days. Prayer for Strength During Mourning Lord my Strength, I have been reading through the scriptures looking for direction for my life. I need strength to carry on during the loss of my loved one. My life is quieter in some ways but more chaotic in others. Can someone be so lonely in the middle of so many people who love and care about for them?

I can. The loss of my loved one has left me devastated, and I need strength to make it through the end of the day. I read in Your Word that I should not sorrow because the joy of the Lord is my strength. Lord, I feel nothing. I am numb. Joy is far from me, and I am mourning, please intervene and strengthen me to go forward. Your Word tells me to acknowledge You in all my ways, and You will direct my paths.

I had no foreknowledge of this new life, which interrupted my dreams, but You have known of it since the creation of the world. Your foreknowledge is why I am coming to You now for help. I know You already have a plan in place for this time of distress in my life. I pray for you to please grant me peace as I wait for Your direction. Prayer for Clear Direction All-knowing Lord, my life is in an upheaval right now, and I have no idea where to turn for direction.

I come to You because the Bible is full of stories of how You led Your children through difficult circumstances. Lord, please take over. Please speak clearly to me so that I will know if I should go to the right or left. I am desperate and in need of Your precious guidance and covering. I am weak from pouring out my anguish through my tears. Now, I face the terrifying prospect of a life without my loved one. I have no idea what to do, other than to come to You.

Your Word promises that You will always guide Your children. I am laying my life before You Lord, asking for Your intervention. Give me the spiritual eyes and ears I need to see the direction You have for me to travel.

As I walk through this dark valley of loss, I can now comprehend the feelings behind crying out to the Lord in prayer. As the Psalmist said, my tears have flooded my bed.

I believe there is goodness to come from this experience, but right now, all I need is You. You that when the righteous cry out, the Lord hears. Hear me, Lord, as I cry to You seeking something from You to help me deal with this loss.

Be near me as I languish with my broken heart, and wrap me in Your love. I count among my blessings, my loved one who recently died. They were one of the biggest blessings ever given to me by You. Now that they are gone, the aching I feel penetrates my soul.

Because of the sacrifice of Christ, I can come to You with confidence. I am here, Lord, seeking mercy and kindness to bear me up during this time of need. I pray Your promise will not fail me.

Help them experience the love, joy, and peace that are the results of His life in them, no matter what they're going through. Nehemiah b; Romans ; Galatians May they sense Your presence in this hour of need. In Jesus' name, Amen. Find More Prayers. Related to Comfort the Grieving.

Related Prayer Video. If loneliness becomes too great, break its grip. I ask that You guide her to take good care of herself, and to accept the kindness other people show towards her. Please reassure her that even though her marriage has ended, she never has to fear being separated from You, Lord. May she find great comfort in knowing that Your love for her is strong, unchanging, and unbreakable.

Let a greater sense of Your presence bring peace to her soul. I praise You, God, for being our Deliverer, and that You will bring my friend through this time into a place of hope and renewal. Right now, please give her strength to get up and meet each morning, and the wisdom to spend quiet time with You during the day. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. Romans For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.

I come before You to lift up my friend who is now an empty-nester. You created us to be in families, and understand how strong the bond is between parents and children. My friend has invested herself into their lives, raising and caring for them, and is now watching them step out on their own.

It is an important time of separation for a child, yet a bittersweet one for Mom. Though she may feel jolted by this change, it was no surprise to You, Lord.

Thank You that You want to help her navigate all the emotions that will arise. Let her not fall into excessive sadness, but teach her how to look back with fondness.

Turn any agitation into calm. If she starts to fall into lethargy, renew her sense of purpose. I praise You, Father, for doing new things in our lives. My friend is at the end of one season, but has the gift of beginning a new one. Reassure her that even as her role shifts, her position as their mother will never change.

She will always be needed, especially as a mentor and a prayer warrior. Let her find satisfaction in how she raised her children as they grew, and enjoy getting to know them today as adults. I also pray that she would be excited to find ways to serve You going forward. Ecclesiastes There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens…. Isaiah See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.

Thank You that we are beautifully and wonderfully made. You give each of us abilities and talents, and call us to use them. But sometimes we make plans that, for whatever reason, don't work out as we'd like. Right now I lift up my friend whose closely-held dream seems to be put on hold. It says in Scripture that Your Ways are higher than ours, and that we must not lean on our own understanding.

So in this time of disappointment, help my friend to turn to You as his confidant and comforter. I pray that he would receive an extra measure of Your grace to let go of his dream for the moment. May he not rush into the next idea or project, Lord, but take the time to seek Your vision for his life. Grow his desire to bring You glory through his gifts, and grant him patience as he waits for Your timing to do that.