For Those Who Grieve

For all who grieve, please know that we stand by you and pray for you in this time of troubles. May the promises of the Lord give you strength and the support of the community of the saints give you comfort.

The eternal God is your dwelling place, and underneath are the everlasting arms. Deuteronomy 32:27

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By God's great mercy we have been given a new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading. 1 Peter 1:3-4

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The home of God is among mortals. God will dwell with them and they will be God's people. God will wipe every tear from their eyes. Death will be no more; mourning and crying and pain will be no more, for the first things have passed away. Revelation 21:3-4

Let us pray together:

Eternal God, in whom we live and move and have our being, and who by your mighty power raised Jesus Christ from the dead, give us the light and life of your presence. Help us to put our trust in your wisdom and to open ourselves to the ministry of your love. Open our hearts, that we may truly hear your words of encouragement as they come to us from the Scriptures, and that by their consolation we may be lifted out of our sorrow to know that in Christ there is life eternal. Amen

A blessing before you go: 

Go in peace, and may the blessing of God the Creator, Christ the Redeemer, and the Holy Spirit the Comforter be with you, and remain with you now and forever. Amen