Prayer for January 23, 2024

While our logic reminds us that all of us have finite time on earth, O God of All Creation, it still surprises us when someone we know dies suddenly. Help us when those times occur to be fully present to those who are mourning. May we have the right words when we comfort others and be aware that when someone says something that jars us to know that they are trying to be comforting as well. May we take the time to honor and celebrate that our lives would have been incomplete had we never met that person. May we look to the day that we are with all whom we love that have gone before us. All this we ask in the name of the God who gives us eternal life. Amen.