Prayer For a Friend in Need
Heavenly Father, a Friend most dear
has asked for prayer.
For she and her family have had
an awful lot to bear.
So many of us hold her dear
but simply are unable to hold her near.
So we pray Father that you bestow
comfort and hope that only You can give
to those near the end of the rope.
Friends may offer words of support and cheer
but these sometimes just aren’t enough
for those living with fright.
Fear of loneliness, of hopelessness,
of things that go bump in the night.
Fear even of – well – fear.
Help them see the healing that comes with time,
as hours turn to days, and days to weeks,
weeks into months and then again…
Just as You have provided Your Plan of how
the darkness of the ember-ary’s is slowly
replaced by rebirth which eternally springs forth;
followed by the warm, somber days of reflection
before falling into hallowed memories of feasts
prepared with love and eaten in thanks; and then,
that Season of light, hope and love as we,
each in our way, celebrate that most memorable
remarkable day of all, the birth of Your Son.
Father, you have given us the light
to see there is strength in might.
That the power we possess in praying
for one another, bonds us together,
each to the other.
Dennis Clark – ©
Parliamentarian for the National Board

Escrito por Lisa Bortner
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