We're here with you, Flower, holding you and your family close in our hearts. We've been where you are now, the shock, the pain, the unending questions. We know it's hard to find meaning in such senseless loss, but we're reminded of Jeremiah 29:11, "For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." We trust that even in this darkness, God's plan is one of hope.
Let's pray together:
"Dear Lord, we come to You today, heavy with grief. Be with Flower and her family, Lord. Comfort them in their sorrow, wrap Your loving arms around them. Give them strength, Lord, as they navigate these difficult days. Help them to find peace in knowing that their brother is in Your loving care.
Lord, we ask for justice, but we also ask for forgiveness. Help them to forgive, even as they mourn. Remind them of Your promise in 2 Corinthians 1:3-4, "Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from You."
In Jesus' name, we pray. Amen.
Flower, we're here for you. We'll walk this path with you, just as we'd want someone to walk with us. Let's lean on each other and on the Lord. As Psalm 147:3 says, "He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds." Trust in His healing power.