Prayer to God

January22

“Dear God. We love you Father. We come to you today to praise you for all that you do for each of us everyday. For things that we might not even notice. Things that we don’t understand to be blessings, but when we look back it is clear that, Yes, that was a blessing too. Lord a common thread in all of us that are sharing this prayer to you today, is the love we feel for Karen. That love will never stop, Lord. You made Karen into such a special person. A person so unique to us; in her spirit, her love for others and how she showed so many of us how to love You even stronger, that it is hard to imagine how we will ever replace her in our lives.

Father God, we need your help today. We are all very happy that Karen’s spirit, absent the body, has gone to Jesus. The pain of not having her here with us is a very, very heavy load for some of us to handle on our own. We can only get so much help and comfort from the family and friends that each of us have reaching out to us. We thank You for that support that you have surrounded us with. Right now, Lord, we turn to you for the extra help we need to lift the pain from our hearts. We give it to you, God. We give you our pain, so that we may remember Karen only for all the good things about her, with no regrets that she is with you now. We praise you that she was part of our lives for what ever time we had her. Please take our pain, Father. Take it from her family, her friends and all the people that Karen’s journey of life touched here on Earth. Leave us with only the happiness that was given to us by You when you placed Karen in our paths. We know you will lift those of us with heavy hearts today, God, and we thank you for it. We love you, Jesus. Our love for your child, Karen, will live on as an example to us all.

As we remember Karen, we thank you, Jesus. Amen”

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6 Comments to

“Prayer to God”

On January 22nd, 2011 at 11:58 am Jan Evett Says:
Don, this is a beautiful prayer. I am so glad that you shared it because it is such a great example to your friends who may not understand these things… to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord. This is truth, but you did not come to this on your own or through other people, but the Lord himself reveals this deep truth to believers. I know that Karen is so proud of you – for all you did for her when she was sick and for all that you are doing now for the family to ease their pain.

Zig Ziglar, when his daughter died, said that there is nothing wrong with feeling grief, sorrow, or pain when a loved one dies because that is a result of the great love you had with that person. He said the greater the love the more painful the loss. You will never replace her (and I’m sure you wouldn’t want to) and that pain will always “twinge” but as time goes by it will not be so overwhelming when you think of her.

I’m so glad you are turning to the Lord with your prayers for everyone who loves and misses Karen. Isn’t it funny how some people will try every one and everything else they can think of first to ease the pain and then finally think to turn to God for comfort. As a Christian you know that you have the comfort of the Holy Spirit with you all the time, and when you feel overwhelmed with grief or sadness, you can say to Him that you need an extra dose of comfort and He is sufficient to meet you where you are. In time this will become like breathing for you.

Praying for you and all the family and friends of Karen, the one whom the Lord loves.
On February 1st, 2011 at 11:35 am Michele Mays (Giese) Says:
Don, I just want you to know that I think of you and Karen often. She was such a sweet and special lady. This prayer that you wrote to God was very comforting. I am so thankful that you belong to our Lord and you feel the way that you do.

God Bless You!

Michele
On February 2nd, 2011 at 2:03 pm Anna Says:
Don,

I can’t tell you how much I miss Karen, how often I think of her and how sad it is to remember that I won’t get to talk to her again. Please know that you are in my thoughts each and every night and that I echo the sentiments of this prayer in my own.

Much love,

Anna
On February 3rd, 2011 at 12:24 am JOYCE HARRIS Says:
DON AND KAREN FAMILY I’M SO SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS OF KAREN. I DIDN’T KNOW IT AND I HADN’T HEARD FROM HER MOM IN A WHILE. WE WERE FRIENDS WITH HER FAMILY AND KAREN ALSO AT HORSE SHOWS. THE PRAYER YOU WROTE WAS JUST BEAUITFUL AND FILLED WITH SO MUCH LOVE, GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY
On February 9th, 2011 at 7:28 am marsha Says:
Don,Your prayer to our Father was so beautiful.I want you to know it was just what I needed today.Just like Karen, just what we needed today.God Bless You!! This sorrow you feel now will be gone in time, never totally but eased up some.When you are reunited with our Heavenly Father and Karen all will become clear to you. Thank you so much for your love to our Savior,Thank You for the love and care You gave to Karen and her family,I believe that you were notonly serving her but our Lord.God forever Bless You!!! God give you Peace!!! God Please ease your sorrow.We love you Don….Marsha
PS I would like to read Your prayer to my sunday school ladies with your permission.
On February 9th, 2011 at 9:45 am Don Says:
Aunt Marsha, you can use anything I place here in your Sunday school or anywhere else. I hope it is a useful instrument for those that are in pain. It really did help me and continues to do so. Love, Don