I lost someone I love
Lord, my heart is broken and I don’t know how to hold this loss.
Psalm 34:18 · Psalm 147:3 · Matthew 5:4 · Revelation 21:4 · John 11:25-26 · 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 · 1 Thessalonians 4:13-14 · Psalm 23:4 · Romans 8:38-39 · John 14:1-3 · Psalm 116:15 · Psalm 73:26
Grieving a loss that isn't death
Lord, this loss doesn’t look like the ones people bring casseroles for, but it still hurts, a dream, a job, a season, a relationship that isn’t what it was.
Psalm 30:5 · Isaiah 43:2 · Psalm 34:18 · Philippians 4:6-7 · Jeremiah 29:11 · Romans 8:28 · Psalm 147:3 · 2 Corinthians 4:16-18 · Isaiah 61:3 · Psalm 73:26 · Hebrews 13:5 · Psalm 121:1-2
I feel numb and can't feel anything
Lord, I don’t feel sad exactly, I just feel nothing, like something in me has gone quiet and won’t wake up.
Psalm 42:11 · Psalm 43:5 · Psalm 34:18 · Matthew 11:28-30 · 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 · Lamentations 3:22-23 · Isaiah 40:29-31 · Psalm 147:3 · John 14:27 · Psalm 116:15 · Romans 8:38-39 · Psalm 73:26
Praying for a grieving friend or family member
Lord, someone I love is grieving and I feel helpless to fix it.
2 Corinthians 1:3-4 · Romans 12:15 · Galatians 6:2 · Psalm 34:18 · Matthew 5:4 · Isaiah 61:1-3 · Psalm 147:3 · John 11:35 · Colossians 3:12 · 1 Thessalonians 5:11 · Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 · Psalm 55:22
The verses these prayers stand on
Every quotation on these pages is verbatim from the World English Bible, a public-domain translation: Psalm 34:18, Psalm 147:3, Matthew 5:4, Revelation 21:4, John 11:25-26, 2 Corinthians 1:3-4, 1 Thessalonians 4:13-14, Psalm 23:4, Romans 8:38-39, John 14:1-3, Psalm 116:15, Psalm 73:26, Psalm 30:5, Isaiah 43:2, Philippians 4:6-7, Jeremiah 29:11, Romans 8:28, 2 Corinthians 4:16-18, Isaiah 61:3, Hebrews 13:5, Psalm 121:1-2, Psalm 42:11, Psalm 43:5, Matthew 11:28-30, Lamentations 3:22-23, Isaiah 40:29-31, John 14:27, Romans 12:15, Galatians 6:2, Isaiah 61:1-3, John 11:35, Colossians 3:12, 1 Thessalonians 5:11, Ecclesiastes 4:9-10, Psalm 55:22.