Pause for Prayer: SATURDAY 11/23

One more week left in November, the month of All Souls,
a special time to remember and pray for all who have gone before us.
Today let's pray for those who were often invisible, 
forgotten and left out...

I pray today, Lord,
for those who've died
whose story seemed a mystery
to family, to friends, to colleagues at work
and others whose paths crossed theirs...

I pray for the misunderstood,
the under-appreciated, the marginalized:
for those left out of games and groups,
estranged from circles of family and friends,
forgotten when it counted the most,
left behind without a thought,
standing alone,
alone,
so very much alone...

I pray for those who suffered the pain
of having no one to lean on,
no one to sit with and talk to,
no one there to share a joy, a sorrow,
a hope, a loss, a kiss, a dream,
a hug or just a quiet moment... 

I pray for those
whose loneliness shut them out,
whose isolation blinded them
to those who reached to touch,
to speak, to be with them -
but all to no avail,
so much had heartache
shaped their way of life...

I pray for those who knew
as you did, Lord,
what it means to be forgotten,
deserted, abandoned, left behind:
left to surrender to love unseen,
that love whose arms reach out
to catch, to save, to hold the lonely
with just the love
that every soul desires
without end...

I pray for these forgotten ones
that now, at last, they rest in joy,
embraced and held forever
in your loving arms, O Lord:
made one with you
and all you've gathered in
to share your never-ending peace...

Amen.

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