Pause for Prayer: SUNDAY 11/17

 

 

November is 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 groups and games,
estranged from family, without friends,
forgotten when it counted most,
left behind without a thought,
standing alone
so very much alone...

I pray for those who knew the pain
of having no one there,

no one to lean on,
no one to sit with and to talk to,
no one 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 shut out
by loneliness and fear,
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, betrayed,

deserted, denied, abandoned, left behind:
    left to surrender to an unseen 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've found their rest,
embraced and held forever,
in your loving arms, O Lord:
    made one with you
    and all you've gathered home
    to your never-ending peace...

Amen. 

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