Prayer For The Lost And Grieving
A Prayer | Psalm 34; 13
Heavenly Father,
You are the God of all comfort, the One who sees every tear and knows every sorrow. You are also the Good Shepherd who seeks the lost, desiring that none should perish but that all should come to repentance.
Lord, today I bring before You those who are grieving—the ones who have lost family, friends, or even those they barely knew, yet their hearts ache for them. You know their pain, their questions, and the silent cries of their hearts. Wrap them in Your presence, reminding them that You are near to the brokenhearted and save the crushed in spirit (Psalm 34:18).
Father, I also lift up those who are lost—those who have wandered from You or have never known the saving grace of Jesus Christ. You alone can soften hearts, open blind eyes, and call them into Your marvelous light. Lord, in Your mercy, draw them to Yourself. Let them hear Your voice calling them home. Soften their hearts to receive Your truth and break every chain that keeps them from knowing You.
I trust that You are sovereign, that Your timing is perfect, and that You hear every prayer lifted in faith. Let Your will be done, and may Your name be glorified in salvation and restoration. Give me peace to trust in Your unfailing love, knowing that You are always at work, even when I cannot see it.
In Jesus’ mighty name, I pray,
Amen➕Amen.
Here are the Bible references woven into the prayer:
God of all comfort – 2 Corinthians 1:3-4
"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God."Desiring that none should perish – 2 Peter 3:9
"The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance."Near to the brokenhearted – Psalm 34:18
"The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit."Jesus, the Good Shepherd – John 10:14-15
"I am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me, just as the Father knows me and I know the Father; and I lay down my life for the sheep."Calling them into His marvelous light – 1 Peter 2:9
"But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light."Opening blind eyes – 2 Corinthians 4:4
"In their case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God."Breaking chains of bondage – Isaiah 61:1
"The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the poor; he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound."Trusting in His unfailing love – Psalm 13:5
"But I have trusted in your steadfast love; my heart shall rejoice in your salvation."God’s sovereignty and perfect timing – Ecclesiastes 3:11
"He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also, he has put eternity into man's heart, yet so that he cannot find out what God has done from the beginning to the end."God hears the prayers of the righteous – 1 John 5:14
"And this is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us."
