Sometimes the need is simple and deep: to be comforted. This prayer is for the aching heart, whatever the cause — a place to be held rather than fixed.
The prayer
Father, I am hurting, and I need comfort more than answers today. You are the Father of mercies and the God of all comfort; come close.
You collect my tears and know my sorrows by name. I do not need to explain them to you. Just be near, and let your nearness be enough.
Wrap around the raw places in me. Quiet the ache, even a little. Remind me, gently, that I am held and that I am loved.
And in time, let the comfort I receive become comfort I can pass to someone else who hurts. Until then, simply hold me. Amen.
Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort;
The God of all comfort; who comforteth us in all our tribulation — you do not need the right words to be comforted, only an open heart.
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