We were watching a show called "Lawmen: Bass Reeves." Reeves was a lawman of the West. As he was burying a guy killed in an ambush, his character offered this short, spontaneous prayer that caught my attention:
"Heavenly Father,
I pray You meet his soul with Your abundance of love, as he enters Your Heavenly Kingdom. Amen."
Simple, right to the point, this little prayer speaks of one's belief about God (he has an abundance of love), and confidence in the existence of Heaven. It's a nice little intercessory prayer directed to our Father in Heaven.
Sometimes we are at a loss about what to pray when faced with the death of a loved one. I don't think God requires a lot of fancy words, but a heartfelt intercession such as this can speak volumes on behalf of the deceased.
There are tons of prayers to choose from, many of them very good, but like I said, this one--from an unlikely source, a television show--caught my attention.
Hopefully, you won't be needing it for awhile!
Janet Cassidy
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