I can't just say "I'm praying for you". Not this time. I don't think I've said it, but for some reason I'm really hurting for you. So here goes:
Dear God,
I do not understand why you allow things to happen. I only take comfort in your promise in Jeremiah 29:11-13 “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.”
Please comfort Nan and her family. Please, Dear God, bring her peace, ease her pain, and strengthen her body so that she can enjoy these last days with the people she’s chosen to surround herself with. Lord, I don’t understand what it feels like to lose a sister, but I feel like everyone here on Dirtrider.net is in some way my family. And when someone as special as Carlo is hurting, I hurt for him. Please comfort him. I’m not asking for his pain to go away. I know that’s a normal part of life. I’m just asking that you lift him up. Give him strength to endure it. Let him know that there are strangers who care for him and are reaching out with all their hearts.
Thank you, God, for giving us this avenue to reach out and meet other people, to be involved in their lives, and to witness the inherent goodness you created in man. Please let my prayer speak for anyone else who believes and is grieving for Carlo.
I love you, Lord. Thank you for everything you do for us.
Amen.