{"id":3338,"date":"2008-08-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-08-20T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/contentfeeds\/2008\/08\/prayer-for-those-who-mourn.html"},"modified":"2008-08-20T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2008-08-20T00:00:00","slug":"prayer-for-those-who-mourn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/contentfeeds\/2008\/08\/prayer-for-those-who-mourn.html","title":{"rendered":"Prayer for Those Who Mourn"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bless those who mourn, eternal God,
\nwith the comfort of your love
\nthat they may face each new day with hope
\nand the certainty that nothing can destroy
\nthe good that has been given. May their memories become joyful,
\ntheir days enriched with friendship,
\nand their lives encircled by your love.
\nAmen.
\nsource: Adapted from “Prayers of Our Hearts” \u00a9 1991 Vienna Cobb Anderson. Reprinted with permission of the author.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Bless those who mourn, eternal God, with the comfort of your love that they may face each new day with hope and the certainty that nothing can destroy the good that has been given. May their memories become joyful, their days enriched with friendship, and their lives encircled by your love. 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