Prayer when grief is close

God, I woke up and for a second I forgot. Then I remembered, and it hurt all over again.

I miss them. I don't have pretty words for it this morning. I just miss them.

Your word says you're close to the brokenhearted. I'm counting on that today, because I feel pretty broken.

Please hold others who are grieving right now, the ones whose loss is new and the ones whose loss is old but still aches on certain days. Wrap them in comfort that doesn't rush them.

Give me permission to cry, to laugh at a memory, and to not have it all together.

Stay near me through every hour of this day. I can't carry this one without you. Amen.