A special request

Heavenly Father, we live in a broken world, surrounded by pain and sadness and, sometimes, we don't know what to make of it.

Mike was a fighter. He fought a fight that many of us would pale in comparison. A double lung transplant recipient. A cancer fighter. A veteran. A husband. A father of four. Grandfather.

We struggle sometimes to make sense of it all.

But we know that You created paradise for us.

Father, lift Mike into your arms and welcome him to the Paradise You created for us.

Surround his loved ones with your Love and Grace and Comfort. Help us understand that death is a matter of life and that death makes our lives worth living, just as Mike set that example for us.

Mike is in Your arms, now, Father. Knowing the everlasting Love and Joy only You can bring. We ask that through this time of grief we remind ourselves that same Love and Joy awaits us, too, and this separation from our loved ones is only temporary.

We pray to you in Jesus' name.

Amen