Proverbs 17:17 (NIV) – A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity. Good friends are not only there for moments of joy and gladness.
They stand with you both in good and bad times; a friend always loves you. When your friends are hurting or in pain, you suffer along with them.
Whatever difficulty they may be going through, be it a troubled relationship, losing a loved one, or health challenges. You stand with them and see ways to help them through it.
For the believer, prayer and godly counsel are the natural responses. This is why you need the comfort a friend, especially in a trying time.
Below are Prayer to Comfort A Grieving Friend.
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Prayer to Comfort, a Friend.
1 Peter 5:7 (NIV) – Cast all your anxieties on him because he cares for you.
Compassionate God, great are your faithfulness and mercy. Thank you for who you are and for all you have done. Your sacrifice on the cross is proof of your great love and the extent you will go to demonstrate it.
Lord, I ask that you prove your love to my friend in her time of distress. Pour your love without measure into her heart and fill her with the warmth of it. Assist her in accepting this love and let it comfort and wipe her tears.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
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Condolence Prayer to Comfort, a Grieving Friend.
Matthew 11:28 (NIV) – Come to me all you who weary and are burdened, and I will give you rest.
Gracious God, the death of a loved one always leaves us in so much shock and pain. I can’t imagine what my friend is going through now.
Lord, I ask that you embrace her and take away her pains and hurt. I present her to you and ask that you will be her help and hope in her helplessness.
Instead of bottling up, like she is currently doing, help her come to you with them. Also, let her know she can be vulnerable with you and that she doesn’t need to be strong. As she opens up, Lord, I ask that you heal her pain.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
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Prayer to Comfort a Friend’s Heartbreak.
Psalm 46:10 (NIV) – Be still and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations; I will be exalted in the earth.
Dear God, all my friend did wrong was love the wrong person with all his heart. He took the risk to love, but he got betrayals and lies in return. I want to comfort him, but I don’t have the right words.
All I am doing now is hope that he feels the love in my heart for him. Let him know that he is loved regardless of what his heart tells him right now. Still, the negative voice in his head; and fill him with hope and the grace to pick up himself again.
Lastly, I ask that he will not give up on love because of this.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
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Prayer to Comfort a Friend Hurt.
Romans 8:28 (NIV) – And we know that in all things God works for the Good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.
Faithful God, I ask that you stretch out your hands and grant my friend emotional healing. Erase all the flashbacks from the incident that left her hurt.
Dear Lord, I pray for complete healing and recovery from this unpleasant experience. Please help her forgive the person who hurt her and even herself if necessary. Take away anger, bitterness, and resentment from her heart and let her heal from the inside out.
Please, Lord, take this mess in her life and create something beautiful from it. I also ask that you comfort her so that she can comfort others who will go through a similar experience.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
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Prayer to Comfort, a Friend in a Difficult Time.
Hebrews 4:15 (NIV) – For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weakness, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are – yet was without sin.
Heavenly Father, nothing we go through in life is foreign to you. You are not immune to our sufferings because you experienced suffering yourself. This is comforting because it means you can identify with my friend’s sufferings.
Please comfort him now because he needs you desperately, even when he doesn’t know it yet. Put your comforting hands on him and help him overcome this tough time stronger than ever. In your mercy, give him wisdom and show him the way out of his current situation.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
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Prayer to Comfort a Friend’s Loss.
Philippians 4:19 (NIV) – And my God will meet all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus.
Gracious God, your word commands us to be thankful in all things. So, even when it appears there is no reason to thank you after my friend’s loss, I appreciate your goodness toward her. The Scripture says there is hope for a man as long as he is alive.
Therefore, I ask that you comfort ___ with this truth. I request that you remind her that you still have great plans for her. So, assist her in forgoing that which is lost and look to the abundance you will bless her with.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
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Prayer to Comfort a Friend Not Feeling Well.
Psalm 34: 18 (NIV) – The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those you are crushed in spirit.
Lord Jesus, I present my friend who has been down emotionally before you. I ask that you heal him. I ask that you satisfy him with your mercy and bless him with sound health.
Dear Lord, I pray that he will burst forth in health. Renew his mind and give strengthen his frail body. Please be near him and comfort him with your presence.
Above all, bestow glory upon him and lift his head.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
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Prayer to Comfort a Friend Passing Away.
Romans 8:18 (NIV) – I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us.
Everlasting God, it is frightening to watch one’s life slipping away right before your eye, like in my friend’s case. I love her, but I know you love her more. So, if it is your will to have her leave us at this point in her life, then we submit to it.
My only prayer is that you make this passage easy for her. Take her mind off the pain she is currently feeling and give her visions of heaven. Also, help her look beyond her pains and the pains of those she is leaving behind to the glory ahead.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
Also See: Prayers for the Grieving: 15 Helpful.
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Prayer to Comfort a Friend Physically.
Psalm 32:7(NIV) – You are my hiding place; you will protect me from trouble and surround me with songs of deliverance.
Abba Father, I know we have a comforter in the Holy Spirit. However, I think my friend needs to be comforted physically.
Therefore, I ask that you send people his way with words of comfort that will bring him healing.
Dear God, please send him the help he needs at this time and make him accepting of this help.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
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Prayer to Comfort, a Pregnant Friend.
Psalm 121:1-2 (NIV) – I lift up my eyes to the hills- where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.
Awesome God, you are the help of every pregnant woman. Thank you for the mercy and grace that has brought my friend this far in carrying her baby. Please, Lord, help her through the remaining months ahead.
I ask that you reduce her discomfort to the barest minimum. Fill her with the joy of the Holy ghost and keep her from depression.
Above all, help her look forward to the day she will give birth to her baby and comfort her with that thought.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
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Prayer to Comfort, a Friend that Lost a Loved One.
Romans 15:13 (NIV) – May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Almighty God, please be with my friend as he and his family mourn the loss of their loved one. I know that a huge vacuum has been created in their lives. Therefore, I request that you please fill the void the passage of their deceased loved one has created.
Please be all that the deceased was to them and more. Instead of mourning, give them the garment of praise and the oil of gladness. Fill their sorrowful hearts with joy and peace, and help them keep trusting you.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
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Prayer to Comfort, a Sick Friend.
Jeremiah 33:6 (NIV) – Nevertheless, I will bring health and healing to it; I will heal my people and let them enjoy abundant peace and security.
Great Physician, you said you have not come for those who are well but for the sick. Therefore, I commit my ill friend to you and ask that you sustain her on her sickbed and heal her. While she awaits the manifestation of this healing, make her responsive to medical treatments and grant her quick recovery.
Heavenly Father, bless the food she eats and the water she drinks. Let them bring nourishment to her ailing body. Also, make your grace sufficient for her and let your power be available in her weakness.
Lastly, let strength be restored to her now in place of every physical weakness.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
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Prayer to Comfort, a Grieving Friend.
Psalm 30:5 (NIV) – For his anger lasts only a moment, but his favor lasts a lifetime; weeping may endure for a night, but rejoicing comes in the morning.
Merciful Lord, your word says that those who mourn will be comforted. So, I ask that you comfort my grieving friend. Send him the comforter and console him. I also request that you wipe her tears away and give her reasons to smile again.
Lord Jesus, cause the sun to rise in her life and let it dispel every darkness. And end her nights of sorrow and let there be rejoicing in the morning.
Above all, I ask that you fill her with happiness so that sadness will give way to joy.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
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Prayer for a Friend that Will Give Her Strength and Love.
Nehemiah 8:10 (NIV) – Nehemiah said, go and enjoy choice food and sweet drinks, and send some to those who have nothing to prepare. This day is sacred to our God. Do not grieve, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.
Sovereign Lord, my friend, has been very sad in recent times. For some reason, he has decided to suffer alone in silence. However, I can see that whatever is troubling him is weighing him down by the day. Please restore him and renew his strength.
Open his heart to your love, dear Jesus. Let this love cast out all fears and worries that constantly keep him up late at night. Assist him in knowing that God’s love is not dependent on what he does or doesn’t do. But rather dependent on your sacrifice on the Cross of Calvary.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
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Prayer for a Friend Who is Hurting.
Psalm 9:9-10 (NIV) – The Lord is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble. Those who know your name will trust in you, for you, Lord, have never forsaken those who seek you.
Everlasting God, I treasure the friendship I share with ____. Thank you for her presence in my life; her friendship makes it easy to navigate through life. However, in recent times she has not been her lively self.
I see the hurt she tries so much to hide from me. Till she can confide in me, I ask that you go ahead and comfort her. Cause your face to shine upon her; be gracious to her and give her peace.
Above all, I ask that you arise and heal her pain.
In Jesus’ mighty name, Amen.
Conclusion
While you try to encourage and support your friend in need of comfort, don’t forget to pray for them. It doesn’t matter how dire your friend’s situation is.
God is our ever-present help. As such, He will hear you as you offer this Prayer to Comfort A Grieving Friend, your dear friend, who is in need of comfort.
