Lord God, guide me through my times of grieving ...

2 Samuel 1:1-27
 
David had suddenly lost not only his best friend, but also a father figure with whom he had had a distressing relationship. Complex grief such as this took David, and so often takes us (has taken me) into places of overwhelming desolation, loneliness, and ‘fragmentation’.  How can one human spirit accommodate the layers of grief, fear and even rage that arise, particularly in the events of suicide, murder, accident, or any complex, untimely, violent or sudden death? Only the Holy Spirit of God can embrace all the facts, all the feelings and all the fragments of [my] shattered heart and soul, and begin to piece them together again within [me].  Lord God, in your wisdom and under-standing be my sure foundation and guide me through my times of grieving.
  
In the shadow of your wings I will take refuge, until the destroying storms pass by. (Psalm 57: 1)
 
Pray, hope and don’t worry.
 St. Pius of Pietrelcina
  
Soli gloriam dei .