Always check the Amber Alerts,
And forward it on to friends,
You may save someone's life today,
Because of the time you took to send
Prayer for Those Whose Loved Ones Are Missing
Loving God, the hope and protector of all humankind; bless those whose loved ones are missing. The agony of not knowing whether someone is living or dead
is a daily torture. The uncertainty of life’s future relationships hangs in limbo. Hope rides a roller coaster. Yet each day must be lived. Give unto your people the blessing of your grace that they may face each day with courage and hope. Guard their families from further danger and harm and hold them in the blessing of your love. Amen.
- Vienna Cobb Anderson
Source: Adapted from "Prayers of Our Hearts" © 1991 Vienna Cobb Anderson. Reprinted with the permission of the author.
A PRAYER FOR MISSING CHILDREN
Dear Lord,
We ask of you,
keep these children safe and sound,
let no harm come before they are found.
They are lost from their family,
from the ones they love,
return them home,
and protect them from above.
Place your loving arms around them today,
guide them safely back home,
to You this we pray.
The Empty Chair
I see the empty chair there
At the table where you’d sit,
I close your bedroom door tight
But still leave a lamp dimly lit.
I hold the bear you used to
When you were lonely or felt sad.
I still play your favorite songs;
The ones you'd danced with dad.
I still water your rose bush
The one you planted mother’s day,
I save a spot in church next to me
Hoping and waiting while I pray.
I still make dinner for four;
Even though I know there's only three.
I hold on tight to all your artwork
And just know you’ll come back to me.
I fix the crooked picture frames
Still hanging on the wall.
I look at them every day and say,
“I miss you, I love you, come home, that's all.”
I’ve tried to patch the piece of my heart
That lies empty all the time
But I can’t do that without you here;
you’re the piece absent in my life.
I’d give my life, my soul, my being
To know just where you are.
The pain that I can’t bear to take
I kissed up to the stars.
But I will never give up hope;
Or stop searching for my blessing.
Please remember me; the lost
Don’t ever give up on the missing.