A prayer request for our friend Bernard who is still missing

[Violet E. Leathers]

Yesterday I posted a prayer request for my friend Bernard. I wrote:

Please pray for the safe return of my good friend Bernard. He is 68 years old. Yesterday, 07/19/2005 he took his keys, paper, some cash, and driver's license to go on an errand. He had his car, which was new with temporary plates, and neither he nor his car have been seen since. HIs wife and family are frantic. We are starting to fear the worst. I appreciate your prayers for his safe return. This is not like, Bernard. We fear something terrible has happened to him. Thank you for you prayers and God bless you.

We have received such blessings and comfort from your kind offerings of hope and suggestions for deeds and prayers in Bernard's behalf.It has been 48 hours and the police have not found any traces of his whereabouts.

I am appreciative of your hope and messages of peace. Continue to keep him in your thoughts along with his family and my husband and me.
In Christ, Eugenia

[Fr Raphael Vereshack]

And of course we should also keep in our prayers our brothers & sisters in England who have just endured a second round of terrorist attacks.
In Christ- Fr Raphael

[Irene]

Sorry Violet I didn't see your prayer request, please keep us informed...

In Christ
irene

[Violet E. Leathers]

My friend Bernard was found late last night in a motel in a neighboring county. He tooks his own life. He had many medical problems and could no longer cope. I have a small hole in my heart today because I shall miss him. I also feel anger and wish he could have found a different way of handling this problem. I am fearful for his soul. So, please pray for his soul and for his family who is stunned that such a gentle man could do such a thing.

I am grateful for your prayers that he be found and for the solace you provided in your responses. In Christ, Violet

[Matthew Panchisin]

Dear Violet,

I'm sadden to hear of your friend.

Below is some of the text from an Akathist for the repose of those who have fallen asleep that mentions "all who took their own lives in a moment of mental unbalance;" the full prayer may be found at the below link.

http://users.sisqtel.net/williams/akathist-repose.html

PRAYER FOR THOSE WHO HAVE FALLEN ASLEEP


O God of spirits and all flesh, Who hast trampled down death, overthrown the devil, and given life to Thy world: Give rest, O Lord, to the souls of Thy servants who have fallen asleep, Patriarchs, Metropolitans, Archbishops, Bishops, Priests and Deacons, Monks and Nuns, and all who have served Thee in Thy Church; the founders of all Churches and Monasteries, and all Orthodox forefathers, fathers, brothers and sisters who lie here and everywhere; officers and men of the armies and navies who have laid down their lives for their Faith and country, all the faithful killed in civil wars, all who were drowned, burned, frozen to death, torn by wild beasts, all who died suddenly without repentance and had no time to be reconciled with the Church and with their enemies; all who took their own lives in a moment of mental unbalance; all who have asked us to pray for them, and those who have no one to pray for them, and all who died without a Christian burial, (NAMES), in a place of light, in a place of refreshment, in a place of repose, whence all suffering, sorrow, and sighing have fled away. Forgive every sin committed by them in thought, word and deed, for Thou art the good God and Lover of men. For there is no one who lives without sinning. Thou alone art without sin, and Thy righteousness in eternal righteousness, and Thy Word is Truth.

For Thou art the Resurrection, the Life, and the Repose of Thy servants who have fallen asleep (NAMES), O Christ our God, and to Thee we send up glory, with Thy Eternal Father, and Thy Holy and Good and Lifegiving Spirit, both now and ever and to the ages of ages. Amen.


In Christ,

Matthew Panchisin

[Charalambos Andrew Geo]

Dear all please refere to your spiritual Frs about this on how to do a prayer for someone and their soul, this is the best way for all of us and everyone else forgive me if this offends anyone.
God be with you all +