A prayer of mourning...
O Heavenly Father--the Alpha and the Omega of all Creation--we come to You in a time of profound sadness. Your humble servant, Tom Johnson, has left this world to receive his gift of eternal salvation with You. He was a lampstand that shone brightly, sharing Christ's love with all whom he encountered. Though our heads are now bowed in mourning, we trust that through our faith in the resurrected Son, we will one day be reunited with Tom and all of Your other faithful servants. We ask that You surround his family and all others who grieve with the power of Your grace and the solace of Your compassion. We pray this through the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be. Amen.