Prayer Request

I'll likely update this later, but I want to put this up while I'm thinking about it.

Lord, I want to pray especially for a good friend of mine. She says she is a spiritual person, but she also says she hasn't gotten the full scope of You, Lord. She hasn't yet figured out how Your Son Jesus fits into the big picture of things. Lord, please strengthen my witness to her. Give me the words to say, and most of all, give me the heart and mindset to say them lovingly and with conviction. I want to lead this friend to know You, Lord, because You tell us a close relationship with Christ is the most important thing we can ever have. Please help me to share with her my concerns in a way that will reach out and touch her. And please, Father, work in her life. Help her to find Your Son and the answers that she seeks.

*UPDATE*: I meant to elaborate more on the above prayer request, but I just received an e-mail from Vaughn CroweTipton, the chaplain at Furman. One of our students, Megan Gallagher, died this morning at her home in Dallas, Texas. I don't know how or why it happened; that's all he said. Lord ... You know how much we grieve when we lose someone. It's one of the most difficult things to bear, and I can't imagine how hard it must be for Megan's family, relatives, and the friends who loved her so much. God, please comfort their hearts right now and in the days ahead. Even as they grieve, give them a sense of hope and peace that only You can provide. Please, Lord, lift them up and strengthen them with Your Holy Spirit. I pray that somehow, in some way, You will take this tragedy and use it to draw people closer to You, Father. Don't let us take lightly the suddenness of death. None of us knows how much time we have on this Earth before we will come before You to give an account of our lives. Help us to make the most of the time we do have, using it only in works that bring honor and glory to Your Son's precious name. Amen.