A Prayer for Our Time

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This past week has been the most difficult many of us have ever experienced. We are worried and fearful because of the constant threat of the COVID virus. Yet, in the face of fear and uncertainty, there have been many acts of selflessness and compassion. As the writer of Matthew says above, can worrying give you anything more in life? 

Worry does nothing more than sap us of energy - energy that could be used to help ourselves and others.  Being worry-free does not mean we do not care or that we are unaware. Rather, being worry-free is the realization that something needs our attention, that we might be uncertain of what to do, but whether alone or together, we will face the challenges ahead.
A Prayer for Our Time

Masterful Physician of Life, 
we come to You in this time, when fear lingers,
like hungry animals on the outskirts of the forest.

We come to You in this time, when uncertainty blows,
like an icy wind that paralyzes everything it touches.

We come to You in this time, as those who must
venture out, go to serve their communities and the world.

We come to You in this time, as those who must
remain in unasked for isolation, combat this virus.

We come to You in this time, while the world waits,
unsure of what tomorrow will bring.

Help us cope.  Send us reassurance that You are there. 

Send us Your Wisdom, that we might find a cure.

Send us Your Healing, that we might once again be strong.

Send us Your Love, that we might continue down this dark,
and fearsome path, ever-conscious of the Light that shines
so faintly, yet steadily, at the horizon's edge.

Remind us to look at the birds, as they fearlessly go about 
their days.

Remind us to look at nature, as the seasons continue the
cycle of death and rebirth.

Remind us to look at each other, as the days move forward, 
seeing You in the faces of those we love as well as those we encounter.
 

 
 

 

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