Covid-19 Being faithful and responsible

A prayer for our troubled times

Gracious God
In these challenging and difficult times,
Where in our shared vulnerability
Our common humanity is revealed,
Help us to seek you and learn from you.
Help us be faithful in our calling
To make your love and justice known.

Almighty God,
As we recognise the true fragility
Of our structures of power and wealth
Help us to learn again
The priorities and values of Your Kingdom
Help us be faithful in our calling
To make your Kingdom known.

Loving God,
In the midst of our own needs and fears
May we not neglect the needs of others.
As we build new bonds, shaped by isolation
Teach us again your call to love our neighbour
Help us be faithful in our calling
To make your compassion known.

Emmanuel God,
As lives lost and human suffering,
Are reduced to models and statistics
May we not forget the true cost
That is borne by those who mourn and fear and suffer
Help us be faithful in our calling
To make your presence known

Eternal God,
Though we walk through the valley of shadow
We will one day emerge
May we then not forget the one whose presence sustained us,
Or the lessons we learned as you walked at our side.
Help us be faithful in our calling
To make your Gospel known

AMEN

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