“Let me hear of your steadfast love in the morning, for in you I put my trust.
Teach me the way I should go, for to you I lift up my soul.” Psalm 143:8
Dearest creator of us all,
It is to you that we lift our souls and our very beings. As we draw near to you in this very moment, we ask that you guide us, that you cover us, that you hold us in the palm of your hand and cover us with your ever present love. It is this that we need as we long for hope. Hope for a world to be more loving to one another, hope that your pure love might cover us both in our celebrations as well as in our mourning.
Let me hear of your steadfast love.
God, we pray for healing of brokenness as we grieve the loss of life, of businesses, of your natural world. We lift up the people in Iowa, USA where tornadoes have changed lives forever and have demolished the livelihood of so many. We ask for your presence to be off the coast of the Republic of Mauritius where an oil spill has damaged your beautiful creation. We pray for courage and resiliency for those facing wildfires in California, USA, especially for those in danger’s path and those who are suffering renewed trauma because of losses suffered in previous years. We ask for your healing and love in a world which is falling apart.
Let me hear of your steadfast love.
We celebrate with those of us who are celebrating the Islamic New Year. As this new year begins, we ask for hope and love to spread across all of our hearts. We are in deep need of moments to celebrate your love and your peace in this world. Help us to seek out new ways to find pieces of hope in even the smallest parts of our world.
Let me hear of your steadfast love.
God, as you continue to cover with love those who suffer from Covid-19, we now pray for those who have seemingly recovered from the virus, but may indeed experience life-long effects. As we imagine new ways of life, we pray for continual healing for our loved ones and neighbors who are suffering from these effects already. We pray for those in Spain, Italy, and Iran where there have been significantly more cases in the past days. We pray for your healing to spread out across to all of our neighbors around the world. As we grieve these effects, we also grieve the losses of jobs and pray for those in dire need of income. We pray for those in the United Kingdom where the economy is especially not well, as well as for those in so many other parts of the world where many do not know if their jobs will be their tomorrow or if they will be able to have a good meal tomorrow. We pray that nourishment of all kinds might be had.
Let me hear of your steadfast love.
God we are so grateful for our neighbors around the world to whom we can offer our love and from whom we also receive so much love. Although we may not be able to send our specific love and prayers to each one of them, we ask for you to send them love on our behalf. We are so grateful that no matter where we go or what we do, we can walk knowing that we have your love on our backs and hope in our pockets. Be with our neighbors, Lord, and rekindle in us the need to come closer together even as we safely stay apart.
Let me hear of your steadfast love.
Amen.
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