Presiding Bishop Michael Curry offered a brief sermon for a virtual memorial service for the victims of the COVID-19 pandemic hosted by the National Council of Churches on Sunday, May 24.

Titled “A Time To Mourn” (a reference to Ecclesiastes 3), the service included reflections of “lament, comfort, encouragement, and hope” from Bishop Curry and other leaders from the NCC, as well as music and Scripture readings.

“ALMIGHTY God, our heavenly Father, in whose hands are the living and the dead; We give thee thanks for all those thy servants who have laid down their lives in the service of our country. Grant to them thy mercy and the light of thy presence, that the good work which thou hast begun in them may be perfected; through Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord. Amen.” — Prayer for Memorial Days from the Book of Common Prayer, 1928, of the Episcopal Church.