Prayer List
Wonder Worker,
In this year when everything changed,
when we felt worried and weary,
when we wailed and we wondered,
you gave us a promise...
Nothing can separate us from your love.
And nothing will be wasted.
With you at work,
light, life, love, and liberation always win.
Amen.
Prayer for Marking A Year of Covid-19 by Illustrated Ministry. Find more prayers and prayer coloring posters here.
This week we pray for:
Debbie Hostetler
Debbie's surgery went well and the doctors did not find additional cancer in her stomach. She is hoping to go home from the hospital tomorrow. Continued prayers for her on this journey of healing, as well as for her husband Gabe and children as they care for her. Please continue to pray for son Isaac, who will get his test results on Thursday to determine whether he carries the same gene for this specific type of stomach cancer. Daughter Jasmine's test came back negative.
As we mark a year under the Covid-19 pandemic, we lament the 524,000 lives lost to the virus here in the US and the 2.6 million worldwide. We lament the loss of lives, dreams and potential that was lost. We lament the willful inaction, carelessness and selfishness of those elected officials who did not do everything in their power to protect and safeguard the wellbeing of their constituents. We lament our own personal failures to do our part in keeping all of us safe. We lament not speaking out against injustices and turning away from the suffering of our neighbors, especially our Black and Brown sisters and brothers.
We give thanks to all who worked tirelessly, risking their lives to protect our wellbeing: healthcare workers, first responders, public service workers, school teachers and administrators. We celebrate the compassion and care, creativity and imagination, courage and commitment we witnessed across the world during the past 12 months to foster hope, show love and care, and nurture connection in the midst of isolation.
We continue to pray for the smooth and speedy administration of the vaccines. Let us continue to be vigilant and wear masks. Let us continue to sow seeds of hope and joy through small acts of kindness and love!
