Christian Aid week 10th -16th May 2020
This year is in aid of the Coronavirus Emergency Appeal
Each day we remember a particular blessing we have which some others do not have and are encouraged to give some money or give time in prayer, as a "thank you".
Please Donate on line via this link.
Thank you in anticipation.
Some Prayers for Christian Aid Week
A Prayer for times of Isolation
God of heaven and earth, in these times of isolation, apart from loved ones, distant from friends, away from neighbours, thank you that there is nothing in all of creation, not even coronavirus, that is able to separate us from your love.
And may your love that never fails continue to be shared through the kindness of strangers looking out for each other, for neighbours near and far, all recognising our shared vulnerability, each of us grateful for every breath, and willing everyone to know the gift of a full and healthy life.
Keep us all in your care.
Amen.
A Prayer for Medical Workers Everywhere
Restoring and healing God, thank you for medical workers everywhere, embodying sacrificial love in these challenging times, putting the welfare of others before their own, staying away from their family and loved ones, comforting the concerned and bereaved, reassuring the anxious and vulnerable, working to heal and restore people who are ill.
Be their guide, strength, wisdom and hope. We pray for those in authority to do right by them for proper protective equipment to be provided and for their dedication to be met with much gratitude when they return home, exhausted.
We pray for medical workers around the world, where resources and protective equipment are always in short supply, not only now but always.
May these extraordinary times lead to deep and necessary changes in how our world works, resulting in a genuine effort to address the profound injustice of life expectancy being determined by geography, to awaken us all to the reality of how connected we all are and to work together to create
the community and world we all want to be part of.
So help us, God,
Amen.