Here’s another prayer that may help you to find words to articulate some of your thoughts and fears when you’re struggling to pray during these dark days of the coronavirus pandemic, reminding you that, however much it may feel like it, you are not alone.
When will it end, Lord?
When will this nightmare be over?
We’re told things must get worse before they get better;
that the death toll will rise
and the number of those infected continue to climb,
despite every measure being taken to prevent it.
Yet we’re promised also that,
eventually,
this disease will peak,
and that we can then slowly start picking up the pieces of our lives again,
rebuilding our economy,
and hopefully returning to some semblance of normality.
But will that happen,
or will this virus prove more stubborn,
more resistant,
mor difficult to eradicate than we imagine?
We just don’t know.
Give us patience to make whatever sacrifices are necessary,
however long the duration.
Give us fortitude and determination,
strength and wisdom,
to respond sensibly to whatever challenges we face.
And help us to keep faith that,
however interminable the tunnel may seem,
we will finally see light at the end of it.
Amen.