Here’s another prayer – featured now in my free e-book For Such a Time as This – 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.
We thought we were in control
We thought we were in control,
but find we are not.
We thought we were strong,
but find we are weak.
We thought we had all the answers,
but find ourselves now beset by questions.
We thought we were ready,
but find ourselves unprepared.
We thought we had life mapped out,
but find instead that the future is uncertain.
We thought we could deal with anything,
but find ourselves struggling to cope.
Lord, we are confronted by awkward, uncomfortable truths,
and we don’t like to face them,
but face them we must.
Help us to pause and take stock,
to reflect,
and through adversity,
to learn and to grow.
Amen.