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.
Lord, be with those struck down by this disease that has come upon us
Lord, be with those struck down by this disease that has come upon us,
those who are lying now in hospital,
afraid,
wondering what they might have to endure.
Be with those threatened by a high temperature,
those struggling to catch their breath,
those placed on a ventilator and in intensive care.
Be with those at risk of pneumonia,
sepsis,
organ failure.
Reach out to all in such a situation, Lord,
and minister your love.
Relieve their distress,
calm their fears,
support their body,
guide and help those who care for them,
and grant that healing may come.
And to those who do not respond to treatment,
give succour,
give comfort,
give peace at the last,
and enfold them in your everlasting arms.
Amen.