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.
So much, Lord, is in the melting pot
So much, Lord, is in the melting pot –
uncertain,
unsure.
It’s not just risks to health,
though that’s scary enough;
it’s the very fabric of our society:
our schools, colleges and universities,
our shops and stores,
our arts, sport and leisure facilities,
our businesses, factories, financial institutions, economy.
Everything,
everywhere,
is under threat,
and though governments across the world are doing their best to limit the damage,
desperately trying to keep the plates spinning,
the balls somehow still juggled,
there’s a danger that it will all come crashing down,
leaving hardship in its wake such as we can scarcely begin to imagine.
Give wisdom, Lord, to those who must take decisions,
those who must formulate plans,
those who must weigh up the options
and decide on the path least painful for all.
See us through this difficult time, we ask you,
but see us also through the time beyond that,
and the challenges it will surely bring.
Amen.