Here’s another new coronavirus prayer, to help support and encourage you during the continuing crisis.
Lord,
is there any end in sight to this crisis?
It wasn’t so bad, at first –
well, bearable anyway –
novelty making up, at least in part, for the hassle,
the inconvenience,
the sacrifices that had to be made.
But that was then,
and this is now.
Weeks have gone by –
weeks of not being able to do what we once enjoyed:
of being denied the company of family and friends,
of social distancing, self-isolating, and all which that entails –
and quite frankly, I’m tired of it now,
wanting simply to put it behind me
and get back to normal living.
Only we can’t do that,
none of us,
and the disturbing thing is there’s little prospect of us doing so,
few signs that things are going to significantly improve anytime soon.
For all the progress made,
we’re told it may be months,
even years,
before the spectre of this virus can finally be put to bed.
Can I stick it, Lord?
Will any of us be able to stay sane?
Help us.
Grant that,
somehow,
the situation may change for the better more quickly than predicted,
that an unexpected breakthrough may change the picture entirely,
meaning that these demanding days may at last come to an end.
Provide solutions where now we see only problems,
and open the way to a fresh and brighter new chapter.
Amen.