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.
Thank you, Lord, for those who are willing to go the extra mile
Thank you, Lord, for those who are willing to go the extra mile,
to put their own health at risk, at this time of crisis,
for the sake of others;
to work extra hours,
even to give freely of their time and expertise,
for the greater good.
Thank you especially for doctors, nurses and medics,
working long and demanding shifts;
for those coming out of retirement to offer their services;
for all those striving to provide care,
even though it means they may well end up needing care themselves.
Thank you for those working in shops and supermarkets,
those in our emergency and essential services,
teachers providing cover for children and young people,
delivery drivers working to supply our needs:
these, and so many more –
a host of people, recognised and unrecognised,
without whose efforts our normality would disintegrate completely.
Keep them safe, we pray.
Keep them well.
Watch over them and their loved ones,
and help us to appreciate in these difficult days
the few to whom we owe so much.
Amen.