Leader: God of compassion, you watch our ways and weave wonders of goodness and grace out of terrible happenings.
All: We praise you, O Lord, for your great love. Leader: Surround the people in Asia who have been overwhelmed by this tragedy.
All: Be their strength, we pray.
Leader: For those whose homes have been swept away or filled with mud, we pray.
All: Be their refuge in the long nights and be their shelter in the day.
Leader: For those who thirst for clean water amidst the floods of dirt and disease, we pray.
All: Give them the physical and spiritual waters of life.
Leader: For those whose crops and food supplies have been destroyed, we pray.
All: Send them their daily bread.
Leader: For those who in shock look for lost loved ones or grieve those who have drowned, we pray.
All: Comfort them with signs of your presence.
Leader: For relief workers who are responding to the needs of so many, we pray.
All: Grant extra measures of strength and health.
Leader: For those who return to rebuild homes and replant fields, we pray.
All: Renew their hope through our prayers and gifts, for we ask in the name of your Son, Jesus Christ, and through the power of your holy spirit. Amen. |
