Leader: God of compassion, you watch our ways and weave wonders of goodness and grace out of terrible happenings.

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.

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