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We pray for those sheltering at home:
Gracious Father in heaven, Your Son went the way of
death, resurrection, and ascension in order to prepare for us a place in your
eternal home. Our homes have now become a shelter in this viral storm, and yet
they feel like a prison at times . Sanctify our homes, we pray, and all who
dwell in them. Protect them from the snares and deceits of the evil one. Stir
up in us a deeper affection for one another, and manifest in us the fruit of
the Spirit who dwells among and within us - love, joy, peace, patience,
kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-discipline. Make our
homes dwelling places of your Word, little monasteries of devotion, prayer, and
common life together. We thank you for the science and technology that have
enabled us to talk to each other even as we shelter in place. The instruments
that once threatened to drive us apart now enable us to reassure and comfort
our friends, family, and neighbors. Remind us all that we are but pilgrims and
travelers here, and that our true home and shelter is with You in your Son,
Jesus Christ, our Lord. Hear us we pray, for His Name’s sake. Amen.
We pray for the most vulnerable among us:
Gracious Father in heaven, Your Son taught us that
as we serve the least among us, we serve Him in cognito. We pray for the most
vulnerable in our communities - our elderly, our sick, those who live in the
streets and in tents, those who are isolated. Forgive us, when we have
forgotten them in our haste to fill our own cupboards. As Your compassionate
heart is turned toward the poor, the widowed, the least, the lost, and the
lowly, turn our hearts toward them too, and make us instruments of Your
goodness. Teach us to see Christ in our neighbor in need. Hear us, in the Name
of Jesus Christ, your Son our Lord, who by His poverty, weakness, and death won
life for all. Amen.
