Let us pray to God, who alone makes us dwell in safety, for people of every language, people, and nation who are afflicted by this virus:

For those who are ill, in isolation, or anxiety;

For those who are weighed down with depression and all who suffer from mental illness;

For those who take council for the nations of the earth and for the common good;

For the isolated and housebound, the lonely and the despondent:

For doctors, nurses and all who care for the sick and dying;

For the vulnerable and the fearful, for the gravely ill and the dying;

For all who suffer and know not the Lord Jesus, and who have none to pray for them.

That God, in his mercy, will look upon the whole human race with compassion and love. 

Deacon            Let us kneel in silent prayer.

The People kneel and pray in silence.

Deacon            Arise. 

Almighty God, who sees that we have no power in ourselves to help ourselves, in this time of grievous sickness, we flee to you in this time of great need: Keep us both outwardly in our bodies and inwardly in our souls, that we may be defended from all adversities which may happen to the body, and from all evil thoughts which may assault and hurt the soul; and grant that, perceiving how frail and uncertain our life is, we may apply our hearts to the heavenly wisdom that leads to eternal life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

 

The Rev. Dr. Matthew S. C. Olver