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a prayer for those suffering and those fearful for those suffering

02/26/2022 · In: inspiration

The news about Russia and Ukraine is really intense, isn’t it? Big. Overwhelming. Far away. But not. Every Moment Holy is extremely helpful to me in such moments.

Be merciful, O Christ, to those who suffer,
to those who worry, to those who grieve, to
those who are threatened or harmed in any
way by this upheaval.

Let your holy compassions
be active throughout the world even now—
tending the afflicted, comforting the
brokenhearted, and bringing hope to
many who are hopeless.

Use even these hardships to woo our hearts
nearer to you, O God.

Indeed, O Father, may these days
of disquiet become a catalyst
for conviction and repentance,
for the tendering of our affections,
for the stirring of our sympathies,
for the refining of our love.

We are your people, who are called by you,
We need not be troubled or alarmed.

Indeed, O Lord, let us love now more fearlessly,
remembering that you created us,
and appointed us
to live in these very places,
in the midst of these unsettled times.

— An excerpt of “A Liturgy for a Time of Widespread Suffering” from Every Moment Holy

By: Chelsea Eubank · In: inspiration · Tagged: fear, prayer, suffering

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