A Prayer in Time of Trial.
“Out of my distress, I called on the Lord.
The Lord answered me and set me free” (Ps. 118:5).
Good
and Gracious God, you are compassionate and merciful.
Be with us during
this time of trial and anxiety as we here at Cristo Rey Jesuit, and our human
family all around the world, experience the reality of the Corona virus.
Help us to remain
healthy, not just in body, but also in mind and spirit.
Give us the graces
we need to remain calm and hopeful. Show
us how to bolster and enliven one another during these days of disrupted
routine.
Let us use this
time well. Show us what to read and
watch so that our souls are nurtured, and our minds enriched. Help us take time for conversations. Help us to find ways to recreate and rest.
During these weeks
of Lent, help us take this opportunity to immerse ourselves in prayer, find
ways to give and be of service to one another, and refrain from all that keeps
us from loving relationships with you and others.
Especially, be
with health care workers and all institutional leaders who are responding to
this crisis.
Most importantly,
we pray these days for all who are suffering the effects of Covid-19. We ask that your power and love be with all
who have contracted this virus. And for
those who have died, may they rest in peace.
Please console their loved ones who remain.
Good and loving
God, be with us and lead us through this time of difficulty. Show us how to be happy and healthy and holy
and free. Help us hope. Forge in us faith. Let us live love.
Many of us ask all
this through Christ Our Lord. AMEN
-
Fr. Richard G. Malloy, S.J.
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