A Prayer for the People of Haiti
Adapted from a prayer by Bradley Burston
in Ha'aretz, Thursday, January 14, 2010
A prayer for the people of
Haiti,
who, on a good day,
must take heroic measures just to wake the next,
and who must now find a way
to live through the end of the world.
Let us pray:
O Lord, who speaks in earthquakes,
speak now in miracles.
O Lord, whose relief work is beyond our capabilities,
breathe life today into those buried alive.
O Lord, who speaks in childbirth, hear Your children now.
Hear those who have yet to be saved.
Hear those who have been saved but whose limbs and lives
are crushed.
Hear those who pray
for those who can no longer pray for themselves.
O Lord, who invented the language of love,
armor the souls of those who still cry out for rescue.
O Lord, who has taught us by example the language of loss,
send strength to those who, with their last strength,
now seek nothing more than finding loved ones.
O Lord, who calls us into service in times like this,
be with the dedicated staff at Hospital Albert Schweitzer
as they work diligently and heroically to bring healing and hope.
Be with Dr. John Judson as he soon makes his way to Haiti
as an ambassador of your reconciling love.
O Lord, we pray all this in the name of Jesus,
whose redemptive suffering gives us hope
in the face of the awful calamity
that has engulfed Your children in Haiti. Amen.
The Presbyterian Church (USA) has a designated fund
for relief for the people of Haiti.
Click on the image at right
for information on how to give.