[Magdalen] A prayer for C-19

Marilyn Cepeda mcepeda514 at gmail.com
Sun Mar 15 20:25:51 UTC 2020


We are in Ireland and pretty isolated having a rental house and our own
vehicles.
Our ability to get home at the end of the month is somewhat unclear.

Marilyn

On Sun, Mar 15, 2020 at 8:23 PM Lynn Ronkainen <houstonklr at gmail.com> wrote:

> For our pub's members and extended families, friends and everyone.
> peace, Lynn
>
>  Prayer Amid an Epidemic
> By Kerry Weber
> Jesus Christ, you traveled through towns and villages “curing every
> disease and illness.” At your command, the sick were made well. Come to our
> aid now, in the midst of the global spread of the coronavirus, that we may
> experience your healing love.
> Heal those who are sick with the virus. May they regain their strength and
> health through quality medical care.
> Heal us from our fear, which prevents nations from working together and
> neighbors from helping one another.
> Heal us from our pride, which can make us claim invulnerability to a
> disease that knows no borders.
> Jesus Christ, healer of all, stay by our side in this time of uncertainty
> and sorrow.
> Be with those who have died from the virus. May they be at rest with you
> in your eternal peace.
> Be with the families of those who are sick or have died. As they worry and
> grieve, defend them from illness and despair. May they know your peace.
> Be with the doctors, nurses, researchers and all medical professionals who
> seek to heal and help those affected and who put themselves at risk in the
> process. May they know your protection and peace.
> Be with the leaders of all nations. Give them the foresight to act with
> charity and true concern for the well-being of the people they are meant to
> serve. Give them the wisdom to invest in long-term solutions that will help
> prepare for or prevent future outbreaks. May they know your peace, as they
> work together to achieve it on earth.
> Whether we are home or abroad, surrounded by many people suffering from
> this illness or only a few, Jesus Christ, stay with us as we endure and
> mourn, persist and prepare. In place of our anxiety, give us your peace.
> Jesus Christ, heal us.
> Kerry Weber is an executive editor of America.
>
> Posted on Richard Rhor's daily email

-- 
Marilyn (Owens, Palmero) Cepeda


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