David Robert Lambert

Most merciful God, amidst this global pandemic, you hold each of us dear to your heart. Hold those with Covid-19 in your loving arms and tenderly draw them into your love, together with their loved ones who are praying for their recovery.

From a distance, assure them that they are not alone, and give them courage and faith for all that is to come. Strengthen the first responders and hospital staff who care for them and treat them, and guide those who do research into a cure. Nourish those who have lost sight of you, and heal the spirits of those who are broken.

We pray this in the name of Jesus, who suffered and died, and then rose from the dead to lead us into new life, now and for ever.

Amen.

SOURCE:  Adapted for Covid-19 from the United Methodist Book of Worship, Pastor’s Pocket Edition, 1992