With grateful hearts/ we pray blessings for the many people who worked to create the new Coronavirus vaccine/ and the many who are delivering it across the country./ We pray as well that the first world countries would not buy up all the available vaccine/ depriving the poorest parts of the world of life-saving medicine./ We pray to the Lord.
There is a serious food crisis in our country,/ with one in seven adults and one in six children experiencing food insecurity./ May we find the idea of a hungry child to be intolerable./ We pray to the Lord.
This past week marked the 8th anniversary of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre/ in which 20 children and 8 adults died./ For the comforting of those whose mourning remains painful and deep./ May our nation have the mind of Christ./ We pray to the Lord.
There is a long list of countries where being a Christian can mean arrest,/ harassment,/ destruction,/ imprisonment,/ even death./ We pray for those who suffer for the name Christian./ May we take nothing for granted./ We pray to the Lord.
We pray for those who are away from loved ones at Christmas./ For those who are lonely,/ feeling insecure or afraid./ For those who will work in hospitals,/ nursing homes or hospices at Christmas./ We pray to the Lord.
We ask blessings for our new President and Vice President/ and all who were recently elected to public office./ May they be agents of reconciliation/ who promote the well being of all./ For the healing of our country burdened with resentment./ We pray to the Lord.
For those who have died since last Christmas,/ mindful that more than 300,000 persons have died in our country from Coronavirus this year./ We pray to the Lord.
