Rise To The Challenge

And God put all things under Christ’s feet, and He gave Him to the church as head over all things. Now the church is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all.  Ephesians 1:22-23 NET

God, let the church worldwide rise to the challenges of this current pandemic.   We pray for wisdom to act in Your name and in the power of Holy Spirit.  Let us stand together with our brothers and sisters around the Globe and in areas hardest hit by COVID-19 through Your message of the Gospel, with practical support, compassionate care, social and political advocacy, education programmes and effective medical recovery and prevention strategies.  Lord we commit ourselves to such urgent action as part of the integral mission of your church. God, we need You!  Only You can provide.   All of us have sinned and fallen short of God's glory; we have been saved only by grace, and we must be slow to judge, quick to restore and forgive. Holy Spirit, come drift among Your people, for we recognize with grief and compassion that there are too many who have never known You, may they see clearly the presence of You  as they receive help and care. We pray love, we pray healing, we pray joy in the name of Jesus Christ,  Amen.