But you, O Lord, are a God merciful and gracious,
slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness. (Psalm 86:15).
O Lord God,
How we need to be reminded of these truths of who you are, time and again.
Remind us of your mercy. Your compassion for us. How you’ve been merciful to us in the cross, in bringing us forgiveness of our sin through Christ. How You continue to be merciful to us each day in every little way, watching over us, protecting us, seeing what we need and being moved with compassion to provide and sustain.
Remind us of your grace. Your goodness to us that we do not deserve, Your undeserved favour. All we have is by your grace, even this very life we live. We are saved by Your grace. Help us by your grace. Help us, even as we face these hard and uncertain days, in our fears and anxieties. Ease them. Calm our heart. Help us remember that as bad as COVID-19 seems, You are far more good and generous. We have the King of heaven calling us His children, and so great an inheritance waiting for us! Thank You Father!
Remind us of your patience. That though we may not honour you in all things, prone to wander, Lord we feel it, and sin may remain and nag, You are patient, patiently calling us to You. May we come to You, returning daily.
Remind us of Your steadfast love, a love that does not leave or forsake us, that nothing can separate us from, that has our very best at heart. Whatever our circumstances, however we feel about them, You love us so very faithfully.
Remind us of Your faithfulness. You are not a fickle God. You faithfully love us, even when we have moments of forgetfulness or question You or the fears overwhelm us. Hold us Lord, Hold us fast. Help us Lord, help our unbelief, help us, even when we don’t know what to ask for or nothing else seems to work. Remind us that even in the presence of Coronavirus, we have Your presence with us, far closer, far stronger, far better.
Lift up our heads, strengthen our hearts, Lord, in the face of these hard things we face.
We pray this in Jesus mighty name,
Amen.
The ever-changing situation regarding COVID-19 is an opportunity for us as a church family here at Kingsboro Baptist and South Lake Christian Churches to pray for our community, our province, and our world. I would ask that you commit to do so every day.
Suggestions of what to pray for:
-That God would stop the spread of COVID-19.
-For those who feel scared or nervous.
-For those who experience loneliness in isolation, especially singles and shut-ins.
-For those who are afraid to leave their homes.
-For those who are returning or who have yet to return home from abroad.
-For those who have contracted COVID-19 or suffer from other serious illness.
-For the loved ones of those affected.
-For those with sick and weakened immune systems who live in fear of contracting COVID-19
-For families at home with young children.
-For foster parents who have taken in at-risk kids and resources are now more limited.
-For kids for whom school is the refuge from abuse at home.
-For university and college students who face uncertainties in their studies.
-For those who are experiencing a loss of wage(s).
-For people who fear losing or who have already lost their jobs.
-For those who are in need of supplies.
-For addicts who depend on meetings for recovery.
-For those who experience homesickness and cannot travel.
-For those who are afraid to leave their homes.
-For the health, rest, and wisdom of health care workers.
-For janitorial staff who are working to keep our hospitals and public places clean and safe.
-For our leaders in government and health departments as they seek to wisely handle the COVID-19 situation.
-That people would come to salvation and faith in Jesus Christ.
-That we would have wisdom about how best to handle all things related to COVID-19.