COVID 19 Pandemic Prayer

 

St. Francis de Sales included in a passage of Letters to Persons of the World: “Let the world turn upside down, let everything be in darkness, in smoke, in uproar—God is with us.”

  

David Brooks (writing in The New York Times, May 1, 2020), observes that we are a nation of “weavers and rippers.”  The “weavers . . . try to spiritually hold each other so we can get through this together,” the rippers “see everything through the prism of politics and still emphasize division. For the rippers on left and right, politics is a war that gives life meaning.”

But the “weavers” are front and center these days, the pandemic has reminded us of our interdependence and the need for a strong and effective government. The pandemic has been a massive humanizing force — allowing us to see each other on a level much deeper than politics — see the fragility, the fear and the courage.”

To follow Jesus is to be a “weaver”: to sew threads of compassion and peace along the frayed ends of people’s lives, to stitch society’s torn fabric with reconciliation and generosity that reveals the sacredness of God in our midst.[Connections, Monday of the Fifth Week of Easter - MAY 11, 2020]

Dear God, send Your Spirit of weaving upon us that we might be the yarn of gentleness, patience, prayer and love today.  Our world has been turned upside down, may we remember that You dear Lord are with us and that is the most important message of this Easter Season.

 May God Be Praised!