Prayer for a busy world

By Colin Gibson in Prayers

Is God on holiday too?

LORD

As you know, we are enjoying a holiday weekend; but we hope that you are not sticking to your own union rules and taking a rest on Sunday.

So we come to you in prayer, bringing our usual list of matters for your urgent care and attention - while we get on with enjoying our busy weekend.

LORD,
Please do something for the following:

Overworked public health doctors, nurses, officials and chaplains

Workers who are oppressed and exploited by their employers

Those without paid employment, who are desperate and demoralised for lack of work

People whose work is boring, demeaning, dull and repetitive, day in and day out

Scientists who carry out research in ethically difficult areas

Medical and social welfare personnel who must make life-and-death decisions every day, and live with the possibility of error and wrong choices

People who must juggle the demands of work with the demands of family, partners and children

What? You leave these things in our hands?

You are too busy dealing with radical suffering and grief in the too many war-torn areas of the world?

You are totally exhausted coping with all the death-dealing hatred, ill will, greed and hostility among us?

You need a rest?

A holiday?

AMEN

(October, 2003)