Coronavirus Prayer

Lord Jesus Christ, you travelled through towns and villages curing every disease and illness.
At your command the sick were made well.
Come to our aid now, in the midst of the global spread of the coronavirus, that we may experience your healing love.
Heal those who are sick with the virus. May they regain their strength and health through medical care.
Heal us from our fear, which prevents nations working together and neighbours from helping one another.
Heal us from our pride, which can make us claim invulnerability to a disease that knows no borders.
Lord Jesus Christ, healer of all, stay by our side, in this time of uncertainty and sorrow
Be with those who have died from the virus.
May they be at rest with you in your eternal peace.
Be with the families of those who are sick or have died. As they worry and grieve, defend them from illness and despair.
May they know your peace.
Be with the doctors, nurses, researchers and all medical professionals who seek to heal and help all those affected and who put themselves at risk in the process. May they know your protection and peace.
Be with leaders of all nations. Give them the foresight to act with charity and true concern for the well being of the people they are meant to serve. Give them the wisdom to invest in long-term solutions that will help prepare for or prevent future outbreaks.
May they know your peace, as they work to achieve it on earth.
Whether we are home or abroad, surrounded by this suffering and illness, or only a few , Lord Jesus Christ, stay with us as we endure and mourn, persist and prepare.
In place of our anxiety, give us your peace.
Lord Jesus Christ, heal us.