Monday, December 01, 2008
PRAYER FOR WORLD AIDS DAY
God of our silent tears,
Good and gracious God,
you are the God of health and wholeness.
Many of us are now suffering with HIV or AIDS.
We come before you and ask you,
if it is your will,
to take this suffering away from us,
restore us to health and lead us to know you
and your powerful healing love in body and spirit.
We ask you to be with those of us
who nurse your sick ones.
We are the mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers,
children and friends of those who are suffering.
It is so hard for us to see those whom we love suffer.
You know what it is to suffer.
Help us to minister in loving care,
support and patience
for your people who suffer with HIV and AIDS.
Lead us to do whatever we can to eradicate this
illness from the lives of those who are touched by it,
both directly and indirectly.
Trusting in you and in the strength of your Spirit,
we pray these things in the name of your Son,
Jesus Christ, our brother and our Saviour.
Amen.
(Adapted from the US Conference of Bishops)