God, we need some defiant joy today. Unreasonable joy. Not joy that denies dire circumstances but joy born of faith, acknowledging Christ as Lord over all, Sustainer, Shelter, Healer, Protector, Intercessor who hears our prayers. Our Hope against hope, well able to defy all odds.
Lord, we know you are at work but we ask you, out of your tender loving kindness & endless mercy, to grant us this day to hear word of answered prayers & wonders. We ask you for miraculous protection over all healthcare workers & for all on the front lines in this fierce battle.
We acknowledge from our knees our desperate need of you and we ask for your mercy. For you, God, so loved this world, you gave your only begotten son & you who loved it, love it still. This is no God-forsaken world. Lord, we dare ask you, show us your glory. Hide us in the Rock.
I ask you these things in the one and only name, the name above all names, the delivering, healing, life giving, chain-breaking, sinner-saving, way-making, hell-quaking name of Christ Jesus our Lord.
