An intercessory prayer list for COVID-19 casualties

We’ve come to be conditioned now as to what the default media script is.  It takes a fair bit to knock the coronavirus off the airwaves.

Here is a small list of ways we can all pray for COVID-19 casualties, many of whom will be among us.  Lord, we pray:

1.             for the individuals who are dying and for the family members of the dead.  We include those who are in ICUs around the world, and those who are battling to regain full health, and their families.

2.             for the medical and health professionals who work tirelessly and in hazardous conditions each day.

3.             for the immunosuppressed and other vulnerable citizens who are morbidly concerned that they might contract the disease, especially those who will be locked down for some time.

4.             for many countries to get their first wave of the virus under control.

5.             for relief amidst the fiscal devastation being experienced at this time and into the known future.

6.             for countries and regions, Lord, where the further devastation of hunger and starvation is being experienced.

7.             for those working on a vaccine, and for those trialling it.

8.             for the family members who have had to go without seeing and being in physical contact with their relatives.

9.             for the person who just lost their job, for those who are morbidly worried that they’ll be next, and for all families impacted very severely by financial pressures, and for families for whom this is one blow too many.

10.          for the many thousands for whom COVID-19 was the last straw, by suicide, and for the many millions of families devastated by loss.  Lord, your comfort.

11.          for the plethora of silent victims of violence through lockdown where home was the least safe place on the planet.  That as much justice would be done in those situations as is possible.

12.          for those who have complicated mental health prognoses, where lockdown made things infinitely worse.

13.          for business owners everywhere, especially for the majority that have been severely impacted, poignantly the mum-and-dad operators, and for the many who’ve been forced into bankruptcy.

14.          for leaders everywhere.  Anyone in leadership anywhere.  Every leader needs a lot of wisdom right now, because poor decisions will have lasting consequences and will impact on people’s real lives.

What have I missed?  Please write more in the comments, and with your permission, I will add them here.

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