Prayer for a Pandemic

​By Cameron Wiggins Bellim
 
May we who are merely inconvenienced
remember those whose lives are at stake.
 
May we who have no risk factors
remember those most vulnerable.
 
May we who have the luxury of working from home
remember those who must choose between
preserving their health or making their rent.
 
May we who have the flexibility
to care for our children
when their schools close
remember those that have no options.
 
May we who have to cancel our trips
remember those who have no safe place to go.
 
May we who are losing our margin money
in the tumult of the economic market
remember those who have no margin at all.
 
May we who settle for a quarantine at home
remember those who have no home.
 
As fear grips our country,
let us choose love during this time when we
cannot physically wrap our arms around each other,
 let us find ways to be the loving embrace
of God to our neighbor.  Amen.