Prayer for a Pandemic by Cameron Bellm

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 

and making their rent.

May we who have the flexibility to care for our children when their schools close

            remember those who 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 in the tumult of the economic market

            remember those who have no margin at all.

May we who settle in 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 yet find ways to be the loving embrace of God to our neighbors.