27th March

I revealed myself to those who did not ask for me :

I was found by those who did not seek me.

To a nation that did not call on my name,

I said ‘ Here am I, here am I ’.

ISAIAH 65:1

Our Father,

Thank you that when we are in situations which we cannot control by our own efforts, experience or intelligence we can depend on you; you know the end from the beginning.

As a nation please forgive us for drifting away from our Christian roots and use this crisis to interrupt our ‘me first’ lives so the weak, the vulnerable and the poor become the priority.

Thank you that you are using these dark times to bring light into lives where you were an irrelevance – or even a swearword.

Please show yourself to those who never asked; be found by those who did not seek you. When we come to an end in ourselves let us hear your voice saying, ‘Here I Am’.

We especially pray today for:

• The 500,000 people who have volunteered to help during the emergency – protection, strength and new purpose.

• Shop assistants on the front line and those delivering food to homes – patience, energy and protection from C-19.

Thank you Lord,

Amen.