Praying our Way Through a Crisis

What do we do when the darkness seems all around us?

• Covid-19
• Racism
• Riots
• Hate
• Fear

As Christians, we follow the example of Jesus, we roll up ourselves and we get busy loving God with our whole being, and loving our neighbors as ourselves.

And we start with prayer.

Here are some litanies that may be helpful:

https://episcopalmn.org/assets/pdfs/Litany%20for%20Minnesota's%20sins%20of%20racism.pdf

https://earthandaltarmag.com/posts/a-litany-amidst-the-covid-19-outbreak

https://earthandaltarmag.com/posts/the-great-litany-novena-for-the-end-of-injustice 

https://indydio.org/prayers-of-the-people-for-racial-reconciliation-created-by-standing-commission-on-liturgy-and-music-subcommittee-on-racial-reconciliation/

and to take your prayer deeper, read this:

To Serve and Protect: The Police, Race, and The Episcopal Church in the Black Lives Matter Era

Anglican Theological Review article by The Rev. Gayle Fisher-Stewart