Dear Lord of all time and space, we place our trust in You
Forever You are here for us, and Your power and love is eternal
You love is present in ways visible and invisible
And surely in many ways oft yet understood
We stand before You full of confusion and concern
Fearing the dangerous unknown, separated from each other
Hiding ourselves from the unseen force which would harm us
And with hope and longing faithfully turn to You
We come in prayer and hope that soon Your will be our release
From sickness and confinement and unfamiliar hurtful fears
From unseen forces threatening our trust and challenging faith
Release from that which has separated us and caused much pain and loss
And so now so burdened, we trust in You, and follow Your way
We mark our doorposts anew with the sign of faith that this too shall pass
Knowing that Your power and grace are sufficient buckler and shield
That Your flaming pillar of grace will lead us away from this danger
We pray that although it be worrisome, an end soon comes to our time apart
Help us to emerge and re-enter life as a more trusting and loving people
Help us to continue to touch and feel in different and deeper ways
With new knowledge that all we do, say, feel and think, affects others
For we are a resurrection people blest by Your gift of life
Be our hope and hear our prayers that we may all soon re-join
Emerging from our deserts of isolation, from our tombs of separation
May we re-enter life in more loving thoughtful ways
May we have used this gift of time for prayerful introspection and examen
To prepare us to restart our lives in prayerful re-emergence
And may we better use this most precious gift of God given life
To help us now create anew, a kinder, gentler world