Prayer for Comfort, Peace, & Healing St. Michael Catholic Church, Prior Lake, MN

Opening song: Be Still Words and music by David Kauffman

Arr. by William Gokelman

Verses:

1. The mountains shake, the waters roar, the valleys tremble with fear;

and yet our strength, our refuge sure, whispers in our ear:

2. Though nations fight, though kingdoms fall, though spiteful hearts will harm,

your mercy holds us, we hear your call, we linger in your resting arms, as you say:

3. Behold the works our Lord has done to change these hearts of stone.

God breaks our arrows, God breaks our bows,

God calls us chosen, calls us God’s own, saying:

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Opening Prayer

Song: In Every Age by Janèt Sullivan Whitaker

Scripture: Romans 8:31b-35, 37-39

Song: Nothing Can Separate Us by Lori True, text by Shirley Erena Murray, based on Romans 8:35-39

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Verses:

1. This is our faith: trouble may break us, grief overtake us, sickness and death,

this is our creed: no place so distant God is not present, knowing our need.

2. Pow’rs of our day, angel and devil, danger and evil make their own play;

God’s love is sure, unseen but seeing heart of our being, comfort and cure.

3. Never alone, though human error, turmoil or terror shake ev’ry bone, hope is our song:

hope that is joyous, born with Christ Jesus, where we belong.

Prayer for a Pandemic by Cameron Bellm

Song: Healing is In Your Hands by Carson, Nockels, Redman, Tomlin

Verse 1:

No mountain, no valley, no gain or loss we know,

could keep us from Your love.

No sickness, no secret, no chain is strong enough

to keep us from Your love, to keep us from Your love.

Chorus:

How high, how wide; no matter where I am, healing is in Your hands.

How deep, how strong; now by Your grace I stand.

Healing is in Your hands.

Verse 2:

Our present, our future, our past is in Your hands.

We’re covered by Your blood, we’re covered by Your blood (to chorus).

Bridge:

In all things, we know that we are more than conquerors;

You keep us by Your love.

In all things, we know that we are more than conquerors;

You keep us by Your love, you keep us by Your love (to chorus).

“Healing is in Your Hands” by Daniel Carson, Christy Nockels, Nathan Nockels, Matt Redman, and Chris Tomlin

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Prayers of the Faithful response:

Song: Hold on to Love by Jesse Manibusan

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Pope Francis’ Prayer to Mary during Coronavirus Pandemic

(recite together)

O Mary, you always shine on our path as a sign of salvation and of hope.

We entrust ourselves to you, Health of the Sick,

who at the cross took part in Jesus’ pain, keeping your faith firm.

You, Salvation of Your People, know what we need,

and we are sure you will provide so that, as in Cana of Galilee,

we may return to joy and to feasting after this time of trial.

Help us, Mother of Divine Love,

to conform to the will of the Father

and to do as we are told by Jesus,

who has taken upon himself our sufferings

and carried our sorrows to lead us, through the cross,

to the joy of the resurrection. Amen.

Under your protection, we seek refuge, Holy Mother of God.

Do not disdain the entreaties of we who are in trial,

but deliver us from every danger, O glorious and blessed Virgin. Amen.

(Adapted from Vatican News.)

Closing song: Prayer of Peace

Text: Based on a Navajo prayer; David Haas, b.1957 Tune: David Haas, b.1957

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