Prayers of Hope in a Time of Fear
Comfort in Christ
Christ is shepherd over you, Enfolding
you on every side.
Christ will not forsake you, hand or foot, Nor let evil
come near you.
Twenty-Third Psalm
The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. He makes me lie down
in green pastures;
he leads me beside still waters; he restores my
soul.
He leads me in right paths for his name's sake.
Even though I walk
through the valley of the shadow of death,
I fear no evil; for you are
with me; your rod and your staff--they comfort me.
You prepare a table
before me in the presence of my enemies;
you anoint my head with
oil; my cup overflows.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all
the days of my life,
and I shall dwell in the house of the
Lord forever. --- Psalms 23: 1-6
The Lord Is Thy Keeper
I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills. From whence cometh my
help?
My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.
He will not
suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not
slumber.
Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor
sleep.
The Lord is thy keeper: the Lord is thy shade upon thy right
hand.
The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night.
The Lord
shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul.
The Lord
shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth,
and even
for evermore. --- Psalms 121: 1-8
God Is Our Hope
God is our hope and strength, a very present help in
trouble.
Therefore will we not fear, though the earth be moved,
and
though the hills be carried into the midst of the sea;
Though the waters
thereof rage and swell,
and though the mountains shake at the tempest of the
same.
There is a river, the streams whereof make glad the city of
God,
the holy place of the tabernacle of the Most High. --- Psalms 46:
1-4
Prayer for Trust in Jesus
O Christ Jesus, when all
is darkness and we feel our weakness and helplessness,
give us the sense
of Your presence, Your love, and Your strength.
Help us to have perfect
trust in Your protecting love
and strengthening power, so that nothing
may frighten or worry us,
for, living close to You, we shall see Your
hand,
Your purpose, Your will through all things.
For All Who Suffer
That it may please thee to visit
the lonely; to strengthen all who suffer in mind, body, and spirit; and to
comfort with thy presence those who are failing and infirm, We beseech thee to
hear us, good Lord. That it may please thee to support, help, and comfort
all who are in danger, necessity, and tribulation, We beseech thee to hear us,
good Lord.
For Times of Fear
Almighty God, the Refuge of all that are distressed, grant unto us
that, in all trouble of this our mortal life, we may flee to the knowledge of
Thy lovingkindness and tender mercy; that so, sheltering ourselves therein, the
storms of life may pass over us, and not shake the peace of God that is within
us. Whatsoever this life may bring us, grant that it may never take from us the
full faith that Thou art our Father. Grant us Thy light, that we may have life,
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.