Tuesday, August 17, 2021

Prayer with Humility for the World

 




Yes, let us be in prayer for Afghanistan.

But let’s not think that Afghanistan is the only troubled place on the planet.

World Population Review provides a list of the ten most dangerous countries on the planet.

You can read about them here: https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/most-dangerous-countries

Hong Kong is suffering: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/15/world/asia/hong-kong-china-politics.html

Haiti has suffered an earthquake: https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/hopes-quake-survivors-dwindle-storm-lashes-haiti-2021-08-17/

 

I am sure all of these people in these countries and more cry out from their suffering…

My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?
    Why are you so far from saving me,
    so far from my cries of anguish?
My God, I cry out by day, but you do not answer,
    by night, but I find no rest.”

Psalm 22

Let us pray for all of these souls.

Let us pray for the end of violence, hunger, oppression, disaster.

Let us be humble in our prayers.