Thursday 4th June

But you, God, see the trouble of the afflicted;

you consider their grief and take it in hand.

The victims commit themselves to you;

you are the helper of the fatherless.

Psalm 10:14

I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you.

John 14:18

Dear Father,

Thank you that you have a big heart for the fatherless;

those abandoned by a mother or father and struggle to know who they are,

and those whose parents have died and still hold the grief in their soul.

We lift them to you today; embrace and nurture them

with your mother and father heart.

May they know their identity; belonging to you,

an heir of their Heavenly Father, a son or daughter of the king.

Where their emotional growth has been stunted, cause them to grow and develop.

Prevent their grief and loss from being a trap in their lives, fill the void

and bring them the wholeness which reaches out in compassion to others.

Raise them up as hope -carrying sons and daughters,

offering others the love and comfort they have received.

We particularly pray for the children of George Floyd.

Please protect them, and others who’ve lost loved ones in the recent riots in America, from exploitation by the media and others who would abuse the situation.

Lord, hear our prayer and let our cry come unto you,

Amen.