Saturday 16th May

We wait in hope for the Lord;

he is our help and our shield.

In him our hearts rejoice,

for we trust in his holy name.

May your unfailing love rest upon us, O Lord,

even as we put our hope in you. Psalm 33:20-22

Lord Jesus,

Thank you that you are our strength when we feel weak,

our shield of protection from the assault of the enemy

on our bodies, our thought life and our spirits.

Thank you that your hope carries us through these dark days

and, trusting in your fierce love, we can find joy in unexpected places

and awareness of your presence in the hum drum day.

Thank you that the Valley of Achor, a place of disobedience and destruction

became a ‘door of hope’.

Please ‘ open a door that no one can shut’, and use this crisis

to bring many to hope in you for the first time.

We trust in your holy name and rest in your love.

Amen.