In
Difficult Times
O Lord,
Lord, we live in times
when it is often difficult for us to have faith.
When we look at the world we live in, with its
selfishness, its poverty, and its corruption,
we find ourselves asking how a loving God can
allow these things to happen. It is in times
like these that we need our faith the most, and
when it eludes us most. Help us, Lord, to have
faith that You are present in this world, in
the life of all people, in all the goodness,
honesty, love and charity that does exist. Help
us to have faith that in Your Providence You
are constantly leading each person toward heaven,
and, in doing so are working through them to
ameliorate the things of this world. We pray,
Lord, that our faith in Your loving presence
may grow from day to day. May we find increasing
evidence of Your hand wherever we look, for You,
O Lord, are our Creator and Savior, Your love
and wisdom never cease, and Your care is over
the whole of Your creation. Amen.
(Rev. Andrew Dibb)
