Monday, October 29, 2007

A Prayer of Blessing for Firefighters, Police Officers, Medical Workers,

and All Who Serve Us in Times of Crisis

From Sue

Blessed are you, Lord, God of mercy,
who through your Son gave us a marvelous example of charity
and the great commandment of love for one another.
Send down your blessings on these your servants,
who so generously devote themselves to helping others.
Grant them courage when they are afraid,
wisdom when they must make quick decisions,
strength when they are weary,
and compassion in all their work.
When the alarm sounds
and they are called to aid both friend and stranger,
let them faithfully serve you in their neighbor.
We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.

3 comments:

Tracy said...

My brother is a corrections officer so I am going to share this prayer with him as the people he has to encounter are very dangerous to deal with and I worry so much about him.

Michele said...

my sister is a paramedic, she is PMG from salve regina blog. please, pray for her as she has a hard job.

EC Gefroh said...

We should always keep them in our prayers.