Intercessory Prayer for the victims of the Queensland and Northern NSW Floods

We pray for the emergency services workers.
Keep them safe as they protect lives and property.
We pray for the organisers of rescue and relief efforts.
Guide their decisions as they allocate resources and plan ahead.
Lord, hear us. Lord, hear our prayer.
 
We pray for the people whose homes and belongings have been damaged or lost.
Stay close to them, and give them strong friends and helpers to support them.
We pray for the people who have been evacuated or who are waiting anxiously.
Give a calm spirit in times of stress and fear.
Lord, hear us. Lord, hear our prayer.
 
We pray for the people whose livelihood is lost or threatened.
Give them courage and energy to face the future with hope.
We pray for the Anglicans with a role in sustaining community in this crisis.
Make their faith and prayer strong, and enrich their loving care for their neighbours.
Lord, hear us. Lord, hear our prayer.
 
We pray for the people who have lost friends or family members to the floods.
Hold them in your care through the deep waters of grief.
We entrust to your eternal mercy the people who have died in the floods.
Bring them, in Christ, to everlasting life.
Lord, hear us. Lord, hear our prayer.
 
Written by The Rev’d Dr Elizabeth Smith 2012