a blessing for when disaster strikes

Oh God, the suffering I see is unbearable.

God, come quickly.
Bring swift relief and sweet comfort.

God have mercy.
Christ have mercy.
Spirit have mercy.

The world is not lost,
but sometimes it seems as though.
with trees and homes uprooted—
and people’s lives alongside them.

Blessed are we who cry out,
how long, oh God?
Blessed are we who hope
even when we can’t look anymore.

Blessed are those who lost everything.
Blessed are the helpers, the weather people, the aid workers.
Blessed are the leaders who are swift to act.
Blessed are the rescue workers, the shelterers, the neighbors.

You know the need.
You are beginning and ending.
You are still here.

Be still. And know that I am God.
Psalm 46:10

God have mercy.
Christ have mercy.
Spirit have mercy.

Let your body sink into this truth: I am with you always, to the end of the age.
Matthew 28:20