A Prayer

Dear Lord protect the lonely

The fearful, sad and lost.

Give them strength,

Where strengh is needed

and friends to help them bear their cross.

Look kindly on the destitute,

Give them means to aid their way.

Ease the grief of those in mourning

To them solace, when all is grey.

To the silent longing of the lonely,

A hand in friendship be bestowed.

Let us see, when there is suffering,

When someone bears a bitter load.

Give the lost, and those in exile,

a candle shining through the dark.

The homeless, a sense of belonging

in a world so often stark.

Give each one, two arms to turn to

when despair is close at hand.

And a kindly soul to share our life with,

As we struggle through this land.