A Prayer for the People of Haiti

The seas roar, the earth shakes, buildings crumble, roofs topple and walls turn to dust.

Have mercy on the people of Haiti, O God.

Nations watch, alarms sound, traffic halts, utilities stop, and news is hard to verify.

Give us compassion to weep with those who weep, O God.

People die, families mourn,mountains split, infrastructure and superstructure alike are gone.

Make us swift to help and persistent to rebuild,not just things and structures, but lives, O God:

Through Christ, the solid Rock. Amen.