Provident God, you comfort us in our affliction. In faith we pray to you: Give us peace, O God.
Grant patience and hope to those who wait for healing, a good word, or the return of a loved one.
Give us peace, O God.
Strengthen health-care workers, and safeguard them from fatigue and illness.
Give us peace, O God.
Send your Spirit upon hospice workers and all who sit with the dying.
Give us peace, O God.
Our Father . . . May God accept our contrition and gird us with joy, through Jesus, the mercy of God. Amen.