May God grant us resilience to be good neighbours and to show grace to others as the pandemic stretches on.

May God grant governments wisdom to respond to citizens needs and to make procurement decisions as vaccines become ready for use.

May we stand in solidarity with each other around the world as we grieve losses, economic and personal.

Pray for those who respond to the pandemic with violence and greed. May God rattle their understanding and may the Holy Spirit turn their hearts to compassion and generosity. May anger at differences – racial, religious, economic – turn into curiosity to learn. May the power of Jesus bring healing to the wounds that drive their violence.

Pray for food supply lines to be efficient and equitable. The combination of factors like poor harvests impacted by climate combined and disruptions to production, transportation and economic activity due to the pandemic could cause widespread hunger in some regions. Pray for a global effort to make food available to all populations.