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Thank you letter from CRS February 5, 2010
Though the mountains leave their place
and the hills be shaken,
My love shall never leave you
nor my covenant of peace be shaken,
says the Lord, who has mercy on you.
Isaiah 54:10A Prayer after the Earthquake
in Haiti
Lord, at times such as this,
when we realize
that the ground beneath our feet
is not as solid as we had imagined,
we plead for your mercy.
As the things we have built crumble about us,
we know too well how small we truly are
on this ever-changing, ever-moving,
fragile planet we call home.
Yet you have promised never to forget us.
Do not forget us now.
Today, so many people are afraid.
They wait in fear of the next tremor.
They hear the cries of the injured amid the rubble.
They roam the streets in shock at what they see.
And they fill the dusty air
with wails of grief and the names of missing dead.
Comfort them, Lord, in this disaster.
Be their rock when the earth refuses to stand still,
and shelter them under your wings when homes no longer exist.
Embrace in your arms those who died so suddenly this day.
Console the hearts of those who mourn,
and ease the pain of bodies on the brink of death.
Pierce, too, our hearts with compassion, we who watch from afar,
as the poorest on this side of the earth find only misery upon misery.
Move us to act swiftly this day, to give generously every day,
to work for justice always, and to pray unceasingly for those without
hope.
And once the shaking has ceased,
the images of destruction have stopped filling the news,
and our thoughts return to life’s daily rumblings,
let us not forget that we are all your children
and they, our brothers and sisters.
We are all the work of your hands.
For though the mountains leave their place
and the hills be tossed to the ground,
your love shall never leave us,
and your promise of peace will never be shaken.
Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth.
Blessed be the name of the Lord, now and forever. Amen.
Copyright © 2010, Diana Macalintal, Diocese of San Jose.
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To help
Generous contributions from Catholics and others in
western Washington and across the country to Catholic Relief Services
are helping thousands of Haitians after the devastating earthquake on
January 12th. CRS, our Church’s official international relief and
development agency, has provided food and other emergency supplies
to more than 90,000 people through two large sites and parish
distribution sites across Port-au-Prince. CRS medical teams are treating
300 per day. For more information on CRS relief efforts in Haiti as well
as prayer resources, educational resources, and information on how you
can help with the long-term rebuilding process, go to
www.crs.org. Thank you
very much.
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