Pray

When you keep LHCB, its staff and patients in your prayers, God's blessings are shared with the communities we serve. Here are some of our prayer requests:

Pray for all who gather on May 25th to dedicate the Samaritan House, for those who will reside there and for those who will receive medical care from them

Pray for the respective boards of LHCB-USA, the ELCA-GM and Bangladesh as they discuss and plan for the future of LHCB

Pray for recruiting and hiring skilled doctors and nurses committed to serving LHCB and its patients

Pray for the victims and survivors of the recent cyclone and earthquake

Pray for Pastor Prince and all the members of the Dumki church

A PRAYER FOR A SPIRIT OF SHARING

Gracious god, you have flooded my life with fullness as vast as a field of wheat stretching to the horizon.  Because life comes at me fast, and sometimes with ferocity, it is easy for me to forget the blessings you give with such liberality.  Then when I see someone else's need, I am suddenly aware again of the abundance in my own life.  When I have such a moment of recognition, O God, help me realize that I may be the blessing you have brought to that person's life.  Give me courage to respond to them with love.  Amen.

HINDU PRAYER FOR PEACE

Oh God almighty, may there be peace in celestial regions.  May there be peace on earth.  May the waters be appeasing.  May herbs be wholesome, and may trees and plants bring peace to all.  May all beneficient beings bring peace to all.

PRAYER FOR THE HELPLESS by Helen Inwood

Let me be a voice for the speechless, those who are small and weak; Let me speak for all helpless creatures who have no power to speak.  I have lifted my heart to heaven on behalf of the lest of these- the frightened, the homeless, the hungry.  I am voicing their pleas.  If I can help any creature, respond to a desperate call, I will know that my prayer has been answered  by the God who created them all.

A PRAYER FOR CLEAN WATER (Bread for the World)

O God, by giving us your Son, Jesus, you satisfy our thirst by giving us new life in community with others.  Inspire us by your abundance to make sure clean water is available to all the world's people.