Baby It's Cold Outside

It's been down to -40 degrees outside with the windchill. I am thankful that although my home is not the biggest or best I still have a home. A home that is warm and protects me & my family from the bitter cold winter. Please pray for everyone without shelter. Imagine for a moment what that must be like...

Hear our prayer today for all women and men,

boys and girls who are homeless this day.
For those sleeping under bridges, on park benches,

in doorways or bus stations.
For those who can only find shelter for the night

but must wander in the daytime.
For families broken because they could not afford to pay the rent.
For those who have no relatives or friends who can take them in.
For those who have no place to keep possessions

that remind them who they are.
For those who are afraid and hopeless.
For those who have been betrayed by our social safety net.
For all these people, we pray that you will

provide shelter, security and hope.
We pray for those of us with warm houses and comfortable beds
that we not be lulled into complacency and forgetfulness.
Jesus, help us to see your face in the eyes

of every homeless person we meet
so that we may be empowered through word and deed,
and through the political means we have,
to bring justice and peace to those who are homeless.

Amen.

This prayer was written by Carol Penner of Vineland, Ontario