Wednesday, August 18, 2010

A Practical Prayer for Haiti

Dear God,

As you help the people of Haiti survive and rebuild after the earthquake, please inspire someone to donate and install desalination equipment and a water delivery system as soon as possible, so that these desperate people can live a life with clean water. The island is surrounded by seawater, and desalination of that seawater is an easy way to get the people water. Countries around the world do it all the time. If Haiti is to survive, let alone recover, its people need a basic infrastructure that sustains life: clean water, food, safety. Clean water, food, safety.

Please inspire the latest presidential candidates and relief agents to act in this with courage and commitment. How in good conscience will any president of Haiti serve otherwise? To claim the honor of president while the people are forced to live lives worse than animals? Has corruption inured the Haitian government to the humanity it governs?

Please strengthen the people of Haiti, strengthen those who have gone to their aid. For yours will be the Grace that steps into the breach of this disaster and sews seeds of hope, of peace. ~ Amen.

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