A Prayer While at the Emergency Department!

Please know everything is fine. Just spent some time recently at the emergency department with someone lovely. All is well! No worries.

This prayer was written during the hours of sitting and waiting. If you find yourself in a similar situation, I hope you can pray this prayer as a comfort to yourself and those you love!

Patient and Loving God, While I am thankful for the skilled people rushing around to care for everyone, I would rather be just about anywhere else today. As I listen to conversations around me by people I do not know, I ask you to be with them. Grant patience to everyone here. Grant your wisdom to those providing care. Grant your peace to those waiting for results or medication or support. Be with the loved ones sitting on chairs that were comfortable three hours ago and now pacing rooms and hallways.

God of All Wisdom, thank you for everyone who is working today to keep people healthy, to mend what has been broken, and to ease pain. Thank you for kind words and listening ears. For everyone who spends their days and nights in the Emergency Departments around the world, we give thanks. Amen.