Working and praying amidst a crisis

Covid-19 - Praying for the World at Work

Those who work in horticulture, gardening and market gardening

Our scheduled prayer focus might serve to remind us how this sector has particularly come into focus in recent weeks. With many migrant workers unable to travel, a serious recruitment campaign has been underway to find people willing to harvest food crops. As we thank God with renewed appreciation of those who work in this sector, we are also challenged about belonging to a society where so many are unwilling to undertake this crucial role of providing food for our tables. And so we might pray.

Creator God, through the cycles of nature, you provide food to sustain us. Yet we have too easily taken it for granted, and have failed to value the endeavours of those who harvest it in the fields of our own land. Forgive us we pray; bless those who labour in this role, and bind us together with a shared sense of gratitude for all that is involved in providing for our needs. AMEN.