A Prayer for Haiti

After natural disasters like the earthquake Haiti experienced yesterday, we find ourselves as blessed Americans wondering what we can do to help.  Donating funds (money is the easiest and most effective way to help as organizations such as Red Cross, WorldVision, and Samaritan's Purse benefit most by being able to purchase the supplies they need with the funds they have.  But another important (and easy) way we, those of us far removed from this devastating catastrophe, can help is through the simple act of prayer.  We may not know why this happened.  Haiti certainly does not deserve this kind of heartbreak.  But we can ask God to be with the people of Haiti and the relief workers helping there.  To ask God to aid world leaders in their decision-making for how to proceed.  We can ask Him to be with families and friends waiting for word on the statuses of their loved ones.

I saw this prayer on one of beliefnet's blogs and had to share it:

My prayer is for solid ground.
May the earth that crumbled beneath feet and homes and schools once again become solid ground for walking and loving and learning.
May worried families and friends discover their loved ones safely spared waiting for them on solid ground.
May those who are trapped amid the rubble feel the solid power of love and healing that the world is sending their way.
May we who are so far away from the devastation find a way to share some of the solid ground of our full lives with those who have lost so much.
May the solid ground of this simple prayer become a foundation on which Haiti can rebuild.
Amen.