Hymn: Holding Real Hope

To God we offer thanks for medicine and for carers, for all who've kept in touch, in prayer been burden sharers. Through all the skills and gifts by which you set us free from scourges of disease may we now thankful be. In grief we still lament the cost of many losses in life and work and health, with bearing all these crosses. Not destitute of hope in you our God we trust as guide through days to come in new life to adjust. All praise to God of all with whom we share this planet. May we be one with them, respecting every limit. Each insect, beast or bird from which disease derives – we must respect their space that we and they may thrive. Dear Jesus you've been here through times of isolation, in us to hold real hope, restoring motivation. Then arms outstretched once more, set free from all regrets, we'll open wide the door to welcome back our guests. We meet again in joy refreshed upon our journey. As we move on from here with Christ who shows us mercy, there's much that we can learn as we survive the test – in prayer we can discern how care is best expressed.