In developing nations, the consequences of the global HIV epidemic are keenly felt.
Christian Aid works with more than 250 partner organisations around the world providing support to individuals and families coping with the disease.
Join us to pray for this work
Lord, we come before you with hearts of praise and thanksgiving.
We give thanks for the ministry of your Son,
thanks for his life lived among those that society rejected,
thanks for his mission to turn the existing order upside down.
But our praise is tempered with sorrow.
We are deeply sorry for our failure to respond to Christ's calling,
sorry for our lack of imagination and compassion,
sorry for the assumptions we make,
sorry for our greed for which someone else pays the price.
We have sinned. And we ask for your forgiveness.
Lord, we believe in the grace of your healing,
your power to mend all that is broken,
and your desire for wholeness and renewal.
We pray that we may be healed and made whole,
so we discard our excuses
that make us feel exempt from responsibility,
and treat all affected by HIV in the name of Jesus.
Amen.
A prayer for World AIDS Day
God of all the nations, so many of your children are crying out to you
worn down by injustice and suffering.
Help us to fulfil our goal of helping to make real the vision
that Christ spoke of as ‘the kingdom of God’
where justice reigns.
Help us to foster compassion one for another,
tolerating damage to no one and oppression by no system.
As we remember those living with HIV at this time
may we use all our energy and imagination
and trusting in your steadfast love
be united in conquering disease and fear.
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You can find out more about our work supporting people affected by HIV and AIDS in our what we do section.
Read prayers and reflections for World AIDS Day.