A Prayer for

Hurricane Season

O God, Master of this passing world,

hear the humble voices of your children.

The Sea of Galilee obeyed your order and returned to its former quietude;

you are still the Master of land and sea.

We live in the shadow of a danger

 over which we have no control.

The Gulf, like a provoked and angry giant,

can awaken from its seeming lethargy,

overstep its conventional boundaries,

invade our land and spread chaos and disaster.

During this hurricane season,

we turn to You, O loving Father.

Spare us from past tragedies

whose memories are still so vivid

and whose wounds seem to refuse to heal

 with the passing of time.

O Virgin, Star of the Sea, Our Beloved Mother,

we ask you to plead with your Son in our behalf,

so that spared from the calamities

common to this area

and animated with a true spirit of gratitude,

we will walk in the footsteps of your Divine Son

to reach the heavenly Jerusalem

where a storm-less eternity awaits us.

Amen