By now you would have heard that a preliminary 6.0 magnitude quake hit at 6:03 a.m. Wednesday about 56km northwest of the capital of Port-au-Prince.
The quake struck at a depth of 22km, and tremors caused widespread panic sending scores of people fleeing into the street.
We are also continually hearing reports of the struggle to get aid into Haiti, and that the aid being offered by numerous nations and organizations is just not happening quickly enough to help those suffering a great deal.
We have also been hearing good news reports of rescue teams managing find people trapped beneath mountains of rubble. Just yesterday it was reported that rescuers have pulled a 3-week-old baby girl alive from the rubble of a house more than a week after it was destroyed in Haiti's devastating earthquake.
With all this in mind, please take the time to say the following prayer for Haiti. It has been written by Marth St. Jean, a Haitian-American journalist living in New York. She has distributed it on Twitter for public use.
My Prayer for Haiti
by Martha St. Jean
Father in Heaven,
We are a people well acquainted with grief, but you O Lord are still merciful
Though the earth give way and mountains be removed, you are still Lord of all
Words can not express the depths of my people’s sorrow
We weep and can not be consoled but today choose to believe that you are still faithful
We choose to believe that joy still comes in the morning
Imbue us with courage to face the day
Give us the strength to rise once more
Extend to us charity and justice, peace and truth
And allow us to always seek your face.
In the name of your son Jesus I pray. Amen.