Worship Weblog

Singing and Praying for Pakistani Flood Victims

Posted by Joan Huyser-Honig

Wednesday, September 1st, 2010

Twenty million people. That’s  how many people live in Australia. It’s also how many Pakistanis became displaced when torrential monsoons unleashed the Indus River beyond its banks along the nation’s entire length. The mind shudders to comprehend the magnitude of help needed.

Rather than resolve to not think about all those homeless hungry people, you can bring your distress to God in worship. You can sing “Whatever You Do,” a hymn by Carolyn Winfrey Gillete about helping disaster victims and the poor in Jesus’ name. You can sing “O Lord Jesus, enfold me,” a phrase from a Samuel Paul song, as an antiphonal response in intercessory prayer. And you can read these stories about Pakistani Christians to learn how they keep the faith in dire straits:

  *Why Persecuted Christians Sing Psalms in Pakistan
  *Renewing Worship in Pakistan
  *More Context on Christians in Pakistan

Tags: Christians in Pakistan, hymns, learning, Pakistan Flood 2010, psalms, suffering, world