Jesus,

you see each of us in the quiet lonely moments. You see the tears. You know the isolation and the fear. You know the rejection. You have felt what it is like to turn around and realize you are standing alone. We pray for those who know you and yet find themselves alone in their world. Remind them this week of your love. Let them draw close to you and cling to you. May your love fill them to overflowing and pour out through them into their world. We also pray for those around this city who find themselves alone and don't know you. Comfort them in their loneliness. Make your church in Miami intensely aware of the people around them who are aching - aching for someone to notice them or speak to them or touch them. Jesus, use us, your church, to see and touch the people around this city who feel invisible. Fill us with your love and pour it out across this city.

amen