HIV is limited ...

It cannot cripple love, It cannot shatter hope,
It cannot corrode faith,
It cannot eat away peace, It cannot destroy confidence,
It cannot shut out memories
It cannot silence courage, It cannot invade the soul,
It cannot reduce eternal life,
It cannot quench the spirit, It cannot lessen the power
of Almighty God.

A Prayer for Understanding...

You were accused, Good Teacher.
You ate with sinners.
You touched the unclean.
You offended common decency.
We had thought you came to bless us,
but you keep going to those we do not understand, those we do not trust, those we fear.

We want you to confirm our prejudices, but you shatter them.  Samaritans, children, lepers, women, tax collectors, a sick friend, a dead daughter, all of these you blessed and healed.  Those we distance ourselves from, you actually touch.

We grumble at you, not sure that we can follow you in this way, not strong enough to overcome what we have always been taught, not open enough to see the depth and breadth of your grace.

Forgive us Jesus, turn our grumbling into acts of courage.  Turn our codes of conduct into the conduct of compassion.  Turn our condemnation of the failures of others into the awareness of our failure to love others with your grace and compassion.

Forgive us Jesus and make us new,
until we become one with the lost ones, until we become lost in your love.
                                                                        Amen.

A Prayer for those HIV positive...

Father, I have HIV/AIDS.   I am afraid.   I am angry.   I am depressed.   Heal me.   Heal my body.   Heal my mind.   Heal my soul.   Lord, lend me Your strength for the living of my life.   Help me to be an example of Your love and Your goodness.
                                                                   Amen.

A Prayer for those who Serve...

You can heal, Christ has touched you.
You can love, Christ has sought you.

Christ has come walking and called you.
Christ has visited your house.
Christ is in you and around you.
May all who meet you see the Love of Christ within you.

Go forth with confidence.

Trust, Love, Share.

Good fruit will come from you.

Prayer to St. Peregrine - Patron Saint of all who suffer with HIV/AIDS...

O God, in St. Peregrine you gave us an outstanding example of faith and patience. We humbly ask that through the help of his prayers and intercessions,  we may come to believe more fully in your healing help.  We ask this through Jesus Christ our Lord.
                                                                             Amen.