A day of prayer and fasting for the healing of India has been called for 7 May 2021 as COVID-19 continues to surge across South Asian countries.
It is being organized by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India, National Council of Churches in India, and Evangelical Fellowship of India, which together represent 27.8 million Christians in the nation, and is supported by the World Council of Churches (WCC).
In a pastoral letter to the churches of India, the WCC and Christian Conference of Asia said: “We stand with you in solidarity and prayer in the midst of the suffering and loss of thousands of lives in India.”
The WCC is also offering resources to help people pray, including the publication Voices of Lament, Hope, and Courage, designed for use in prayer groups, congregational services, personal prayer, and in the pastoral accompaniment of those directly affected in different ways by the pandemic.
For more details, please see the WCC website.
