Calling All Shut-In’s

[94 words]

Oh, all you shut-ins, sick abed,
Or helpless in a chair,
Who fear your lives are not worthwhile;
You have much time for prayer.
We who must spend our days in work
Wish for more time to pray;
For, oh so many need our prayers,
At home and far away.
The pastors, teachers, pupils too,
And all who are distressed
By illness or by fears and cares,
Can through your prayers be blest.
Say not there’s nothing you can do
While you are lying there;
The great vocation can be yours
Of intercessory prayer!

Gertrude E. Wartchow