Morning Prayer for Gratitude During Covid

The whole world was shocked and shaken when a deadly virus called Covid-19 struck many parts of the world. No one was prepared for what was to come, and many people of different races and nationalities faced immense challenges and trials unlike anything they had ever experienced. There were lockdowns, rising death counts, and a fear gripping the world for years. Christians weren’t exempt from such a global event. We were all shaken, yet God’s Word remains and prevails. After all, Jesus said in Matthew 24:35, “Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.”

As you are here looking for a morning prayer for gratitude during Covid, you may want to thank God for protecting you and your loved ones during the pandemic and the peaks of Covid strains or variants, or perhaps you may have overcome the disease yourself. We are thankful to God for protecting you and healing you against the disease and know that you are always victorious in Christ Jesus. You can say your morning prayer in this manner:

Heavenly Father, I glorify and magnify You this morning. Thank You for waking me up and giving me another chance to live here on earth. I look to You for protection, and Your faithfulness is my peace and confidence. Nothing in this world can move me, not covid or anything else, because You are my safe place and refuge, in Jesus’ name. Amen.

Covid-19, like many other named illnesses and viruses, is just another name that must bow down in the name of Jesus. Regardless of the situation the world is facing, Jesus Christ remains Lord of lords and King of all kings. At the name of Jesus, every knee shall bow, and every tongue shall confess that Jesus Christ is Lord (see Philippians 2:10 – That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;). We are blessed that as Christians, God has given us the authority against diseases through Jesus Christ, and His Word is our weapon against the lies of the enemy. 

We can always walk with gratitude (Morning Prayer for Gratitude) and the victory of Christ (Morning Prayer for Gratitude for victory) every day, no matter what is happening in the world. 

“Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.” – Psalm 23:4

Will God be angry if I am scared of getting Covid?

As believers of God, we aren’t exempt from getting scared, worried, hopeless, and depressed. After all, we are all human beings, except that we have fortunately found our true source of peace, contentment, joy, love, and righteousness, which is Christ Jesus and God’s Word. 

If you are scared of getting Covid-19, trust that God isn’t angry or mad at you. He won’t criticize you for such faith or reject you, for you are His child. Getting scared of acquiring Covid-19 or any disease won’t cause your Heavenly Father to be angry because He understands. He understands and knows that we are weak beings. Psalm 103:13-14 says, Like as a father pitieth his children, so the Lord pitieth them that fear him. For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust.” That is why His grace is sufficient for us and works best in all our weaknesses (see 2 Corinthians 12:9 – And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.). 

Having said that, you must not allow fear to penetrate your mind and heart. The spirit of fear is not from God but from the enemy. God has not given us a spirit of fear but one of power, love, and a sound mind (see 2 Timothy 1:7 – For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.). Whenever you succumb to fear, the enemy takes advantage of your mind and, eventually, your health. The more you meditate on what scares you, including Covid-19 and other related news, you only magnify that fear. It is important to run to God’s Word, meditate on who He is, and listen to empowering sermons and testimonies of healing, breakthroughs, and deliverance more than any news or articles about Covid in order to glorify God with your mind. 

Philippians 4:8 says, “Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.”

Continue to empower your morning by waking up with a grateful heart as you connect with God and think about His goodness and greatness, which has never and will never fail.

May God bless you and continue to protect you and your loved ones in all seasons of life, in Jesus’ name.