Hurricane Isobel from space 2003 NASA image

After causing massive damage in the Bahamas, Cuba, Haiti and Jamaica, Hurricane Sandy is now approaching the east coast of the United States and Canada. Fr James Martin SJ, has posted up this hurricane prayer in America magazine's blog this evening. We've published the beginning and a link below:

A Prayer in the Storm

God of the Universe, at the dawn of creation, your Spirit breathed on the waters, making them the wellspring of all holiness. You created the oceans and rivers, and all that dwell within them, and at your word the wind and the waves were born. The seasons follow your plan, and the tides rise and fall on your command. In both calm and storm, you are with us. On the Sea of Galilee, even when the disciples began to fear, Jesus showed that he was Lord over the waters by rebuking the storms, so that all would know that even the wind and the waves obey him.

To read on, see: http://www.americamagazine.org/blog/entry.cfm?blog_id=2&entry_id=5459