O God, we ask that your comfort and still the hearts of those suffering from the effects of the landslide disaster. We pray for those who have been displaced and who now must return to homes destroyed or damaged by the landslide. We pray for those who lives were lost and for those who now must grieve the loss of a loved one. We pray for those who are attempting to offer help and relief to victims. While we wonder why such devastation can occur, where lives and property can seem held so capriciously in the hand of what is uncontrollable, we know, O God, that you count every hair on our hair and our head and that our names are written on the palm of uour hand. Let your loving grace wash over those who must now face damaged lives, homes, and possessions. Hold them close to yourself until they are sure of the security of your loving embrace. Calm their hearts and still their souls, O Lord. We ask this for the sake of you love. AMEN.

Saint Bernard, Southern Leyte

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Saint Bernard is a 4th class municipality in the province of Southern Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 23,089 people in 4,746 households.

On February 17, 2006, a tragic series of mudslides killed up to 200 residents with 1,500 people still missing.