Lord God, we live in
disturbing days:
across the world, prices rise,
debts increase, banks collapse,
jobs are taken away,
and fragile security is under threat.
Loving God, meet us in our fear and hear our prayer:
be a tower of strength amidst the shifting sands,
and a light in the darkness;
help us receive your gift of peace,
and fix our hearts where true joys are to be found
in Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen
The Church of England
put the above prayer on the prayers page of its
website and saw traffic increase by almost a third.
On Friday, it was viewed 8,000 times. The Rev. Simon
Butler, a curate at St Giles church in Nottingham
said he had seen more young professionals at services
since the crisis began. “I would guess that some
of them would be looking to things of a spiritual
nature because things of a material nature are
looking a bit shaky” he said.
(From the Sunday
Times dated 12/10/08)
Ed.
