Prayer and the volatile money markets

Prayer for the current financial situation

The
Church of England put a "prayer for the current financial situation" 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.

The Prayer

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 link for this was sent to me by a friend and colleague at University of the West of Scotland. You can find it and other interesting stuff here.