We pray that today’s government announcements will bring direct support for the poorest households in the cost of living crisis. God, we pray that the government will use the tools at their disposal to ensure everyone has enough to live this winter and beyond.
We Give Thanks for the successful trials of the drug tofersen for the treatment of Motor Neurone Disease. Despite the fact that this treatment is possible for only 2% of patients, the treatment has been shown to slow or even reduce symptoms of the disease. God, we thank you for the hope that this new treatment gives to those with MND and their loved ones, and pray for more treatments to be discovered for this devastating disease.
We Give Thanks for the prisoner swap in the Russian/Ukrainian conflict, including the release of 5 British nationals amongst the 215 who were fighting for Ukraine. God, we thank you that these people are returning home, and we pray for their health and wellbeing as they readjust to their lives.
We pray for the impact of Hurricane Fiona in the Caribbean, which has already caused devastating flooding and landslides in Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic and the Turks and Caicos islands. God, we pray for all those who have lost loved ones or property due to this disaster, and ask for the impacts of the storm to be reduced as it continues.
We pray for the dangerous community and climate consequences of the government’s decision to lift the fracking ban in the UK. God, we pray that the government would listen to scientific evidence and choose options which are safer now, and for the future.
We pray for those arrested in Moscow following protests against mobilization. God, would you protect the right to protest in the UK, in Russia, and across the world, and bring peace to those who have been detained in Russia.
We pray for GPs. God, in the wake of government plans for faster guaranteed appointments, we ask that GPs themselves would be supported and well resourced, that this wouldn’t place further strain on them so that they can work well in a pressurized environment.
