We pray for homes and businesses in England at risk of flooding, a number which is likely to double in the next 30 years with increased rainfall. God, we pray for increased investment into adaptation for these properties and for the risk of rainwater flooding to be reduced.
at the end of 16 Days of Action Against Gender Violence, we give thanks for those working to keep women safe at night. God, we thank you for schemes such as Women’s Street Watch Newcastle, which are helping women to get home safe, and for the action taken over the last 16 days.
We give thanks for new EU legislation to ban goods linked to deforestation. God, we thank you for these efforts to combat the terrible damage to your creation, and pray for greater worldwide response to the climate crisis.
We pray for all those struggling with heating their homes in the middle of the cold snap. God, we pray for better provision for those most affected by the colder weather, and for medical services, charities and support services as they deal with increased demand.
We pray for pharmacies dealing with shortages of antibiotics as Strep A infections have increased in children. God, we pray for the government to acknowledge the lack of antibiotics in pharmacies and for more to be made available to medical services.
We pray for UK universities which are not meeting their climate reduction targets, with 59% failing to achieve theirs this year. God, we pray for the leadership of universities to make decisions with your creation in the forefront.
We pray for greater equality in the workplace, with the news that flight crew lost their jobs because they were pregnant. God, we pray for all those in leadership positions in workplaces to make decisions with compassion and fairness rather than discrimination.
