We pray for finances in education, with reports of some school buildings close to collapsing. God, we pray for more funding to be directed towards schools, so that the health and education of young people is not affected by poor infrastructure.
We give thanks for the creation of a new degree aiming to encourage creative responses to the climate crisis, in order to find sustainable solutions. God, we thank you for the gift of education and pray that this degree would give opportunities to those with ideas for the future of our world, so that change can be made.
We give thanks that the Brazilian government is expelling illegal miners from the Amazon, particularly in indigenous regions. God, we thank you for this positive move to protect your creation by the Brazilian government, and pray that it will provide renewal for the Amazon and its people.
We pray for hospitals in Aleppo which are struggling with severe overcrowding in the aftermath of the earthquake. God, we pray for those in hospital organisation and medical staff in Syria, and for more resources to become available for victims.
We pray for greater equality in the distribution of medication against HIV, with the head of UNAids commenting on the shortage of medication particularly in Africa. God, we pray for all people to have equal access to the care they need in challenging times
On Ash Wednesday, we pray for repentance. God, we are sorry for the times when we are complicit in injustice or don’t recognise the consequences of our actions. Help us to rely on the transformative power of your love as we continue to pray for justice.
We pray for the news that more churches have closed in lower income areas than in high income areas over the last 10 years. God, we pray for initiatives such as Church on the Margins which are missional in more deprived areas, and pray that all, regardless of background, will be able to attend church.
