We give thanks for community responses to the cost of living crisis, such as a neighbourhood in London cooking together once a week to bring oven costs down. God, thank you for the power of community and mutual support, and we pray that we’d see this in more places across the country.
We pray for Dhaka, where an explosion in a commercial building has injured at least 100 people and killed at least 17. God, we pray for all those who have lost loved ones in the explosion, and for greater safety measures in Dhaka.
We pray for the news that more than 171 trillion pieces of plastic are now in the ocean, a huge increase since 16 trillion in 2005. God, we lament deeply the damage that we have done to your creation, and pray for creative solutions to plastic pollution.
We pray for parents struggling with the cost of childcare, with a report that some parents spend 80% of their income on childcare. God, we pray for greater support for parents making difficult decisions in the midst of the cost of living crisis.
We pray for the protection of wildlife in the UK, where non-native plants outnumber native ones for the first time. God, we pray that wildlife who rely on native species do not have habitats destroyed, and for more protection for ecosystems.
