A Prayer for the Energy Crisis and Rising Costs

Send us Fan MailWords and Voice- Jon SwalesMusic:  Blue Nights (Royalty Free Music)A Prayer for the Energy Crisis and Rising Costs (Draft)Father of Creation,God of Compassion,We lift up to you the energy crisis.With rising financial costs,Emotional and social costs increase,Anxiety and Fear abound. Lord have mercy.Christ have mercy.Father of Creation,God and Father of our Jesus Christ,You are the defender of the weak, &Have compassion for the vulnerable.Draw close in your comfort and compassion,To those who choose between food and warmth,To those who choose between school uniforms or having the lights on.Draw close in your comfort and compassion,To those who are fearful as to what winter may bring.To those in mental anguish as the pressure builds.Father of Creation,God of Justice,We ask that you would empower and equip your church, to Enact hope and embrace compassion,That with open doors and open hearts,We may look and love like Jesus within this crisis.Help us,To help others,Empower us,To embrace others,Support us,To speak out.Comfort us,To bring comfort.Bless us,To be a blessing.We know, O Lord,That this crisis is intimately connected,With the beast of war and in the context of climate and ecological breakdown.We pray for the cessation of war and the flourishing of peace.Lord,Grant wisdom, compassion and courage to those in leadership.That they may enact justice,And make decisions that are in line with mercy for the oppressed and love towards the vulnerable.Lord have mercy,Christ have mercy.Father of Creation,God of Compassion,We lift up to you the energy crisis.With rising financial costs,Emotional and social costs increase,Anxiety and Fear abound. Lord have mercy.Christ have mercy.Amen.