Prayers during Current Financial Turmoil

"Episcopal Life Daily", an online news service of the Episcopal Church, brings us a prayer resource today from the Church of England which addresses the present financial turmoil. We'll be back "soon" with more commentary on the events themselves, but these prayers are surely needed right now!

Lord God, we live in disturbing days:
across the world,
prices rise,
debts increase,
banks collapse,
jobs are taken away,
and fragile security is under threat.
Loving God, meet us in our fear and hear our prayer:
be a tower of strength amidst the shifting sands,
and a light in the darkness;
help us receive your gift of peace,
and fix our hearts where true joys are to be found,
in Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

And then, directly from the Church of England website:

Father, we pray for the many who are trapped by growing burdens of debt,
who see no way out, and who despair for their future:
give them courage to tackle the problems they face,
clarity in taking decisions which will turn their situation around,
and faith that, as they cry to you in their trouble,
you will deliver them from their distress;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

The accompanying comments on the Episcopal Church website:
http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81808_100986_ENG_HTM.htm

and the Church of England prayer selection (a useful connection anyway . . . . )
http://www.cofe.anglican.org/prayers/#debt