Prayer for the poor
Merciful Provider, I pray today for those who do not have enough to meet their daily needs. People who are not sure of their next meal, where they are going to sleep or if they can keep their families safe. Provide for them, Lord. Be with them wherever they are and fill in the gaps that their lack of resources has left for them. Find work for their families that they can provide for themselves. Meet their cries for help with compassion and inspire all nations that they can one day create the systems that can ensure that no one experiences this kind of poverty again. I pray for an end to wastefulness. May the fruits of this Earth be shared so that we can all live comfortably. May the rich and poor work together so that all communities on the Earth may flourish. Amen.