Category: Prayer

Prayer in the Economy:  July 2021 The further delay in the easing of lockdown regulations came as a disappointment to many, particularly in the hospitality and entertainment sectors. With the furlough scheme now being scaled back there is further pressure on the sustainability of businesses, but also on individual staff as uncertainty about their future … Continue reading July 2021 Prayers

Prayer in the Economy:  With the prospect of COVID restrictions ending our prayers this month focus on how the economy will respond and how this will impact the lives of individuals, families and communities. There are unexpected consequences with shortages of raw materials to fulfil record order books in manufacturing and construction, and skills shortages … Continue reading June 2021 Prayers

Prayer in the Economy Whilst restrictions on life and the economy continue to ease, news from other places in the world reminds us that, for many others, COVID – 19 remains a very real and present threat. As we give thanks for progress at home we continue to pray for justice for those with less … Continue reading May 2021 Prayers

Prayer in the Economy:  April 2021 April 12th saw significant changes in our highstreets, with non-essential shops, gyms and hairdressers, amongst others, reopening. Whilst caution is required these signs of new life are to be welcomed, not least for their positive impact on jobs and the economy. With many chaplains visiting in the retail sector … Continue reading April 2021 Prayers

Prayer in the Economy:  March 2021 With 20 million people vaccinated by the beginning of March, there is a real prospect of the economy starting to revive as people get back to work, shops and schools re-open and even the huge leisure and hospitality sectors begin to see some light at the end of a … Continue reading March 2021 Prayers

Prayer in the Economy:  February 2021 February begins with Candlemas, the Feast of the Presentation of Christ in the Temple, February 2nd, (Luke 2 v 22 – 40); and ends well into Lent and our journey with Christ to the Cross. Both are about declaring, at the beginning and end of Jesus’ life on earth, … Continue reading February 2021 Prayers

Prayer in the Economy At the beginning of 2021 there is no let up in the extent of the COVID-19 pandemic or the restrictions it results in. There is confusion in the education sector; enormous pressure on all who work in the NHS and care sector; and uncertainty for many about their work as lockdown … Continue reading January 2021 Prayers

Prayer in the Economy In recent days the news has been dominated by three topics: people losing their jobs as lockdown continues; uncertainties about any Brexit deal; and the beginning of vaccination. The latter brings hope, for which we give thanks, but anxiety remains for those whose work is under threat, and the impact of … Continue reading December Prayers

As we enter a time of greater regulation and restriction so we search for ways to express to God our fears and yearnings, and our concerns for those most in need. At such moments we need to return to Christ, who taught his disciples to pray, to guide our prayers to ask for what God dearly wants to give; … Continue reading November Prayers

When eventually we look back on 2020, ‘Self-isolation’ will undoubtedly be one of the words of the year, along with lockdown, social distancing and many others which have become the language of our present experience. We separate from one another, to safeguard ourselves, the NHS and the most vulnerable. But business, work and the economy … Continue reading The economy of separation