For those who are anxious...

During these difficult economic times, may you find strength and peace in our Lord. He says, "Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine." (Isaiah 43:1)

If you struggle to find words to pray during this time, feel free to use the following:

Almighty and merciful God, our only source of health and healing, who alone can bring calmness and peace: Grant to us your children, a consciousness of your presence and a strong confidence in you. In our pain, our weariness, and our anxiety, surround us with your care, protect us by your loving might, and permit us once more to enjoy health and strength and peace; through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Grant me, O Lord,
to know what I ought to know,
to love what I ought to love,
to praise what delights you most,
to value what is precious in your sight,
to hate what is offensive to you.
Do not suffer me to judge according to the sight of my eyes,
nor to pass sentence according to the hearing of the ears of ignorant men;
but to discern with a true judgment between things visible and spiritual,
and above all, always to inquire what is the good pleasure of your will.

--Thomas a Kempis