Adding special prayers for all those who were just keeping their heads above water financially before the shutdown, and then suddenly had the rug pulled out from beneath them when they were no longer permitted to work.
May these folks not end up homeless. May they not resort to a government camp. May families not be separated. May they have access to medical care provided by those genuinely called to serve without desire for payment, like young Dr. Ben in Philadelphia, and may those servants be richly rewarded in other ways. May landlords be patient with rent due-dates, and evictions be postponed indefinitely. May food banks and soup kitchens be re-supplied with food, and let it not taper off. Amen.
