Prayers of the People, P+6B

God of mercy and compassion,
hear our pleas!
We cry to you from the depths,
and we long to hear you respond.
For those who are swallowed up by addiction,
Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayers!
For those who are devastated by poverty,
Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayers!
For those who are being abused,
Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayers!
For those who are suffering under the rule
of those who act as overlords,
and often do so in your name,
Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayers!
For those who long for freedom and for peace,
Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayers!

God of hope,
we wait and watch,
more than watchmen wait for the morning.
We wait for appropriate help with mental health issues,
both financially and societally.
Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayers.
We wait for a world where everyone has enough,
where those with more pay their fair share
and those with less still have enough to live.
Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayers.
We wait for kindness and compassion to reign 
and for civility among people with different views.
Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayers.
We wait for the time when all who call upon your  name
do so with humility and grace rather than taking your name
in vain.
Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayers.
We wait for the promised reign of peace
when the wolf shall lie down with the lamb,
the leopard with the kid,
the calf and the lion together,
and a little child shall lead them.
Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayers.