As I write this, it's heading towards midnight, so this week I'll keep it to a short prayer: Lord, in times when the people of Ukraine see their lives and homes wrecked by military aggression, when the people of Britain are facing the biggest reduction in living standards for nearly seventy years, when people already dependent on food banks can no longer heat their homes or cook that food, we pray that you will bring peace and the means for everyone to cope.  We ask that you protect those most at risk in these harsh times and that you encourage each of us to help one another.  Amen.