Hope Through the Ages, we have become aware of some dismaying global trends. As we lament these developments, help us to respond with love, compassion, peace, and kindness.

Report: A report from the World Economic Forum ranks the 10 most important global trends:

1. Rising societal tensions in the Middle East and North Africa
2. Widening income disparities
3. Persistent structural unemployment
4. Intensifying cyber threats
5. Inaction on climate change
6. Diminishing confidence in economic policies
7. A lack of values in leadership
8. The expanding middle class in Asia
9 The growing importance of megacities
10. The rapid spread of misinformation online. (World Economic Forum)

Liberator God, free us from our avoidance of these depressing and seemingly unsolvable global problems. Give us the courage, the patience, and the creativity to do what we can to help alleviate all the pain and suffering resulting from them.

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