Who should I pray for?

I am sure that many readers of en are rightly concerned about the conflict in Iran and the wider Middle East. I have a vested interest as my eldest son serves our country bravely in the Royal Navy.

I have spent the last few weeks glued to the 24-hour news coverage and have read countless articles and expert opinion pieces on the tensions – all to gain as much of an insight as possible, so that I can pray in an informed way for the needs of our service men and women and for our Christian brothers and sisters in Iran.

'Wars and rumours of wars'

Jesus said, “There will be wars and rumours of wars” (Matthew 24v6), so any conflict should not be a surprise to us. We live in a broken world, with limited resources and compassion. There will always be wars until Christ returns to make everything new.