The Queen delivered her 2016 speech this week, setting out the Government’s agenda for the coming session. Measures will be introduced to help the lowest-income families to save, through a new Help to Save scheme. Pray for those who will still have to wait for a first payment of Universal Credit and struggle to repay hardship loans and still stay out of debt. Pray also for the Government commitment to build a million new homes and promote home ownership. May they implement workable changes that end homelessness quickly and help first-time buyers. The Government will reform prisons and courts to give individuals a second chance. Prison governors will be ‘independent legal entities with the power to enter into contracts, generate and retain income, and establish their own boards with external expertise.’ Pray for the prison service to be wise and discerning as changes are implemented, and not to be tempted to cut corners or widen profit margins.