A Prayer for the Headlines for Monday, August 8th

Good Morning, God
Lord, the whole group of young men and women showed up, not in the headlines (Thank You, Lord!), but in the living room the other evening, befriended by the young adult who lives there.  These young adults are folks that we would look at and jump to conclusions that they were up to no good, don't contribute to society and one better watch out or they will come back and steal you blind, or worse.  Then, they really would be in the headlines, Lord.
Gracious God, we pray today for the gift of understanding the mix of adults today - those who can't or don't have the wherewithal to go to school beyond high school.  Those who don't have a backyard pool in which to swim but choose a farm pond instead and those who come into a house hungry at 10p.m. because they hadn't had another place to eat at the usual supper time. 
Lord, guide us to do what we can to keep these young adults out of the headlines.
In Jesus name, Amen