Pray for appropriate response.

Much that concerns you in the world leaves you with a feeling of helplessness, that on a wider scene you have little influence. But that is not really the case. For any issue that concerns you, the first approach is prayer, not that the issue will go away, but that your response will be the right one, a response which is appropriate, which is reflective of God within you. That is what you pray for.

It is the same whether you are concerned about issues or health. When one is sick, one should not pray that the illness will just vanish. One should pray that one approaches the illness in the right way. The response is yours. The result may be a disappearance or an alleviation of an issue, but the initial response is yours.