Last month the World Prayer Centre team issued a call to pray for protection on our nation, after a credible source reported that there were a series of five terrorist attacks scheduled to hit five key English cities. They were keen to stress that the call to prayer was not simply because of the prophetic word but also because the nation was particularly vulnerable to terrorist attack. Thankfully there were no attacks. Was that due to prayer or because nothing was ever going to happen? We can't say, but we need to continue to be vigilant. IS has supporters in many of our cities and towns. This is more than terrorism. We can pray for safe homes where children and families are protected; for schools, universities and churches to be protected; for our cities and regions to be safe from attack, crime and despair. Out of this protection we can then pray blessings. Isaiah 62:6 says, ‘Upon your walls, O Jerusalem, I have set watchmen; all the day and all the night they shall never be silent.’