Today, dear brothers and sisters, I wish to add my voiceto the cry which rises up with increasing anguish from every part of the world…from the one great family which is humanity.It is the cry for peace!It is a cry which declares with force:We want a peaceful world; we want to be men and women […]
Read MoreHoly One of blessingWe pray for the soldierswho are called to defend the people of Israel.Keep them safe. When they are wearygive them strength.When they are scared give them courage.May they find strength and faith in the days ahead. Holy One of blessing,We pray for the people of IsraelWho long to live under the canopy […]
Read MoreAlmighty eternal God, source of all compassion,The promise of your mercy and saving help fills our hearts with hope.Hear the cries of the people of Syria;Bring healing to those suffering from the violence,And comfort to those mourning the dead.Empower and encourage Syria’s neighborsIn their care and welcome for refugees.Convert the hearts of those who have […]
Read MoreO God of Mercy and Tender Compassion,We cry out to you in this time of crisis.Hear the cries of the people of Syria.Bring healing to those suffering from violenceand comfort to those mourning the dead. O God of Hope,sustain those who labor for peaceful and just solutions.Inspire leaders and decision makers to choose the way […]
Read MoreSpirit of the living God,Come afresh on your holy land.Help your people to restore broken relationships.Give them patience to break down barriers of suspicion and mistrust;ability to discern personal prejudices and the courage to overcome fear.Teach them to respect each other’s integrity and rightsso that your kingdom may be established on earth.For Jesus’ sake. – […]
Read MoreO God of peace, you have established Jerusalem as the Lord’s House and a place of peace, and you have called on all who live there to love you and prosper. Instill in her inhabitants – Jews, Christians and Muslims – a hunger for justice and dignity and a resolve to end the distrust that […]
Read MoreIn the name of God, The Most Gracious, The Most Merciful: Guide us on the straight way, the way of those whom thou has blessed. Help us so that we do not transgress the bounds of what is right and lawful. Take us out of deep darkness into light. Make us not bear burdens which […]
Read MoreTwo peoples, one land,Three faiths, one root,One earth, one mother,One sky, one beginning, one future, one destiny,One broken heart, One God.We pray to You: Grant us a vision of unity.May we see the many in the one and the one in the many.May you, Life of All the Worlds, Source of All Amazing Differences help […]
Read MoreLord God, we turn to you in these trying hours when conflict is a daily reality for our sisters and brothers in Israel and Palestine. We promise you to work to our utmost for peace and reconciliation in the region. But we know we cannot do it alone. We very much need the strength of […]
Read MoreO God Source of Life, Creator of Peace. . . Help Your children, anguished and confused, to understand the futility of hatred and violence and grant them the ability to stretch across political, religious and national boundaries so they may confront horror and fear by continuing together in the search for justice, peace and truth. […]
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