Come let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, that we may walk the paths of the Most High.And we shall beat our swords into ploughshares, and our spears into pruning hooks.Nation shall not lift up sword against nation- neither shall they learn war any more. And none shall be afraid, for the […]
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Peace and Universal Love is the essence of the Gospel preached by all the Enlightened Ones.The Lord has preached that equanimity is the Dharma.Forgive do I creatures all, and let all creatures forgive me.Unto all have I amity, and unto none enmity. Know that violence is the root cause of all miseries in the world.Violence, […]
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Oh God, lead us from the unreal to the Real.Oh God, lead us from darkness to light.Oh God, lead us from death to immortality. Shanti, Shanti, Shanti unto all.Oh Lord God almighty, may there be peace in celestial regions.May there be peace on earth.May the waters be appeasing.May herbs be wholesome, and may trees and […]
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Blessed are the Peacemakers, for they shall be known as the Children of God.But I say to you that hear, love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you.To those who strike you on the cheek, offer the other also, and from those […]
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Be generous in prosperity, and thankful in adversity.Be fair in thy judgment, and guarded in thy speech.Be a lamp unto those who walk in darkness, and a home to the stranger.Be eyes to the blind, and a guiding light unto the feet of the erring.Be a breath of life to the body of humankind, a […]
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May all beings everywhere plagued with sufferings of body and mind quickly be freed from their illnesses. May those frightened cease to be afraid, and may those bound be free. May the powerless find power, and may people think of befriending one another. May those who find themselves in trackless, fearful wildernesses–the children, the aged, […]
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Dear God, the world seems so dark and foreboding.Where are the signs of hope?What are you calling us to do?Wars, uprisings, displacements, hunger, poverty, and disease continue to claim victims by the millions around the world each year.Our ears do not want to hear their stories and our eyes do not want to see their […]
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O Lord, open my eyes that I may see the needs of othersOpen my ears that I may hear their cries;Open my heart so that they need not be without succor;Let me not be afraid to defend the weak because of the anger of the strong,Nor afraid to defend the poor because of the anger […]
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O God, grant me serenity to accept the things I cannot change,courage to change the things I can and wisdom to know the difference;living one day at a time, enjoying one moment at a time;accepting hardships as a pathway to peace;taking, as Jesus did, this sinful world as it is, not as I would have […]
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We pray for the power to be gentle;the strength to be forgiving;the patience to be understanding;and the endurance to accept the consequencesof holding on to what we believe to be right. May we put our trust in the power of good to overcome eviland the power of love to overcome hatred. We pray for the […]
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