Daily Prayer for Peace
1:00 p.m.
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Guatemala
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Gathering in Silence
Call to Prayer
Lighting of CandleInvitation |
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We greet you the name of the
Creator who calls us to peace, and welcome today to this sacred place.
Each day in this Temple, we pray to God for peace in our world. In
addition, each day we pray for a different country.
Today we will hold up the people of Guatemala in our prayers. Located in
Central America, Guatemala offers Central America in concentrated form:
its volcanoes are the highest and most active, its Mayan ruins the most
impressive, its earthquakes the most devastating, and its history
decidedly intense. In 1999, Guatemala held its first peacetime elections
in nearly forty years. A right-wing president was elected, but in 2003,
a less extreme right-wing, Oscar Berger, was declared president. The
following year, the government instituted major cuts to the army and
admitted its guilt in some high-profile human rights violation cases. In
2006, Guatemala ratified the Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA)
with the United States, aimed at creating a free-trade zone and reducing
tariffs.
Let us unite as one to seek wisdom and understanding in our quest for
peace in our time and for this world. Let us remember those places where
peace seems to have vanished, but undergirding all, let us worship our
God this day. |
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| Scripture Reading: Mosiah 2:24 Book of Mormon |
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And you will not have a mind to injure one
another, but to live peaceably, and to render to every person...that
which is right. |
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Prayer for Peace by William J. Rounds,
Independence, Missouri |
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Eternal Father; -- Thou whose act of creation brought
peaceful order out of chaos, here in this special edifice dedicated to
peace, we petition thee and ask thy multiplying blessing upon our humble
efforts as peacemakers.
We long for a peaceful world; a world of justice and mercy; a world of
forgiveness and love. Remind us that such a world must begin in our own
hearts and minds; must spread through our families and then through an
ever-widening circle of friends, neighbors, communities and nations.
Forgive our unpeaceful acts of self-centeredness and greed, and
challenge us to try again to be more peaceful in all of our
relationships.
Grant us in our hearts that peace which passes understanding, and bless
us in our desire to share that peace with our neighbors throughout this
day.
This is our prayer in the name of the one who stilled the wind and waves
with a word, Amen. |
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Hymn - Forgive Our Sins As We Forgive - HS
108 |
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Prayers of the People
Please join us now, praying the Prayers of the People. During the
moments of silence, you are invited to pray silently or meditate. |
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We remember the poor, the dispossessed, the rich, the
black, the white, all the peoples of the earth whatever their nation,
color, or creed. May we all know peace, Great God. |
| The People Pray in Silence |
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We thank you for so many things that give us pleasure: beaches,
mountains, valleys, fruits and flowers. Indeed, all nature celebrates
you, their creator, in desert or rain forest, on mountain or plain, in
summer as well as in our winter land. Thank you, O Lord, our God, for
all you have done to sustain us. |
| The People Pray in Silence |
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May national pride for our country be tempered with the awareness of
injustice that rampant consumerism fosters and may our eyes be open and
our spirits willing to serve you by serving our neighbor, O God. |
| The People Pray in Silence |
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Thank you for the people who dwell in Guatemala, for in them we see a
reflection of all the races of the world. May they know the peace that
only you can bring to their lives. This day, make us aware that all your
people are to be loved and handled with care. |
| The People Pray in Silence |
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We honor and praise you for the guidance and wisdom your Spirit brings.
Bless us and hear our confessions and petitions we humbly pray so that
your peace will become the peace of this world. |
| The People Pray in Silence |
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Please use this space to pray for any
current concern or event in our community, city, state, nation or world
that you feel needs to be held up to God for prayerful consideration.
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| The People Pray in Silence |
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May the praise and the honor and the glory be yours forever and ever.
Amen. |
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| Sending Forth |
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We conclude our service today with Ministry of Music.
You are invited to remain to pray or meditate in the quiet of this place
for as long as you may wish.
Now may the God of peace go with you and be in all you do for peace.
Amen. |
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| Ministry of Music |
