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Daily Prayer for Peace
Daily Prayer for Peace
1:00 p.m.
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Jordan
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Gathering in Silence
Call to Prayer
Lighting of CandleInvitation |
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We greet you in the name of the
Prince of Peace, and welcome today to this sacred place. Each day in
this Temple dedicated to the pursuit of peace, 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 Jordan in our prayers. Located in
the Middle East, Jordan gained it’s independence from British
administration in 1946. For most of its history Jordan was ruled by King
Hussein. In 1989, parliamentary elections were resumed and gradually
permitted political liberalization; in 1994 a formal peace treaty was
signed with Israel. Jordan acceded to the World Trade Organization in
2000, and began to participate in the European Free Trade Association in
2001. After a two-year delay, parliamentary and municipal elections took
place in the summer of 2003. The prime minister appointed in December
2005 said the government would focus on political reforms, improving
conditions for the poor, and fighting corruption. Hospitality is a
cornerstone of Arab life. It is commonplace for Jordanian families,
particularly desert dwellers, to welcome strangers into their home. The
tradition developed from the harshness of desert life - without food,
water and shelter from strangers, most desert travelers would die.
Greetings in the name of God who calls us to worship. |
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| Scripture Reading: Psalm 98 The Inclusive Psalms |
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Sing a new song to Our God,
who has worked wonders,
whose right hand and holy arm
have brought deliverance!
Our God has made salvation known
and shown divine justice to the nations,
and has remembered in truth and love
the house of Israel.
All the ends of the earth have seen
the salvation of our God.
Shout to the Most High, all the earth,
break into joyous songs of praise!
Sing praise to Our God with the harp,
with the harp and melodious singing!
With trumpets and the blast of the shofar,
raise a shout to Our God, Ruler of All.
Let the sea and all within it thunder;
the world and all its peoples.
Let the rivers clap their hands
and the hills ring out their joy
before Our God, who comes to judge the
earth,
who will rule the world with justice
and its peoples with equity. |
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Prayer for Peace by Bob Arthur, Omaha,
Nebraska |
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Loving God, we have gathered together for a moment of
peace in the midst of our hectic daily schedules. We honor you for who
you are: our Sovereign of Peace. We revel in the joy and peace you give
us here and whenever we take time to be in your presence. But we also
acknowledge that we all too often allow the demands of our daily routine
to crowd us out of spending more peaceful moments in your presence.
Forgive us, we pray, for our "busi-ness." Help us to find the time alone
with you that we need.
God, you know how far away Jordan seems to those gathered in this place.
Not only is it geographically distant, but peace seems to be such an
elusive dream for that part of the world. Yet, you have told us to pray
for peace in such troubled places. We want to be obedient, so we pray
for their peace.
We know that those who live in troubled places are our brothers and
sisters with needs desires, and differences very much like our own. So
we look around the communities in which we live, we recognize the same
need to pray for peace in our communities. As we pray for people near
us, we also want to pray for the same needs of peace for others. We may
have different religious systems that help us to relate to you, yet we
pray that we can rise above our religious structures and join together
in seeking your peace for all of us. We find ourselves in different
economic or social classes, different races and cultures, physical
abilities, sexual orientations, genders, political persuasions, and
religions. Despite our differences, we are all your creation, people
made in your image and people who, deep down, desire a peaceful
relationship with you and with each other.
So, God of Perfect Peace, we pray for the peace which passes all
understanding to fall upon all peoples everywhere on this globe. We ask
this all in the name of the Prince of Peace, Jesus Christ, our Savior.
Amen. |
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Hymn - Brothers and Sisters of Mine -
Hymns of the Saints #388 |
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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 thank you, God, for your many blessings; for friends,
family, and those who give particular meaning to our lives. |
| The People Pray in Silence |
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We confess to you our shortcomings. In your mercy, we ask forgiveness
for things which hurt another. |
| The People Pray in Silence |
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We ask your blessing for those who are oppressed by poverty, disease,
exploitation, and prejudice. May each of us realize the worth of another
and not add to the distress of anyone. |
| The People Pray in Silence |
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We pray for the nation of Jordan, their leaders and their people. May
they continue working for peace among themselves and with the world, and
through the wanting, learn peace. Especially bless the children and
those who are unable to care for themselves. |
| The People Pray in Silence |
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We hold up for your blessing the special
concerns of those gathered here this day. |
| 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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Hear our prayers, O God. Today we offer ourselves as peacemakers in our
world. Amen. |
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| Sending Forth |
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We will conclude our service today with ministry of
music. We invite you to remain in the quiet of this place to pray or
meditate for as long as you may wish.
Let us remember to be God's people in our world, thereby making a
positive statement for peace in our time. God will bless us as we seek
to fulfill divine purposes. Amen. |
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