Daily Prayer for Peace
1:00 p.m.
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Saint Lucia
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Gathering in Silence
Call to Prayer
Lighting of CandleInvitation |
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We welcome you today to this
quiet, 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 Saint Lucia in our prayers. Saint
Lucia is located in the Caribbean. A pawn between France and Great
Britain for many years, St. Lucia gained full independence as a member
of the British Commonwealth in 1979. Bananas were an important export
crop until the “Banana Wars” of the 1990s which resulted in decisions
impacting the local farmers’ ability to compete against larger South
American banana producers. As a result, St. Lucia’s export revenue has
declined, and unemployment is on the rise. Tourism continues to boom,
although construction has not always followed environmentally sound
guidelines.
Seldom does God shout to get our attention often just a whisper. Let us
listen ever so closely. God is calling ever so urgently. |
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| Scripture Reading: Jeremiah 29:4 11 NRSV |
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Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of
Israel, “Build houses and live in them; seek the welfare of the city
where I have sent you and pray to the Lord on its behalf, for in its
welfare you will find your welfare. I know the plans I have for you,”
says the Lord, “plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future
and a hope.” |
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Prayer for Peace by Guy W. Stewart,
Independence, Missouri |
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Dear Lord, we gather together this day to worship you in
the name of Jesus Christ, your Only Begotten Son, our personal savior.
Let our voices be lifted in praise and adoration and may our souls be
filled with joy, for surely we have been blessed through your infinite
love and mercy.
As a result of your many blessings in our lives, Lord, we would humbly
ask you to renew our hearts as servants. Lord, forgive us when we have
taken your blessings for granted and have failed to share them with all
we meet.
Lord, touch our hearts today. May we leave this sanctuary committed to
allowing your fruits of love to come forth and be a blessing to all we
meet along life’s journey.
Through Jesus Christ, the “blessed one” who freely wants to give to all,
we would worship him in the spirit of truth and righteousness, through
love, joy, hope and peace. Amen. |
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Hymn - Great Hill May Tremble - Hymns of
the Saints #153 |
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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 pray for the continuing ministry of God's Holy Spirit
in Saint Lucia will bring justice to their community, and will join the
peacemakers together to build peace. |
| The People Pray in Silence |
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We pray for courage as we seek the welfare of the city where we live.
Guide us we ask that we might know where we are called to go. |
| The People Pray in Silence |
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We pray for God's forgiveness for those times when we have not been
loving or compassionate. Teach us to be like Jesus, the Prince of Peace. |
| 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 prayer, O God, as we pray for others in the name of Jesus.
Amen. |
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| Sending Forth |
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Our service will conclude now with Ministry of Music.
You are invited to leave quietly or remain to pray or meditate for as
long as you may wish.
Let us go from this house and be peacemakers. It is to this that we have
been called and commissioned. The God of Peace will guide us. Amen. |
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| Ministry of Music |
