Daily Prayer for Peace
1:00 p.m.
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Gathering in Silence
Call to Prayer
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Welcome today to this sacred
place, and we are blessed by your prayer support. 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 Vincent and the Grenadines in
our prayers. Islands located in the Caribbean Sea, Saint Vincent was
ceded to Great Britain in 1783. Autonomy was granted in 1969, and
independence in 1979. Two hydroelectric plants helps power St. Vincent's
diversifying economy, dependent in part on exports of bananas and
arrowroot, valuable as a starch in carbonless copy paper. The Grenadines
are a multitude of tiny islands trailing southward like a comet's tail.
Some of the Grenadine islands, Bequia in particular, have long been
reliant upon the sea for a living; boat building, both full-scale and
models, is an island art form.
Blessed is the name of our God who is mindful of this people as we
worship the Prince of Peace in faith and joy. |
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And how blessed are they! For they did
publish peace; they did publish good tidings of good; and they did
declare unto the people that the Lord reigneth.—Mosiah 11:207 Book of
Mormon But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then
peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good
fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.—James 3:17 IV |
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Prayer for Peace by Miriam Mann, North Platte,
Nebraska |
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Divine and gracious Father, encourage us to be humble
and receptive to the Holy Spirit this day. We thank you for all gifts,
and especially for the gift of your Son. He is our forgiveness and
salvation. We claim His promises for greater understanding and service
in His kingdom. Let your glory shine on us now.
We pray for the spiritual well-being of others and ourselves. Enable us
to bear one another’s burdens and to live in peace. You know our desires
and needs. Help each one of us to “fight the good fight of faith, and to
lay hold on eternal life.’ Grant Christ’s meekness and lowliness of
heart to us that we may dwell with you forever. In Jesus worthy name, we
ask these things. Amen. |
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Hymn - What a Friend We Have in Jesus -
Hymns of the Saints #85 |
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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 all the blessings of this life.
We thank you for our friends, our family, our nation, and our church. |
| The People Pray in Silence |
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We pray for the just and equitable use of the resources of your earth.
May all humanity exercise care in the use of your creation. Guide us
that we may be wise stewards over all that we touch. |
| The People Pray in Silence |
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In your compassion forgive us our sins of commission, or our sins of
omission we humbly ask. |
| The People Pray in Silence |
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We pray for the nations of the world. In particular on this day we pray
for the nation and the people of St. Vincent and the Grenadines. May
they know peace. |
| The People Pray in Silence |
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We pray for all those who are oppressed by poverty, disease,
exploitation, prejudice, and for those who are in any way denied their
full worth as your children. |
| The People Pray in Silence |
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Let us pray now for the special concerns and needs 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 prayer, O God. Today we offer ourselves as instruments of your
peace. In the name of Jesus Christ, the Prince of Peace we pray. Amen. |
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| Sending Forth |
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We 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.
May the God of peace, of glory, and righteousness, keep us to fulfill
our desires to be peacemakers in the world. Amen. |
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