Daily Prayer for Peace
1:00 p.m.
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Barbados
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Gathering in Silence
Call to Prayer
Lighting of CandleInvitation |
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Welcome today to this sacred
place, and we greet you in the name of Jesus Christ. 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 remember the people of Barbados in our prayers. An island
located between the Caribbean and the North Atlantic Ocean, Barbados was
uninhabited when first settled by the British in 1627. It has a stable
democracy and a relatively prosperous economy, which has led to a
decrease in unemployment. Tourism now supersedes sugar production.
Despite the British influence, West Indian culture is strong in family
life, food and music.
Let us unite our hearts, minds, and voices in praise as we seek new
avenues of peace for our time. |
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| Reading: Doctrine and Covenants 117:13 |
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Let contentions and quarrelings among you
cease. Sustain each other in peace, and ye shall be blessed with my
Spirit. |
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Prayer for Peace by Dennis Coleman, Papillion,
Nebraska |
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We gather in this sacred place to experience the warmth
of your love, a love that we know extends to all of your creation. We
gather here with singleness of purpose, Father, to pray for peaceful
coexistence within our world. We come from many corners of the world,
each experiencing forms of unrest, conflict, fear, and violence. Yet we
gather together with joy, knowing we draw into your presence.
Lord, out of our humanness we feel overcome by our inability to resolve
conflicts in our own life, let alone in the lives of those who surround
us. Let us never forget that the power of a Christ-like love extended
freely and compassionately, allows your spirit to work in and through
us. We ask, Lord, for insight into ways that we can be instruments of
your peace in our communities. Give us the courage like David, the
courage to go forth with inner peace and confidence into righteous
service, show our world that peace will exist when you are resident
within each of us.
Help us to always be willing to kneel down before you in a true
repentance, while being willing to forgive others, even as you forgive
us. With your Holy Spirit, cleanse our hearts of the prejudice and hate
which separates us from each other. Let us know love for each other and
peace with each other, we pray. Amen. |
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Hymn - This Is My Song - Hymns of
the Saints #315 |
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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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God of all the earth and those who dwell thereon, we
pray that the light of peace will heal the dark places of the earth. We
pray for those who suffer the destruction and desolation of war and
human selfishness. |
| The People Pray in Silence |
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We hold to your light of love and healing the children, youth, and
adults of Barbados. May they be blessed with the peace of Christ. |
| The People Pray in Silence |
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We pray for courage to be your presence in actions of justice,
tenderness, and love. We ask for divine forgiveness when we have not
been compassionate or loving or just. |
| The People Pray in Silence |
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Hear us, O God, as we pray for all who are victims of abuse, neglect,
hatred, and war. May your light fill all the world. Help us not to
perpetrate abuse, neglect, hate, or resort to violence to settle our
differences. |
| The People Pray in Silence |
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We thank you God that in the midst of
incredible difficulties many people are sustained by courage and
determination. Be with us here in this place. |
| 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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We lift our hearts and minds and voices in honor, praise, and glory to
you, Great God of Peace. Fill us with your spirit of love, we humbly
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.
Go now with God’s own peace. |
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| Postlude |