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Daily Prayer for Peace
Daily Prayer for Peace
1:00 p.m.
Libya
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Gathering in Silence
Call to Prayer
Lighting of CandleInvitation |
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Welcome today to this sacred
place, and it is good to share in this time of worship with you. 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 Libya in our prayers. Located in
northern Africa, water-poor, oil-rich Libya has the highest per capita
income of continental Africa. The largest water development project ever
devised, the Great Man-Made River Project, will bring water from
aquifers under the Sahara to the coastal cities. Since 1969 this former
Italian colony, independent since 1951, has been socialist. In 2003,
Libya repudiated weapons of mass destruction, and the following year was
visited by British Prime Minister Tony Blair. There has recently been
something of a revival of the arts in Libya, especially in the field of
painting, and private galleries are springing up to provide a showcase
for new talent. The tradition of folk culture is still alive and well,
with troupes performing music and dance at frequent festivals, both in
Libya and abroad.
Christ, whose presence is like daybreak and shines in the darkness of
all our pain and fear, calls us to worship. May the light of Christ fill
our hearts this day and lead us to peace. |
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| Reading: Romans 12:18 INT |
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If it is possible, as far as it depends on
you, live at peace with everyone. |
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Prayer for Peace by Carol Oliver Wilkins,
Pensacola, Florida |
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Listen to my heart, O Lord
it cries out for a world unencumbered
by hatred, violence, inequality and bitterness.
It searches for the paths that lead
us all to Your peace.
But blindness and self-will
often prohibit our vision of peace
as we seek only our own agenda.
Forgive us Lord, for seeking our own kingdoms first,
while Your kingdom waits and peace remains unfound.
Show us, eternal God
the way of Your Son.
Help us to become empowered as
peacemakers in a society
torn apart and covered
with scars.
Help us make our desire
for peace so important
that we're willing to
live bare by our openness
and acceptance of one another.
Let us see each other,
as You see us,
and love enough
to give peace a chance.
Lord, engulf us with Your love,
and let us truly come to know Your peace,
that the world may also know that peace
and become Your kingdom.
Hear our prayer, O God, as we try diligently to
be Your children. We pray in the name of
our Redeemer, even Jesus. Amen. |
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Hymn - Lord, Who Views All People
Precious - Hymns of the Saints #459 |
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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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Lord of all nations, we thank you for knowing us. We
thank you for family, friends, those who will be friends, the earth and
all its bounty. |
| The People Pray in Silence |
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We rejoice when one step is made toward peace between nations but know
the journey is long and the steps are many. On this day, please hear our
prayers concerning the nation of Libya, its leaders and its people. |
| The People Pray in Silence |
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We would not forget the need for peace in ourselves, our families, our
nation, and our church. We confess that we are less than you created us
to be and humbly ask forgiveness. |
| The People Pray in Silence |
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We lament the causes of injustice and seek enlightenment that we may
understand better our part in peace for the 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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This day, in response to your call, we offer ourselves as instruments of
peace in our world. 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.
Let us go from this house and be the peacemakers and peacekeepers we are
called to be. Go in peace. |
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| Postlude |
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