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Daily Prayer for Peace
Daily Prayer for Peace
1:00 p.m.
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Mozambique
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Gathering in Silence
Call to Prayer
Lighting of CandleInvitation |
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Welcome, and thank you for coming to share
in this time of prayer for peace. 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 Mozambique in our prayers. Located
in southern Africa, infusions of aid are essential to a country
devastated by decades of war and drought. After nearly five centuries of
Portuguese presence, Mozambique won independence in 1975. A long,
horrific civil war scarred the country, shattering its infrastructure
and leaving behind a million land mines scattered across the
countryside. The 1994 multiparty elections ushered in a new government,
which has focused on diversifying the country's economy away from
small-scale agriculture. Production of food and manufactured goods is
steadily increasing. The economy remains crippled by debt, although
plans to export natural gas to South Africa offers hope for the future.
Let us not forget the part we must play in the search for peace in our
time and for our day. We pray to you, Lord God, that you will receive
us, in the name of Jesus Christ our Savior. Amen. |
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| Scripture Reading: Psalm 22:23-24, 26-28, 30-31
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“You who worship Our God, give praise!
For God has not despised—not disdained—the suffering of those in pain!
God didn’t hide but answered them when they cried for help!”
Those who are poor will eat and be satisfied, those who seek you will
give you praise—
long life to their hearts
The whole earth, from one end to the other, will remember and come back
to you;
all the families of the nations will bow down to you.
For yours is the kingdom, you Ruler of nations!
My children will be faithful to you, and they will be told about Our God
for generations to come.
They will come and proclaim your justice to a people yet unborn;
“All this Our God has done!” |
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Prayer for Peace by Donald Brown, Pueblo,
Colorado |
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Almighty God,
Give us strength and courage to stand up and be counted,
to stand up for all those around us who cannot stand up for themselves,
to stand up for justice, equality, and peace, in the face of prejudice,
scorn, and ridicule.
Give us strength and courage to fight against evil,
to struggle for all the powerless who may have no one to struggle for
them,
to struggle and fight for what we know is just and true and sacred,
to struggle against all those forces that would oppress and dehumanize
and exploit others.
Give us strength and courage to speak and act in your stead,
to speak for the innocent and defenseless, who cannot speak for
themselves,
to speak against cruelty, violence, intolerance, and hatred in all
forms,
to speak the truth in love, even when it comes at a cost.
Give us strength and courage to love unconditionally and fully,
to love all those we may find difficult to love,
to love those who may not even love us in return,
to love peace and righteousness, and to love nothing more than we love
you.
Give us strength and courage, to question and to seek,
to seek for solutions to the conflict and war that rages in so much of
the Earth,
to seek for peace, even when peace seems a distant and hopeless dream,
to seek no other peace than that peace which is yours, and make us its
instruments,
opening our eyes and our ears and our hearts,
giving us resolve and determination and commitment,
that we may see and understand and know, what work of peace we may do
for you.
In the name of your Son, Jesus Christ, we pray. Amen |
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Hymn - God, of Grace and God of Glory
- Hymns of the Saints #419 |
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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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Great God of all nations, races, and creeds, we praise
you. You are our refuge in times of trial and our joy in times of
celebration. |
| The People Pray in Silence |
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You are the fount of intelligence by which we earn our bread and seek to
serve you. Be with us as we strive to be good examples of peace. |
| The People Pray in Silence |
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Heal our brokenness, forgive our sins, and lead us into paths of peace,
as we humbly pray. |
| The People Pray in Silence |
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This day we especially ask for your blessings on the people and the
nation of Mozambique. Please be with the peacemakers in their country
that they may teach peace to their leaders and the people. |
| The People Pray in Silence |
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We would also remember those who hunger and thirst for food, knowledge,
friends, shelter, or clothing. |
| 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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May your truth radiate from this place, O God, as we seek to be your
people of peace in the world. 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.
Let us now answer that call of peace that is generated by Jesus, and
become peacemakers in our time. |
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| Ministry of Music |
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