Daily Prayer for Peace
1:00 p.m.
Uruguay
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Today we will remember the people of Uruguay in our prayers. Located in South America, Uruguay may be a small country but it has impressive artistic and literary traditions. It’s ranchers raise cattle and sheep on the well-watered grasslands that blanket most of Uruguay. Education is compulsory and free. After independence was declared in 1825, civil wars disrupted the republic for almost 75 years. Stability in the early 20th century encouraged economic growth, based on exports of meat, wool, and hides. Economic diversification, including development of hydroelectric power, has spread optimism; yet inflation and high food prices threaten stability.
Christ our Lord calls all who love him to earnestly repent of their sin and live in peace with one another. Therefore, let us confess our sin to God and be at peace within ourselves. Then we can truly worship in word and song.
Prayer for Peace by L. Dean Carper, Shenandoah, Iowa
We ask for peace, not as the world knows peace, but for that feeling of calmness that is always present through your Son, Jesus Christ. For it is the fear within that we need to overcome in order to face the turmoil without.
As we face the world with its hunger, wars and hatred, we seek your assurance that all is well. We know that you are in command and the purposes of this world are not necessarily yours. But because of our humanness we have a tendency to fear that which we don't understand.
Grant us therefore that inward tranquility so that the fears of hatred and injustices will be met with determination and an eye single to your glory. Amen.
Hymn - Great Is Thy Faithfulness - Hymns of the Saints #187
Please join us now, praying the Prayers of the People. During the moments of silence, you are invited to pray silently or meditate.