Daily Prayer for Peace
1:00 p.m.
Albania
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Invitation
Today we will hold up the people of Albania in our prayers. Located in Southeastern Europe, Albania ended 44 years of communist rule in 1990 and established a multiparty democracy. The transition has proven difficult as successive governments have tried to deal with high unemployment, a dilapidated infrastructure, powerful organized crime networks with links to high government officials, and disruptive political opponents. In the 2005 general elections were considered an important step forward. Albania has played a largely helpful role in managing inter-ethnic tensions in southeastern Europe, and is continuing to work toward joining NATO and the European Union. The agricultural economy is growing thanks to remittances from Albanian workers abroad—mostly in Greece and Italy.
May this time of prayer for peace bring to your soul the rest and renewal and challenge that come from being in the presence of God.
and have established your throne of judgment.
You will judge the world in justice
and govern the peoples with equity.
For you, Adonai, are a refuge for the oppressed,
a stronghold in times of trouble.
Those who know your Name trust in you,
for you have never forsaken those who seek you, Adonai.
Sing praise to Our God enthroned in Zion,
declare God’s work among the nations!
Prayer for Peace by Sharon J. Nesbitt, Mountain Home, Arkansas
Hymn - We’re Singing a Peace Song - Sing for Peace #19
Please join us now, praying the Prayers of the People. During the moments of silence, you are invited to pray silently or meditate.
of the universe
Creator,
of all creatures
Father,
of your children
Source,
of peace
We seek and search for peace in the turmoil and chaos of a broken world;
We look at your creatures and see violence and death; yet,
Each is responding to fulfill the measure of its creation.
Worlds without number we cannot comprehend;
We marvel at the precise order of the universe –
The sun, the galaxies and heavens.
As your children, we are to heal and strengthen one another; yet,
Too often, we wound and destroy.
We, in the midst of the pain,
Sit and absorb the beauty of a small pond,
The surrounding flowers drifting in the soft breeze,
Trees swaying, leaves rustling, birds singing, turtles swimming –
And once again, there is peace.
There is harmony, love, unity of sun, sky and earth;
There is gentle, soft assurance flowing within our hearts
Speaking peace, calm, serenity, wholeness.
Whole, once again, renewed and strengthened on the journey of peace by
God,
the Source,
the Power,
the Healer,
the Creator,
the loving Father.
Amen
As you have rested in God's spirit of peace for these few moments, go now and share that spirit in the lives of those you meet today. Amen.