Daily Prayer for Peace
1:00 p.m.
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All Nations
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Gathering in Silence
Call to Prayer
Lighting of CandleInvitation |
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We greet you in the name of God
who calls us to peace. Each day in this Temple dedicated to the pursuit
of peace, we pray for peace in our world. Today we will hold up the
people of All Nations in our prayers.
With hope in our hearts and peace on our minds, we come to pray for
peace for All Nations. Throughout the world, there are so many who are
hungry; so many who are afraid and alone. There are so many hurting that
sometimes it is overwhelming and we turn away because one person
couldn’t possibly make a difference. As we light our candle of peace,
let us make a resolution to help just one member of our human family, to
offer a hand and bring one person food or warmth or help. In this way,
one person at a time, eventually all may receive care.
Let us unite our hearts, minds, and voices in prayer as we seek new
avenues of peace for our world. |
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| Scripture Reading: Mark 12:28-31 adapted |
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What is the great commandment in the law?
And Jesus said, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart,
and with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the great and
first commandment. And a second is like it, You shall love your neighbor
as yourself. On these two commandments depend all the law and the
prophets." |
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Prayer for Peace by Dennis Coleman, Papillion,
Nebraska |
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Creator of Love and Peace,
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 and peace with one
another, 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 All Nations. Be with the peacemakers in each one, and teach us
of your peace. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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 and pray or meditate for
as long as you may wish.
Go now with God’s peace. |
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