Daily Prayer for Peace
1:00 p.m.
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Liechtenstein
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Gathering in Silence
Call to Prayer
Lighting of CandleInvitation |
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Welcome today to this sacred
place. 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 Liechtenstein in our prayers.
Located in central Europe, the Principality of Liechtenstein was
established within the Holy Roman Empire in 1719; it became a sovereign
state in 1806. Because of liberal tax policies and banking laws, this
satellite of Switzerland counts more companies than citizens.
Prosperous, with no public debt, Liechtenstein has one of the world's
highest living standards.
We search for the peace above, and for God's plan for creation to be at
peace, for the peace of the whole world, for the well-being and unity of
all. And the Lord answers, "Learn of me, and listen to my words; walk in
the meekness of my Spirit and you shall have peace in me." |
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| Scripture Reading: Psalm 22:23-24.26-28, 30-31 IP |
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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 W. Blair McClain,
Independence, Missouri |
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Our Creator and God of the universe, there are fifteen
simple words in the ninth Beatitude in our Lord's sermon on the mount.
By the way they are arranged in this statement they become profound, for
they tell us; "Blessed are the peacemakers for they shall be called the
children of God."
Will you touch the hearts and minds of all your creation, and thereby
quicken the understanding of and their desire to "seek peace and pursue
it"?
Lord, we strive for peace with justice, peace with faith and hope, peace
in communities, families, nations and individuals. Give us strength, and
energize our efforts to become peacemakers.
In the name of our Lord we pray. Amen. |
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Hymn - O Day of God, Draw Nigh - Hymns of the Saints #319 |
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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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O God of Peace, we praise you and give thanks for your
gentle, guiding calm in our lives. |
| The People Pray in Silence |
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We give thanks for safety, food, and shelter, and for all the many
blessings of life you have bestowed upon us. |
| The People Pray in Silence |
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Forgive our sinful ways, we humbly ask, and bring to our remembrance
those actions and deeds we should be engaged in to foster peace in the
world. |
| The People Pray in Silence |
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We especially remember Liechtenstein. May its citizens and leaders
follow peaceful ways and be an example to the rest of the world. Help
us, O God, to also be peaceful in all our dealings with other nations as
well as with our families and friends. |
| 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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Heal us, we humbly pray, O God, that we may be instruments of peace in a
world where little peace is found. 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 go forth now and be God's people in our world, thereby making a
positive statement for peace in our time. |
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| Ministry of Music |
