Daily Prayer for Peace
1:00 p.m.
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Gathering in Silence
Call to Prayer
Lighting of CandleInvitation |
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It is good to welcome you to this sacred place, and
thank you for joining us in worship.
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 Mexico in our prayers. Located in
North America, Mexico was the site of advanced Amerindian civilizations.
The country came under Spanish rule for three centuries before achieving
independence early in the 19th century. Ongoing economic and social
concerns include low real wages, underemployment for a large segment of
the population, inequitable income distribution, and few advancement
opportunities for the largely Amerindian population in the impoverished
southern states. With more than 18 million people, many living in barrio
slums, Greater Mexico City is one of the world's largest metropolitan
areas. Tough environmental restrictions have been enacted to cope with
increasingly dangerous levels of air and water pollution. Tax reform,
privatization of state-run industries, and more open trade policies have
improved competitiveness and boosted exports.
In Christ, God made all one and broke down the dividing wall between
them, to create out of us a new humanity, thereby making peace. So
Christ came and proclaimed the good news; peace to you who were afar
off, and peace to those nearby. |
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| Scripture Reading: Doctrine and Covenants 150:7 |
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These are portentous times. The lives of
many are being sacrificed unnecessarily to the gods of war, greed, and
avarice. The land is being desecrated by the thoughtless waste of vital
resources. You must obey my commandments and be in the forefront of
those who would mediate this needless destruction while there is yet
day. |
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Prayer for Peace by Harry Fielding,
Queensland, Australia |
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Lover of Peace,
At this moment throughout the world there are millions of people who do
not recognize your presence. May your spirit resonate within their
beings and cause them to come to a recognition of your love and your
desire for all humanity to be united in the bond of your spirit.
Our Creator and Sustainer, so often you are hidden from us, not because
you have removed yourself, but because our spiritual eyes are closed.
Grant us, we pray, the capacity to look within ourselves to find your
presence.
May we be strengthened as we discover your presence in our neighbors and
in the very fabric of the world you have created. In our selfishness we
think of the world as "ours," but in our better moments we know that we
are only visitors, living briefly on this planet which preceded us and
which will continue after we have gone. Help us to treat with respect
all aspects of your creation. In doing this we become united with each
other, with you, and with your world.
We pray for individuals, families, communities, and nations separated
from the presence of strength and peace. May each discover and release
the essence of the living God and become whole. May they truly discover
what it is to be holy and to view the entire universe as sacred.
May we respond in love to the stirrings of your empowering presence
within us, that we may truly be ambassadors of your peace. Amen. |
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Hymn - Center of Peace - Sing for
Peace #1 |
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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, we praise you for sending the Prince of
Peace. We praise you for families and friends, food and shelter, warmth
and joy. |
| The People Pray in Silence |
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We praise you for holy forgiveness and claim its touch for our sins of
commission or our sins of omission. |
| The People Pray in Silence |
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We praise you for all the peoples of the earth, but especially remember
and pray for the people of Mesico this day. May they know your peace. |
| The People Pray in Silence |
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We praise you for your goodness in listening to our own cares and
concerns. Fit a blessing to our needs we humbly pray. |
| 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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Hear our prayer, O God, and guide us as we strive to be instruments of
your peace in our 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.
As we leave this house of worship, we go with God's love to comfort us,
God's wisdom to guide us, and God's power to lead us in the paths of
peace. Let us go and share Christ’s peace in this world. |
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