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Daily Prayer for Peace
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 we thank you for your gift of presence. 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 Singapore in our prayers. Located
in southeastern Asia, Singapore gained its independence from the United
Kingdom in 1965. Political stability, maintained by the one-party
dominance of the Prime Minister, and low corporate taxes help explain
Singapore's emergence as a center of high-tech manufacturing. In office
from 1959 to 1990, the Prime Minister drew criticism for curbing
freedoms of press and political assembly, yet citizens enjoy one of the
highest living standards in Asia, despite the financial crisis that has
severely depressed the economies of other nations. Singapore has one of
the world's highest computer-to-household ratios. More than 3,000
multinational companies have offices in this tropical island nation at
the entrance to the Strait of Malacca.
Christ, whose presence is like daybreak and shines in the darkness of
all our pain and fear, calls us to worship. May the light of Christ fill
our hearts this day. |
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| Scripture Reading: Doctrine and Covenants 163:2a |
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Jesus Christ, the embodiment of God’s
shalom, invites all people to come and receive divine peace in the midst
of the difficult questions and struggles of life. Follow Christ in the
way that leads to God’s peace and discover the blessings of all of the
dimensions of salvation….The restoring of persons to healthy or
righteous relationships with God, others, themselves, and the earth is
at the heart of the purpose of your journey as a people of faith. |
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Prayer for Peace by Carolyn Brock,
Independence, Missouri |
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Holy One, Mysterious One, we have entered this quiet,
curving, spiraling space in search of peace. Muted colors, softness and
safety surround us, almost enfold and cradle us.
It is good to be here in this place where our minds can be still, our
breathing can slow, our spirits can be soothed.
We need these moments. Within them we can open our deep places, our soul
places to you. And it is in you that we find the possibility of peace
awakening and igniting our dreams once more.
We become weary, God. Weary of believing in the healing of all nations,
weary of hoping for the reign of your compassionate justice in all
lands.
We become afraid of the violence and toxic hatreds that engulf the human
family.
We weep for the children, for the mothers and fathers of the children.
We hope we will not have to hear another story of human life, beautiful,
miraculous life wasted frivolously as though it were of no value.
But the world outside these walls is a sea of such stories. And at times
we feel we will drown in the tears of earth's peoples, your people, God.
Creator, we come with dissonance in our beings: A longing for the holy
peace that would name all persons sacred and in which none would hurt or
destroy in your holy mountain forever more.
And coexisting with this longing, a knowledge of brutality and suffering
of such magnitude we cannot bear to understand the depth of its reality.
Meet us now, God, in this aching, yearning, empty space and break our
hearts wide open. Connect us with both the suffering and the sacredness.
For if you are the strand of grace between these realities, we shall be
able to bear the anguish of the "not yet" as we live into the healed,
holy creation of the "yet to be." Breathe your enlivening spirit upon
our weary frames. Wipe the tears from our eyes, lift the dark curtain
from our minds, enflame our cold hearts with the bright joy of your
love. Speak peace, your peace into the silence of this moment, Creator.
And we shall believe it in this moment and work for it in all the
moments to come. In the name of your Son, Jesus we pray. Amen. |
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Hymn - Center of Peace - Sing for Peace
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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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We praise you, God, for this day and its blessings, for
our family and friends who sustain us, for abilities to earn our daily
bread, and for the gift of Jesus our Christ who ever leads us toward
peace. |
| The People Pray in Silence |
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We bow before you in repentance of our sins. Help us to be ever more
aware of those things we should omit from our lives, as well as those
actions we should add to our living. |
| The People Pray in Silence |
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We especially ask your blessing on the nation and the people of
Singapore. Guide them and give them assurance that people in all nations
seek peace. |
| The People Pray in Silence |
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We are aware of inequalities in our world. Touch the lives of world
leaders that they will make wise decisions to benefit all nations—not
just their own. |
| 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 ask your blessing on the concerns and
needs of all gathered here this day. Hear our prayer, O Lord, and in
your mercy answer us. Amen. |
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| Sending Forth |
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We conclude our service for 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 and be the peacemakers and peacekeepers that we are
called to be. Christ, our peace, will guide you and bless you for your
calling. |
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