United Arab Emirates
Daily Prayer for Peace
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Gathering in Silence
Call to Prayer
Lighting of Candle
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In the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, I welcome all who have gathered in this sacred place and all who join us in prayer. Each day in this Temple dedicated to the pursuit of peace, we pray for peace and uphold one of the nations of the world. Today we lift up the people of the United Arab Emirates in our prayers. Located in the Middle East, the United Arab Emirates were seven sheikdoms which combined to form a federation in 1971. Its generosity with oil revenues and its moderate foreign policy stance have allowed it to play a vital role in the affairs of the region. The UAE has become a major international business center and one of the most stable and untroubled countries in the Arab world. Future prosperity may be threatened by a more basic problem which is water. The UAE is the highest consumer of water per capita in the world, and the groundwater levels have fallen 30m (100ft) in 30 years. Together with brothers and sisters around the world, we join in a common desire for peace within and among the people of all nations. May God’s spirit of peace bless and enhance our time of worship and prayer. |
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And Christ came and preached peace to you who were far off and peace to those who were near; for through Christ we both have access in one Spirit to God. So then we are no longer strangers and sojourners, but are citizens with the saints and members of the household of God. Through Christ we are reconciled to God and to each other. |
Prayer for Peace |
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I seek a heart that is attuned to listen to the sounds of human life - the murmurings of pain and struggle, the babble of confusion and doubt, the whispering of yearnings, the ecstatic outburst of joy and delight. I seek a heart with an interior vision that "sees" beyond the exterior - the peacefulness of a life well spent, the prayerfulness of the quiet, the agony of the fearful, the loneliness of the complainer. |
Hymn |
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Prayers of the People |
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God of all creation, we come before you in praise and thanksgiving. With grateful hearts we unite in prayer and a common desire for your peace in our lives and in our world. Guide us as we seek to know and do your will. |
The People Pray in Silence |
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Forgive our sins of selfishness and pride, we humbly ask, and teach us to reach out to those in need of your compassion and grace. May our lives be a reflection of your love for all. |
The People Pray in Silence |
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Today we pray especially for the people of United Arab Emirates. We recognize our connectedness as a global human family and seek for all persons your blessing of shalom. |
The People Pray in Silence |
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We uphold for your blessing all who suffer from the injustices of poverty, oppression, violence and neglect. Strengthen all who work tirelessly to bring peace and healing to your children wherever there is need. |
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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Hear our collective prayers, O God, that your peace may become the peace of this world. Amen. |
Sending Forth |
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Our service concludes with ministry of music, and you are invited to remain in the quiet of this place and pray or meditate as long as you wish. Let us go forth renewed and strengthened in our commitment to build bridges that affirm and uphold the worth of all persons, and live as one in Christ. Amen. |
Ministry of Music |
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