Category: Prayers for Peace (P4P)

Violence and chaos in the Middle East have left many around the world hopeless and feeling helpless. As followers of Jesus, we refuse to be sidetracked by the temptation to despair.

Prayers for Peace (P4P) provides a way for Christians of diverse political and theological backgrounds to stand up for peace and unite in supplication to God with a special focus on prayers for the Holy Land. Prayers for Peace provides Jesus’ followers with the common language of prayer around which to mobilize their energy and passion for the land that gave birth to our faith. To combat the prevailing images of discord, Prayers for Peace will highlight peace-building organizations that we may pray for them as they live out the reconciliation offered in the Prophets and Jesus’ message of peace.

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Prayers from DRC

December 4, 2013 CMEP Comment

by Craig Swandby, World Vision

The Prayers of the Church

This Anglican prayer was born in the Democratic Republic of Congo[1] (DRC). Our brothers and sisters in the DRC continue to pray in the face of violence, fear, and want. We look to them for wisdom, that we might know how to pray over them and the Middle East.

Let us pray for the Church and for the world, and let us thank God for his goodness.
Good Lord, hear us.

May the leaders of the DRC, the Holy Land, and the Middle East rule with justice.
Good Lord, hear us.

May righteousness be a shield and protector.
Good Lord, hear us.

May their countries be at peace; and the people be blessed.
Good Lord, hear us.

May the herds increase; and the fish in the lakes be many.
Good Lord, hear us.

May the fields yield abundantly; may the harvests be great.
Good Lord, hear us.

May all artisans and traders see the benefit of their labours.
Good Lord, hear us.

May we and our enemies turn from strife and seek peace.
Good Lord, hear us.

May the strength of the Lord support all who are sick.
Good Lord, hear us.

May the Lord’s love comfort the bereaved, the oppressed, widows, orphans, and the lonely.
Good Lord, hear us.

May the paths and roads of the world be swept clean of all dangers.
Alleluia. The Lord of mercy is with us. Amen.

Let us continue to pray for ourselves
and for our brothers and sisters…
In a time of quiet, some may pray out loud, one at a time, and others may pray in secret.

Our trust is in you, merciful Lord.
We rely on you alone, O God of love. Amen.

[1] http://www.congochurchassn.org.uk/liturgy.htm

Being Children of God

November 19, 2013 CMEP

by Sarah Withrow King, ESA

Lord Jesus,

We are mothers and fathers;
we are sisters and brothers;
we are a family connected by your love.

God, we acknowledge that we are all your children. Each of us created in your holy image. Each of us created to love you and to love one another.

God, we praise you as the creator and caretaker of all children. You see all of your children. You love all of your children. You want every child to flourish in communities of care and concern. We praise you, Holy One. Read more

The Prayer of St. Francis of Asissi

October 15, 2013 CMEP Comment

Our Vision

Violence and chaos in the Middle East have left many around the world hopeless and feeling helpless. As followers of Jesus, we refuse to be sidetracked by the temptation to despair.

The Prayer of St. Francis of Assisi

Lord, make me an instrument of your peace;
where there is hatred, let me sow love;
where there is injury, pardon;
where there is doubt, faith;
where there is despair, hope;
where there is darkness, light;
and where there is sadness, joy.

O Divine Master,
grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console;
to be understood, as to understand;
to be loved, as to love;
for it is in giving that we receive,
it is in pardoning that we are pardoned,
and it is in dying that we are born to Eternal Life.

Amen.

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