Wednesday, June 21, 2017

Prayer for Peace

One of our main goals of Hesed Community (please see hesedcommunity.org) is to learn and deepen the practice of sitting in silence with God and one another.  To deepen our Christian commitment to live in peace with ourselves, our families, our wider community, and our world, we often end our silence with the following prayer. While we would love to pray with you in person, we recognize that is not always possible.  Please consider adding this prayer to your daily devotions. Let us join our prayers together. You are also welcome to visit us on Facebook: hesedmeditationcommunity. However you choose to join us, please know we are grateful to pray with you.    
  
Prayer for Peace
   
O God, of peace and love, 
Companion in solitude, 
Protector in exile, 
You inhabit the shadows of our communities. 
Show us the way to stand against injustice 
To protect and nurture life, to live nonviolently. 
   
Teach us to embrace simplicity, 
To be mindful of the value of all things, 
To care tenderly for others. 
  
Teach us to conserve 
And preserve the natural gifts of this world. 
Help us to take time and to be present 
To one another. 
  
Increase among us the spirit of tolerance 
And good will.   
Bring us to the quiet still place of healing
And transform our souls into a reflection 
Of Your love and compassion.   
Amen. 



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