Prayer for Peace

 

 

 

 

 

This decade has been named

as the decade to overcome violence.

In the logo, the hands represent a heart,

above a broken yellow earth.

 

 

 

 

 

For peace in your country
For the victims of violence everywhere
For those struggling for peace and justice
For churches in conflict situations
For a world without war and violence

Lead me from death to life,
from falsehood to truth,
Lead me from despair to hope,
from fear to trust.
Lead me from hate to love,
from war to peace,
Let peace fill our beings,
our world and our universe. Amen.

 

 

 

 

Pointers for Prayer : Many people pause for a moment at 12 noon to pray the prayer for peace wherever they are at that time.  Why not join them?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Lord's Prayer is the model of prayer that Jesus taught us, as recorded in the gospels of Matthew and Luke (.)  It is presented here in traditional and modern language:
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy Kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory. for ever and ever. Amen	Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your Kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as in heaven Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our sins, as we forgive those who sin against us. Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For the kingdom, the power and the glory are yours. Now and for ever. Amen

 

 

 

 

The Lords prayer, or the "our Father prayer" is prayed daily by thousands of Christians,

and can be seen both as a model for prayer, and as to be repeated as part of our daily prayer.
It starts by addressing God as our Father in heaven, that although His name is honoured, and above all other names,

we are His children. As such, we occupy a place of privilege, and He wants us to spend time in prayer with Him.
The Lords prayer then moves on to pray that God's Kingdom, or rule, will become the norm on earth,

replacing human rules and governments, which too often are driven by greed and power.

Only then do we turn to our own needs, and ask our Father for our basic human needs to be satisfied,

and that He would forgive the wrong things that we have done.

We ask for God's guidance and protection as we journey through life.

Finally we turn back to God, and acknowledge His supremacy and position as the Almighty ruler.

 

 

 

 

 

Pointers for Prayer : Pray the Lords Prayer through, and then take one of the phrases. Spend a few moments reflecting on that phrase, for example, imagining what it means for God's Kingdom to come, or how we forgive those who sin against us. Then use these thoughts for further prayer,  finally coming back to pray through the Lord's Prayer again.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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