By Lu Mountenay, archived

My people will abide in a peaceful habitation, in secure dwellings, and in quiet resting places.

You say, “Come, Holy Spirit, Come.”
I hear your invitation.
You welcome me…yet you don’t see.
I am already here.

Am I invisible? Then listen!
Am I so silent you do not hear me?
Do you feel me? Do you reveal me?
Do you know me, or have you closed your heart?

Evidence of me is all around—
that which my fingers have made,
that to which my breath has given life.
That which was once hidden, I now trace for your eyes.

When my Spirit touches you…touch me back.
If you cannot find me
grasp the holy hem, the fiber at my feet—
find Christ…it is here we meet.

In the soil, the water, the air—I am there.
So don’t invite me…Invite others to me.
I am present, attentive, waiting, rapt.
I am home…in you. Be home in me.

Ever-present God, help us be aware that you continually seek to abide in our hearts. May we keep our hearts open, ready to live the message of peace you would have us share.

Prayer Phrase

“…the earth is the Lord’s, and all that is in it” (Psalm 24:1).

Spiritual Practice

Flowing Water

If possible, sit where you can hear water—a fountain, stream, the sea, (perhaps a recording of water sounds). Listen to the sound as you thank God for the life-giving, life-shaping power of water. Pray for God’s blessing on all the parched places of the Earth where there is injustice, oppression, violence, and disregard for life. Pray for God’s justice to be released and imagine it flowing over the Earth, restoring righteousness and wholeness. Now, get up and drink a glass of clear, cold water as you pray, “God, let your justice flow through me as a disciple of Christ Jesus.”

Today’s Prayer for Peace

Engage in a daily practice of praying for peace in our world. Click here to read today’s prayer and be part of this practice of peace.