Today in our prayers for the Brunei.

Prayer for Peace

Eternal God of love,

We are struck with the woeful things we humans have done to one another, from the conviction of being right. More than 100 million innocent people have lost their lives during the century because nations went to war to prove that they were right.

The world you gave us to live in has become an armed camp. Now, even one more nation claims the right to become a maker of nuclear weapons. Billions of people around the world anxiously stay in their homes, after dark, rather than go out and risk, becoming victims of random violence, or even death.

So we come to this place of hope, to find a balm of peace in your presence. We gather to invest a few moments of time in the quest for inner peace and courage. Your son, Jesus Christ, showed us the power of love over hatred and indifference. He rose from the dead on wings of compassion. We, too, would rise from the grip of fear and apathy and helplessness, empowered by the spirit of peace, the thirst for justice, and the bonds of love for your world, and all its peoples.

Dwell within each heart in this place of worship. Make of us a family united in our resolve to create, day by day, a more peaceful and just climate within ourselves and in our world. Strengthen our every action with the creative force of redemptive, forgiving love. Make us one with you in the cause of peace, justice, and hope. We pray these things in the name of Jesus Christ, the prince of peace. Amen.

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