Today in our prayers for the people of Tanzania.

Prayer for Peace

Betty Gurney

Loving God, creator and sustainer of all, we come to you with praise and thanksgiving for your love for humankind. We feel sadness when we see the suffering of those who do not know peace in their lives and in their countries and know that your sadness is much deeper than our own.

At this time, we, your people wish to offer a prayer for peace. We pray that where there is hatred, it will be replaced with love; where there is violence, it will be replaced with compassion; where there is insecurity, it will be replaced with security; where there is ignorance, it will be replaced with knowledge; where there is fear, it will be replaced with peace.

We pray that people will hear your voice and allow the Holy Spirit to work in their lives to create harmony and security. We pray for peace that begins with each individual and grows and develops and spreads from person to family, from family to community, from community to country, and on throughout the world. In places where peace seems a far distant dream, we pray that somehow each person involved with another's well-being will hear your voice and allow your compassion to influence their actions so that each act of good will bring hope for future peace.

Please be with the leaders of all countries so their hearts will be softened to the extent that each person's freedom will be of primary importance, that each country's right to freedom will be honored.

We pray that persons of all faith communities will be faithful in prayer, honorable in action, peaceful in attitude and devoted in their commitment to serve others for the good of all.

We pray these things in Jesus’s name. Amen.