Today in our prayers for the people of Zimbabwe.

Prayer for Peace

Michael J. Hahn

To you, great God of all the universe, we desire to come close to you now with adoration and joy. We seek the comfort of your spirit, the warmth of your breath, the touch of your embrace. We call to you, whisper your name, listen for your word. We are here in this sacred space to offer this prayer for peace. May our prayer rise up to you as incense on the holy altar.

O God of all, we share the desire of our hearts for peace. We are tired; we are weary; we are burdened with the talk of war and battle. We long for peace in our world like the bird for its nest. Help us, O God, to be builders of peace.

O creator God, you who have made us all, everyone who lives and breathes—we weep for peace. Without your spirit we wander aimlessly, without purpose, without hope, without joy. Help us, O God, to travel the road of peace.

O merciful God, we long for that redemptive relationship with the one who made us and loves us the most! We are your children, created on the master’s wheel, tempered in the refiner’s fire, nurtured and grown in the planter’s soil. We look to you now for a father’s blessing and a mother’s tender caress. Help us, O God, to harvest peace.

O God of riches, may we who have much live out your peace in ways that bear fruit in the lives of others. May we be just, humble, and full of grace and love, as we follow the example of Jesus, the great peacemaker, in whose name we pray, Amen.