Today in our prayers for the people of Cambodia.

Prayer for Peace

Everett S. Graffeo

Lord, we pause for a quiet moment to remember.
We remember the others who affect our lives:
They pass in review, and we ask hopefully,
“Forgive us for transgressions committed and for compassion withheld.
Hold us close as worthy souls in your life.
Be there for us as we would be there for you.
May we be at peace one with another.”

Our eyes turn outward—
We see God’s world, now ours by gift.
We treasure your beauty and wonder at your mystery.
We turn with you in the unfolding of our mutual future.

Help us to live in harmony with your planet, Lord,
With sea and air, plant, and animal,
With men and women, with family and neighbor,
With island and continent.

We are yours by natural birth.
We are called friends by second birth.

We have our hope in you.
Our faith is strengthened by you.
Our love is a reflection of you.

May the gift of your son be appreciated more fully
Among all nations of the Earth,
That your justice will reign and your peace abide,
For we pray it in his name. Amen.