Today in our prayers for the people of Indigenous Peoples of Africa.
Prayer for Peace
Lois Archer
Many of your sons and daughters, God, live by wooded hills, and rolling, fields, by the music of rivers, lakes, oceans, or the noisy symphony of the city. They are educated and well fed. They have purpose in their lives and they can celebrate their existence, and for this, we give thanks.
But many of your people, God, live with desecration of their lands, with hunger, poverty, and disease. They live in the shadow of greed, cruelty, domination, and destruction. You cry out for the liberation of your oppressed people.
Creator, God, we cry out with you. We cry out for justice and order, for equity and sanity. We cry out for the truth and knowledge, for reconciliation and healing of the spirit.
On our knees, we pray for the release of your healing goodness to empower men and women of goodwill everywhere to rise up and stand against the evil that enslaves those in the wounded places of this earth.
We pray that ignorance and superstition, apathy and aimlessness will be overcome by your glory—by intelligence, love, and compassion. We pray that enlightened people will rise up and join all forces for good.
May the earnest prayers of all who unite at this moment rise in power, as we pray for peace and goodwill to all who dwell on the earth.
We call upon the holy name of Jesus Christ. Amen.
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