Today in our prayers for the people of Comoros.

Prayer for Peace

Claire McDonald

Our gracious and loving caretaker,
We come to you today with concerns for our world. Your children are at odds with one another, and it is our desire to be peacemakers among them. We know that peace can only exist where there is justice. And where great poverty exists alongside wealth, there is injustice. We know it is your desire that there is equality in your world—that the valleys will be exalted and the mountains made low, as in Isaiah’s description of justice. We choose this justice.

Help us to act as if we are already part of your kingdom. Help us side with the poor, meek, hungry, and needy—the ones Jesus promised his peace. We choose to respect all people as your children, listen to their stories, and respond to their needs. Let us remember that peace, like hate and anger, is our choice. We choose justice and peace.

But we are only human, and we need your constant guidance to be the peacemakers you have called us to be. So, we claim the promise of the peace your son brought—a peace the world cannot understand. When we carry this peace within us we see through the eyes of peace. We see your children as you see them. And we can love them in a different way, without judgment, without prejudice. We can love your way.

Today, we ask that you aid us in choosing to be at peace with all your children. We choose peace rather than conflict. We choose to imitate Jesus your son.

In whose name we pray. Amen.