Here’s a prayer of petition and intercession for our
world.
Prayer for Today’s World
O God
You love justice and establish peace on earth.
We bring before you the disunity of today's world:
The absurd violence, and the many wars, which
are breaking the courage of the people of the world:
militarism and armaments race, which are threatening life on the planet:
human greed and injustice, which breed hatred and strife.
You love justice and establish peace on earth.
We bring before you the disunity of today's world:
The absurd violence, and the many wars, which
are breaking the courage of the people of the world:
militarism and armaments race, which are threatening life on the planet:
human greed and injustice, which breed hatred and strife.
Send Your Spirit and renew the face of the earth:
Teach us to be compassionate towards the whole human family:
Strengthen the will of all those who fight for justice and for peace;
Teach us to be compassionate towards the whole human family:
Strengthen the will of all those who fight for justice and for peace;
lead all nations into the path of peace,
and give us that peace which the world cannot give. Amen
~ from Prayers for
the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2008, posted on the World Council of Churches website. http://www.oikoumene.org/en/home.html
