Lord, make me an instrument of Your peace.
Where there is hatred, let me sow love;
where there is injury, pardon;
where there is doubt, faith;
where there is despair, hope;
where there is darkness, light;
where there is sadness, joy.
O, Divine Master, grant that I may not so
much seek to be consoled as to console;
to be understood as to understand;
to be loved as to love;
For it is in giving that we receive;
it is in pardoning that we are pardoned;
it is in dying that we are born again to eternal life.
Morning Prayer - Hindu
May all in this world be happy,
may they be healthy,
may they be comfortable
and never miserable.
May the rain come down in the proper time,
may the earth yield plenty of corn,
may the country be free from war,
may the Brahmans be secure.
TopThe Serenity Prayer - Reinhold Niebuhr
God grant me
Serenity to accept the things I cannot change,
Courage to change the things I can, and
Wisdom to know the difference.
Living one day at a time;
enjoying one moment at a time;
accepting hardship
as the pathway to peace.
Taking, as He did, this sinful world
as it is, not as I would have it;
trusting that He will make all things right
if I surrender to His will;
that I may be reasonably happy in this life
and supremely happy with Him forever in the next.
Amen.
TopThe Great Invocation - Lucis Trust (adapted version)
From the point of Light within the Mind of God
Let light stream forth into human minds.
Let Light descend on Earth.
From the point of Love within the Heart of God
Let love stream forth into the human hearts.
May Christ return to Earth.
From the centre where the Will of God is known
Let purpose guide all little human wills -
the purpose which the Masters know and serve.
From the centre which we call the human race
Let the Plan of Love and Light work out
And may it seal the door where evil dwells.
Let Light and Love and Power restore the Plan on Earth.
TopPEACE PRAYERS
THE HINDU PRAYER FOR PEACE
Oh God. lead us from the unreal. Oh God, lead us from darkness into light. Oh God, lead us from death into immortality. Shanti, Shanti, Shanti
THE BUDDHIST PRAYER FOR PEACE
May all beings everywhere plagued with suffering's of the body and mind, quickly be freed from their illnesses. May all beings swiftly attain Buddhahood.
THE ZOROASTRIAN PRAYER FOR PEACE
That understanding will triumph over ignorance. That generosity will triumph over indifference. That trust will triumph over contempt and that truth will triumph over falsehood.
THE JAINIST PRAYER FOR PEACE
Do not injure any living being. This is the eternal, the perennial, and the unalterable way of spiritual life. Forgive to thy creatures all and may all creatures forgive me.
THEJEWISH PRAYER FOR PEACE
Oh come; let us go up to the mountain of the Lord so that we may walk the paths of the most high. And we will beat our swords into plough shares and our spears into pruning hooks.
THE NATIVE AFRICAN PRAYER FOR PEACE
For you are the on that does not hesitate to respond to our call. You are the conerstone of peace
THE SHINTO PRAYER FOR PEACE
I earnestly wish that the wind will soon puff away all the clouds which are hanging over the tops of the mountains.
THE NATIVE AMERICAN PRAYER FOR PEACE
Therefore, give us wisdom to teach our children to love, to respect, and to be kind to one another so we can grow with peace in mind.
THE MUSLIM PRAYER FOR PEACE
Praise be to the Lord of the universe who has created us and who made us into tribes and nations that we mayknow each other, not that we may despise each other.
THE BAHAI PRAYER FOR PEACE
Be a breath of life unto the body of mankind. Adew upon the soil of the human heart and a fruit upon the tree of humility.
THE SIKH PRAYER FOR PEACE
Know that we attain of God who we love and only that victory endures in consequence of which no-one is defeated.
THE CHRISTIAN PRAYER FOR PEACE
Love your enemies. Do good to those who hate you, bless thouse who curse you, pray for those who abuse you. Blessed be the peacemakers for they shall be called, the children of God
These prayers were taken from the "Emissary of Light."
TopAn Indian Prayer
O'Great Spirit, Whose voice I hear in the winds, And whose breath gives to all the world, Hear me! I am small and weak, I need Your strength and wisdom,
Let me walk in Beauty, And make my eyes ever behold the red & purple sunset.
Make my Hands, Respect the things you have made and my ears sharp to hear your voice.
Make me Wise So that I may understand the things you have Taught my people,
Let me Learn The lessons you have hidden in every leaf and rock.
I seek Strength, Not to be greater than my brother, But to fight my greatest enemy - myself,
Make me always ready To come to you with clean hands and straight eyes.
So when life Fades, As the fading sunset, my spirit may come to you without shame.
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