Daily Worship

Prayer for Peace

November 15, 2015 0 0

Psalm 34:14

'Turn away from evil and do good; strive for peace with all your heart' 

God of the suffering,
our prayers this day are for all who suffer
and especially this day for the people of Paris
in their pain and grief
in the midst of evil.

We pray for parents grieving the loss of their children;
children mourning the loss of their parents;
neighbours stricken by the loss of friends;
lovers torn apart through shocking violence.

We pray for those who today begin the long road to recovery:
those deeply injured and fighting for life;
those who have witnessed unspeakable horrors;
those who heroically sought to save lives
and those already working to rekindle the embers of hope.

God of the suffering,
our prayers this day are for all who strive for peace
and for all those who are especially fearful this day,
those who don't know which way to turn,
those who fear being unjustly blamed.

We pray for peace makers
not the empty peace of keeping warring sides apart
but the deep peace in which enemies embrace
the peace of your community of love,
the peace of your Son,
the Prince of Peace.

Amen.

Taken from the Church of Scotland website.

www.churchofscotland.org.uk