Commitment for Life Prayers
March – Interfaith Prayers For Peace
A Christian prayer for peace
Jesus said: ‘Love your enemies; do good to
those who hate you; bless those who curse
you. To those who strike you on the cheek,
offer the other also. Give to everyone who
begs from you. And as you wish that others
would do to you, do so to them.’
A Buddhist prayer for peace
May all beings everywhere plagued
with suffering quickly be freed. May the
frightened be at peace, and the bound set
free. May those who find themselves in a
trackless, fearful wilderness – the children,
the aged, the unprotected – be protected
by beneficent celestials, and swiftly attain
Buddhahood.
A Jewish prayer for peace
Come, let us go to the mountain of the
Lord, that we may walk the paths of the
Most High. And we shall beat our swords
into ploughshares and our spears into
pruning hooks. Nation shall not lift up sword
against nation; neither shall they learn war
any more. And none shall be afraid, for the
mouth of the Lord of Hosts has spoken.
A Native American prayer for peace
O Great Spirit of our Ancestors, we raise the
pipe to you, to your messengers the four
winds, and to Mother Earth who provides for
your children. Give us the wisdom to teach
our children to love, to respect, to be kind to
each other so that they may grow with peace
in mind. Let us learn to share all the good
things that you provide for us on this Earth.
A Sikh prayer for peace
God judges us according to our deeds,
not by the coat that we wear. Truth is above
everything, but higher still is truthful living.
Know that we attain God when we love, and
only that victory endures in consequence of
which no one is defeated.
Amen
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