Today Is International Peace Day

September 21 has been declared International Peace Day by the United Nations. Today we join with religious people all around the world in praying for peace. The World Council of Churches has also suggested that, today, we pray for ceasefires: in our homes, our communities, our nation, and our world.
Below is a prayer from our hymnal. Will you take a minute and pray with us? You can also join the world community and add your prayers for peace to facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/events/104942829652406/

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World Peace Prayer

Lead us from death to life, from falsehood to truth, from despair to hope, from fear to trust, lead us from hatred to love, from war to peace; peace fill our hearts, let peace fill our world, let peace fill our universe.

Still all the angry cries, still all the angry guns, still now your people die, earth’s sons and daughters. Let justice roll, let mercy pour down, come and teach us Your way of compassion.

Lead us from death to life, from falsehood to truth, from despair to hope, from fear to trust, lead us from hatred to love, from war to peace; peace fill our hearts, let peace fill our world, let peace fill our universe.

So many lonely hearts, so many broken lives, longing for love to break into their darkness. Come, teach us love, come, teach us peace, come and teach us Your way of compassion.

Lead us from death to life, from falsehood to truth, from despair to hope, from fear to trust, lead us from hatred to love, from war to peace; peace fill our hearts, let peace fill our world, let peace fill our universe.

Let justice ever roll, let mercy fill the earth, let us begin to grow into your people. We can be love, we can be peace, we can be Your way of compassion.

Lead us from death to life, from falsehood to truth, from despair to hope, from fear to trust, lead us from hatred to love, from war to peace; peace fill our hearts, let peace fill our world, let peace fill our universe.

New Century Hymnal #581

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