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The
Prayers of Peace are a foundation
of the training of the Peace
Ministers
and used extensively in both
the Seminary program and the
Beloved Community.
They
represent an honoring of all
pathways to the Divine.
While we honor our
differences, we also recognize
our similarities and our deep,
resonating interconnectedness.
"There
is only one God and He is
God to all; therefore it is
important that everyone is
seen as equal before God.
I’ve always said we
should help a Hindu become
a better Hindu, a Muslim become
a better Muslim, a Catholic
become a better Catholic.
We believe our work should
be our example to people….”
Mother
Teresa
"At
the invitation of Pope John
Paul II, the religious leaders
of the world assembled for
the first time in history
to Pray Peace on earth. The
Sacred Office of Peace is
comprised of the prayers handed
down on the Day of Prayer
for the World in Assisi, Italy,
on October 27, United Nations
International Year of Peace
1986.
Special
thanks goes to Lewis Randa,
and everyone at The Peace
Abbey in Sherborn, Mass, who
attended the gathering in
Assisi, and who have been
the stewards of The Sacred
Office of Peace.
(The
Peace Prayers have been presented
in a form that specifically
avoids the use of sexist language
where such language has been
present in the original form
of the prayers. Other slight
adaptations have been performed.)"
Below
you will find the prayers
presented in the medium version.
For more information on the
Prayers: click
here.
The
above information and the
Peace Prayers include below
are sourced from: The Beloved
Community Prayer & Ceremony
Booklet (Rev.01/06). The
Beloved Community.
(Medium
Version)
Oh
God, lead us from the
unreal to the Real.
Oh God, lead us from
darkness to light.
Oh God, lead us from
death to immortality.
Shanti, Shanti, Shanti
unto all.
O
Lord God Almighty may
there be peace in Celestial
regions.
May there be peace on
earth.
May the waters be appeasing.
May herbs be wholesome,
and may trees and plants
bring peace to all.
May all beneficent beings
bring peace to us.
May thy Vedic Law propagate
peace all through the
world.
May
all things be a source
of peace to us.
And may thy peace itself
bestow peace on all.
And may that peace come
to me also. |
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all beings everywhere
plagued with sufferings
of body and mind
quickly be freed from
their illnesses.
May those frightened
cease to be afraid
and may those bound
be free.
May the powerless find
power,
and may people think
of befriending one another.
May those who find themselves
in trackless, fearful
wildernesses
- the children, the
aged, the unprotected
- be guarded by beneficent
celestials,
and may they quickly
attain Buddha hood. |
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We
pray to God to eradicate
all the misery in the
world:
that understanding triumph
over ignorance,
that generosity triumph
over indifference,
that trust triumph over
contempt, and
that truth triumph over
falsehood. |
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Peace
and Universal Love
is the essence of
the Gospel
preached by all the
Enlightened Ones.
The Lord has preached
that equanimity is
the Dharma.
Forgive do I, creatures
all,
and let all creatures
forgive me.
Unto all have I amity,
and unto none enmity.
Know that violence
is the root cause
of all miseries in
the world.
Violence in fact,
is the knot of bondage.
"Do not injure
any living being."
This is the eternal,
perennial, and unalterable
way of spiritual life.
A
weapon, howsoever
powerful it may be,
can always be superseded
by a superior one;
but no weapon can,
however,
be superior to non-violence
and love.
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Come
let us go up 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.
Nations 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. |
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Although the people
living across the
ocean surrounding
us, I believe, are
all our brothers and
sisters, why are there
constant troubles
in this world?
Why do winds and
waves rise in the
ocean surrounding
us?
I only earnestly wish
that the wind will
soon puff away all
the clouds which are
hanging over the tops
of the mountains.
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Almighty
God, the Great Thumb
we cannot evade to tie
any knot:
The Roaring Thunder
that splits mighty trees;
the all-seeing Lord
up on high who sees
even the footprints
of an antelope on a
rock mass here on earth.
You are the one who
does not hesitate to
respond to our call.
You are the cornerstone
of peace. |
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O
Great spirit of our
Ancestors, I raise
my pipe to you;
To your messengers
in the four winds,
and
to Mother Earth who
provides for your
children.
Give us the wisdom
to teach our children
to love, to respect,
and to be kind to
each other, so that
they may grow with
peace in mind.
Let
us learn to share
all good things that
you provide for us
on this Earth.
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Muslim
Prayer for Peace |
In
the name of Allah the
beneficent, the merciful.
Praise be to the Lord
of the Universe, who
has created us and made
us into tribes and nations
that we may know each
other, not that we may
despise each other.
If the enemy incline
towards peace, do thou
also incline towards
peace, and trust God,
for the Lord is the
one that heareth and
knoweth all things.
And the servants of
God, most Gracious are
those who walk on the
earth in Humility, and
when we address them,
we say "PEACE." |
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Be generous in prosperity and thankful in adversity.
Be fair in thy judgment,
and guarded in thy speech.
Be a lamp unto those
who walk in darkness,
and a home to the stranger.
Be eyes to the blind,
and a guiding light
unto the feet of the
erring.
Be a breath of life
to the body of humankind,
a dew upon the soil
of the human heart,
and a fruit upon the
tree of humility. |
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God adjudges us according to our deeds, not the clothes that
we wear;
That truth is above
everything, but higher
still is truthful living.
Know that we attain
God when we love, and
only that victory endures
in consequences of which
no one is defeated. |
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Blessed are the Peacemakers
for they shall be known
as the Children of God.
But I say to you that
hear, love your enemies,
do good to those who
hate you, bless those
who curse you, pray
for those who abuse
you.
To those who strike
you on the cheek offer
the other also, and
from those who take
away your cloak, do
not withhold your coat
as well.
Give to everyone who
begs from you, and of
those who take away
your goods, do not ask
them again.
And as you wish that
others would to do you,
do so to them. |
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