The prayers for Peace - 25th Anniversary of Inter-religious Meeting in Assisi
Background:
October 27th, 2011: inter-religious dialogue day on peace making in commenorating the 25th anniversary of pope John Paul II initiative to reclaim st. frrancis of assisi efforts of peacemaking with people of other religious faith.
The prayer below was given by Grace Mishler who was asked by director of Inter-religious’s Commission at the Diocesan Pastoral Center of Ho Chi Minh City Catholic. grace was asked as a christian to deliver a closing prayer. this was to be limited to under 3 minutes.
Grace Mishler is a program volunteer through the church of the brethren national global mission partnerships. The words came from the heart and tremendous awareness of being creatures of god and we all recognized importance of peacemaking based upon the doctrines of love.
The delegates of religions's prayers
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Lord Heavenly Father, we come to you in name of Jesus Christ our lord,
We thank you Lord for you taught us that we must reconcile. We must be peacemakers. You taught us to love.
We heard today the big struggles that we have in the world right now due to war. it is overwhelming for us as you people of God. Much pain and struggle has come upon us, and divisions , and divisions upon divisions throughout the world. (SAME CRIES FROM OT PROPHETS).
But Oh Lord, it is so wonderful today to bring us together (GOD’S WAY OF RECONCILING THE WORLD THROUGH INTER-RELIGIOUS DIALOGUE ………at such a time as this (BOOK OF ESTHER-PURIM)….. that we can praise the same all God almighty who created Us (GOD REIGHNS AMONG ALL OTHR gods). We are your children, brothers and sisters, coming together in recognizing how much you need all of us to come together (WAR NO MORE. PEACE. LAY DOWN OUR SWORDS, PRUNE THEM INTO PLOW SHEARS), unite together in Love (COMMANDMENT IS TO LOVE), pour down your Spirit (OF LOVE) oh Lord, in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy God (SPIRIT-TRIUNE). Amen.
