Prayer for Peace

The following post was taken from an E-mail sent by the

Episcopal Peace Fellowship.

PRAY: Prayer for Unity in a Time of War by Kathy Kelly

I implore you then, live up to your calling...spare no effort to make fast with bonds of peace the unity which the Spirit gives. - Ephesians 4:1, 3

Thou hope and joy of all creation, You have given to all generations the power to seek you, and in seeking you, to find you. Grant us, we pray, a clearer vision of your truth, greater faith in your power, more confident assurance of your love.

Our sisters and brothers in Iraq suffer overwhelming grief and affliction. Bombed, maimed, mutilated, wasted, tormented, these our brothers and sisters endure unending war, much of it fueled by U.S. wealth and arrogance. Grant us, we pray, courage to overcome our cautions, to set aside our unjust comforts, to resist the works of war and embrace the works of mercy.

Grant us, we pray, the grace to hear deep in our hearts our Muslim brothers' and sisters' daily call to prayer: "O God you are peace. From you is peace and unto you is peace. Let us live our lives in peace. Bring us into your peace. Unto you be honor and glory. We hear and obey. Grant us your forgiveness God, and unto you be our becoming." Amen.

Peacemakers …children of God

"…the qualities of a growing Christian peace movement in Australia that reflects the disarming grace we find in Jesus. A movement that realises that peacemakers are called "children of God" because they reflect God's burning desire for healing justice. Our God is a peacemaker and the costly love seen on Calvary proclaims: "There is no way to peace — peace is the way."

To see the first part of this quote and the blog it comes from go to: http://blog.sojo.net/2009/12/29/an-activism-that-loves-its-enemies/ taken from God's Politics blogs on Sojuners web site.