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Prayers
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Our Father
for Priests
Our Father in
heaven, give us priests according to your heart
That your name will be hallowed.
Give us priests according to your heart
That your will will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us priests according to your heart
To give us each day the bread of life.
Give us priests according to your heart
To forgive us our sins.
Give us priests according to your heart
That we be not led into temptation.
Give us priests according to your heart
And deliver us and all of your priests from evil.
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Prayers for Peace
Almighty God,
our refuge and strength
have mercy on our
broken and divided world.
Pour your peace
into the hearts of all
and banish the spirit
that makes for war,
injustice and
terrorism
that all races and cultures
all nations and
peoples
may learn to live as one family
in obedience to
your law of
love and forgiveness
through Jesus Christ
your Son.
AMEN
Lord Jesus, Prince of Peace
take away
the cruelty,
prejudice and revenge
and in their place
give mercy, justice and peace.
In this time of conflict
give to all leaders
wisdom and imagination:
turn
barriers into bridges,
suspicion into trust
and hatred
into love,
that all may live in peace and harmony.
We
pray in your holy name.
AMEN
God of unity and truth,
you have bound
us together
in a common life:
Help us in this time of
conflict
and suffering to confront one another without
hatred and bitterness,
to listen to your voice of love amid
competing claims
and to work together with mutual
forbearance and respect
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
AMEN
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Act of Commitment
We commit ourselves
to build a better
world -
a world in which people relate with reverence to
nature and each other; a world where pollution is eliminated
We shall work
to create a better
community -
a community where people are more concerned for
the welfare of others
than for themselves;
where special
attention is given to
the needs of the less advantaged;
where
each person shares
in the decision-making;
where no-one is
deprived
of friendship or acceptance;
a community where
individuals
of diverse race and culture
live in harmony with
mutual respect.
To this end we will seek to identify and
control those forces in our society which produce injustice,
disharmony and selfishness and to support all that promotes
beauty and happiness, health and community.
This is the world
we long to build.
We will seek to
forgive,
love,
share and
grow as persons
so
that these dreams and hopes
may come true.
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God help
us to change,
To change ourselves
and to change our
world.
To know the need for it
To deal with the pain of
it
To feel the joy of it
To undertake the journey
Without understanding the destination.
The art of gentle
revolution.
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Give us O
God, a vision of our world
as you would have it be -
A world where the weak are protected,
and none goes hungry or is poor,
Where the goods of this life are shared
and everyone can enjoy them,
Where different nations, races and cultures
live with tolerance and mutual respect,
Where peace is built with justice and
justice is guided with love:
And give us O God
the courage and the inspiration
to build it.
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Glory be to
the Father
and to the Son
and to the Holy Spirit
As it was in the beginning
Is now and ever shall be.
AMEN |
Blessings
May the showers of God's blessings fall upon
you
May the streams of Christ's love refresh you
May the
rivers of the Spirit uphold you
May the blessed Trinity fill
you with joy and peace.
May the Lord whose birds soar in the skies
May the Lord whose fish abound in the seas
May the Lord whose
animals roam the plains
May the Lord whose children people the
earth
Bless you abundantly through all your days.
May the Father who loves you bless you
May
the Son who redeems you bless you
May the Spirit who enables
you bless you
May the Holy Trinity bless you this and every
day.
Be still and wait on God
May the silence
of the Creator enfold you
May the silence of the Redeemer
surround you
May the silence of the Comforter encircle you
May the silence of the Trinity surround you to eternity
May your feet walk in the way of the Lord
May
your voice speak the word of God
May your hands
serve God in blessing others
May your life show something of
the glory of God
May you know the peace of God now and always.
As the fields are green with the
coming of Spring
As the trees are clothed afresh with abundance of leaves
As the plants push through the earth's crust with new life
So may God grant you a new springtime of faith.
May the Father walk with you in the cool of
the garden
May the Son walk with you on the mountain path
May the Spirit walk with you in the pilgrim way
The blessing of the Father, Son and Spirit be on you always.
May the Great One who is both mother and
father ,bless you
May the suffering servant who is both brother and sister, bless
you
May the Great Spirit who is neither male nor female. bless you
The blessing of the Trinity, the Great Mystery
Be yours now and always.
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