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All in Good Faith
People of Africa, exploited and tired of being exploited ....
PEACE BE WITH YOU
SILENCE
People of the Middle East, turbulent and tired of being turbulent ....
PEACE BE WITH YOU
SILENCE
People of South America, silenced and tired of being silenced ....
PEACE BE WITH YOU
SILENCE
People of India, divided and tired of being divided ....
PEACE BE WITH YOU
SILENCE
People of Russia, suspected and tired of being suspected ....
PEACE BE WITH YOU
SILENCE
(other prayers may be included in the same manner)
People of the West, privileged and tired of being privileged ....
PEACE BE WITH YOU
SILENCE
People on our hearts ....
PEACE BE WITH YOU
SILENCE
May the God of all people and Jesus Christ give us grace and peace this day and every day. Amen.
A Prayer for All to Share
The International Prayer for Peace
Lead me from death to life, from falsehood to truth. Lead me from despair to hope, from fear to trust. Lead me from hate to love, from war to peace. Let peace fill our heart, our world, our universe.
(The words, adapted from the Upanishads, were used by Mother Teresa in 1981. She urged everyone of all faiths to use the peace prayer daily at noon.)
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