PRAYERS FOR PEACE
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Lord, make me an instrument of your peace; |
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
Christian Prayer for Peace
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 do to you,
so do to them.
Jewish Prayer for Peace
Come let us go up 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.
Nation 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.
Hindu Prayer for Peace
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.
Oh 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.
Buddhist Prayer for Peace
May 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 wilderness--
the children, the aged, the unprotected--
be guarded by beneficent celestials,
and may they swiftly attain Buddhahood
Native American Prayer for Peace
O Great Spirit of our
Ancestors, I raise
my pipe to you.
To your messengers 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.
Shinto Prayer for Peace
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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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.
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.
BLESSING FROM BUDDHA
May every creature abound in well-being and peace.
May every living being, weak or strong, the long and the small
The short and the medium-sized, the mean and the great
May every living being, seen or unseen, those dwelling far off,
Those near by, those already born, those waiting to be born
May all attain inward peace.Let no one deceive another
Let no one despise another in any situation
Let no one, from antipathy or hatred, wish evil to anyone at all.
Just as a mother, with her own life, protects her only son from hurt
So within yourself foster a limitless concern for every living creature.Display a heart of boundless love for all the world
In all its height and depth and broad extent
Love unrestrained, without hate or enmity.
Then as you stand or walk, sit or lie, until overcome by drowsiness
Devote your mind entirely to this, it is known as living here life divine.
A Blessing for Happiness
Metta Sutta (Stuttanipata)May everyone be happy and safe,
and may their hearts be filled with joy.
May all living beings live in Security and in Peace--
Beings who are frail or strong,
Tall or short, big or small,
Visible or not visible, near or far away,
Already born or yet to be born.
May all of them dwell in perfect tranquility.
Let no one do harm to anyone.
Let no one put the life of anyone in danger.
Let no one, out of anger or ill will,
wish anyone any harm
Old Irish Blessing of Peace
Deep peace I breathe into you
Oh weariness here, O ache, here!
Deep peace, a soft white dove to you;
Deep peace, a quiet rain to you;
Deep peace, an ebbing wave to you!
Deep peace, red wind of the east from you;
Deep peace, gray wind of the west to you;
Deep peace, dark wind of the north from you;
Deep peace, blue wind of the south to you!
Deep peace, pure red of the flame to you;
Deep peace, pure white of the moon to you;
Deep peace, pure green of the grass to you;
Deep peace, pure brown of the living earth to you;
Deep peace, pure gray of the dew to you;
Deep peace, pure blue of the sky to you!
Deep peace of the running wave to you,
Deep peace of the flowing air to you,
Deep peace of the quiet Earth to you,
Deep peace of the sleeping stones to you,
Deep peace of the yellow shepherd to you,
Deep peace of the wandering shepherdess to you,
Deep peace of the Flock of Stars to You.
Deep Peace of the Son of Peace to You.
Deep peace, Deep Peace.
Traditional Buddhist Healing Blessing
Just as the soft rains fill the streams,
pour into the rivers and join together in the oceans,
so may the power of every moment of your goodness
flow forth to awaken and heal all beings,
Those here now, those gone before, those yet to come.By the power of every moment of your goodness
May your heart's wishes be soon fulfilled
as completely shining as the bright full moon,
as magically as by a wish-fulfilling gem.By the power of every moment of your goodness
May all dangers be averted and all disease be gone.
May no obstacle come across your way.
May you enjoy fulfillment and long life.For all in whose heart dwells respect,
who follow the wisdom and compassion, of the Way,
May your life prosper in the four blessings
of old age, beauty, happiness and strength.
Sufi Blessing of Love & Peace
May the blessings of love be upon you
May its peace abide with you
May its essence illuminate your heart
Now and forever more....
Song of Peace
(with painting: Bloom)
Peace is starting from the centre
And moving into eternity
Peace is never stagnant
Ever-flowing, like ribbons of rivers
Blue as the brilliant sky
White clouds fluffy at morn
Peace is stillness in the heart
And listening to my soul
Peace is communing with your soul
Totally trusting
Peace is God in your heart
Peace is green, of emerald lake
And trees rustling in the wind
Peace is knowing from within
That God is.
Peace is knowing
There is no need to know all
Peace is embracing the goodness within
And walking barefoot into the unknown
Peace is embracing the darkness
And walking to light
Peace is awakening to the song of birds
Blessing the dawn
Peace is waking to the song of a child.
Peace is walking hand in hand
With the one who loves you
Peace is loving God in all
You set eyes upon
Peace is forgiving
And feeling worthy
Peace is being sacred vessel
A spring of water that never runs dry
Peace is lightness of being
A spring in your step
A strength from within.
Water-colour painting and poem by Anne Lim Siew Kim
© 2006
Illuminations: Art & Soul Expressions, by Anne Lim can be seen at this link:
Our vessel of Light floats the great Cosmic Sea
With the gift of our love, abundant and free
The planet's our SELF, the Sun our dear friend
Its message of life we accept and then send
The stars in our system are ONE with our knowing
And we work as a unit for the way we are showing
Our message expands to the heart of the galaxy
As we accept and embrace our unending odyssey
The Home we once sought, we've found deep within
The reality we make has no knowledge of sin
We are ONE with our SELF and the SELF of each other
Our mind is our Father, our heart is our Mother
We have found and returned to the Flow of our life
To be free of the fear and above all the strive
To know of our SELF as a family of light
Gives rise to vast wisdom, pure love, and great might
As ONE we remember each moment and day
There is ALWAYS a reason and FOREVER a way
To find our true light, we look deep inside
Where only love lives and fear cannot hide
Our bright inner light finds life all around
Where peace, love, and beauty exist and abound
Still, we can lose our great blessing to jaws of illusion
And fall into the depths of fear and confusion
But our family is with us to open our eyes
It is then we remember to collect our great prize
It is free for the taking, just ask and we have it
But fear's an old friend, and worse yet, it's a habit
So we call to our family to remember our being
To enter our feeling, our hearing, and seeing
With our family of light around us once more
We can never feel empty, lonely, or poor
The wealth of pure spirit lives at ONE with our Soul
As we travel the cosmos, once again, we are whole!
Suzan Caroll
The Cathar Creed
It has no membership, save those who know they belong.
It has no rivals because it is non competitive.
It has no ambition - it seeks only to serve.
It knows no boundaries, for nationalisms are unloving.
It is not of itself because it seeks to enrich all groups and religions.
It acknowledges all great teachers of all the ages who have shown the truth of love.
Those who participate, practice the truth of love in all their being.
There is no walk of life or nationality that is a barrier.
Those who are, know.
It seeks not to teach, but to be, and by being, enriched.
It recognizes that the way we are may be the way of those around us because we are that way.
It recognizes the whole planet as a being of which are a part.
It recognizes that the time has come for the supreme transmutation, the ultimate alchemical act of conscious change of the ego in to a voluntary return to the whole.
It does not proclaim itself with a loud voice, but in the subtle realms of loving.
It salutes all those in the past who have blazoned the path, but have paid the price.
It admits no hierarchy or structure, for no one is greater than another.
Its members shall know each other by their deeds and being, and by their eyes and by no other outward sign, save the fraternal embrace.
Each one will dedicate their life to the silent loving of their neighbour and environment, and the planet, will carry out their task, however exalted or humble.
It recognizes the supremacy of the great idea, which may only be accomplished if the human race practices the supremacy of love.
It has no reward to offer, either here or in the hereafter, save that of the ineffable joy of being and loving.
Each shall seek to advance the cause of understanding, doing good by stealth and teaching only by example.
They shall heal their neighbour, their community, our planet and living beings in whatever form they take.
They shall know no fear and feel no shame and their witness shall prevail over all odds.
It has no secret, no arcanum, no initiation, save that of true understanding of the power of love and that, if we want it to be so, the world will change, but only if we change.
All who belong, belong; they belong to the Church of Love.
MY LAW - Tieme Ranapiri
The sun may be clouded, yet ever the sun Will sweep on its course till the Cycle is run. And when into chaos the system is hurled Again shall the Builder reshape a new world. Your path may be clouded, uncertain your goal Move on - for your orbit is fixed to your soul. And though it may lead into darkness of night The torch of the Builder shall give it new light. You were. You will be! Know this while you are: Your spirit has travelled both long and afar. It came from the Source, to the Source it returns The Spark which was lighted eternally burns. It slept in a jewel. It slept in a wave. It roamed in the forest. It rose from the grave. It took on strange garbs for long aeons of years And now in the soul of yourself It appears. From body to body your spirit speeds on It seeks a new form when the old one has gone And the form that it finds is the fabric you wrought On the loom of the Mind from the fibre of Thought. As dew is drawn upwards, in rain to descend Your thoughts drift away and in Destiny blend. You cannot escape them, for petty or great, Or evil or noble, they fashion your Fate. Somewhere on some planet, sometime-and somehow Your life will reflect your thoughts of your Now. My Law is unerring, no blood can atone - The structure you built you will live in - alone. From cycle to cycle, through time and through space Your lives with your longings will ever keep pace And all that you ask for, and all you desire Must come at your bidding, as flame out of fire Once list' to that Voice and all tumult is done Your life is the Life of the Infinite One. In the hurrying race you are conscious of pause With love for the purpose, and love for the Cause. You are your own Devil, you are your own God You fashioned the paths your footsteps have trod. And no one can save you from Error or Sin Until you have hark'd to the Spirit within. Attributed to a Maori
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all the negativity you've been accumulating.
Promise
The rains have come.
The sky is overcast.
Tiny drops of promises
are misting the Earth.
The darkness heralds hope.
The dampness brings new growth.
Around the corner, life is swelling
within the bosom of Mother Earth.
Look to the clearing.
Watch for the rainbow.
Rejoice! And know that all is well.
Poem from Messages from the Light * Planetary Heart Publications- 1999 * www.planetaryheart. com * www.jeanwarner. com
Sense fully the divine everyday~ all around you in every way.
See with your eyes what you’ve been hoping to see. Hear the world around you perform it’s loving symphony.
Smell life’s fire as it smolde
rs, before it bursts into a flame. Smell the fullness of each moment like a pregnant sky before the rain.
Feel the heart of every being receive the gift of your love. Know the joy of gratitude for these gifts from above.
Let this emanate about you and light up your face. Let your radiance lift others as they are touched by your Grace.
Open to the passion and the glory of life. Release the need to control and the drama of strife. Replace all your fears with persistence and trust. Your choice to believe in each moment’s a must.
Create joyful tomorrows as you live fully today. Invite the child within you to come out and play.
Don’t wait another minute to embrace life ~ you know how. The best times of your life are for living ~ right now.
Daily Prayer from Hilarion
In God's light I am seeing all things as His being.
I take in nothing from any space, in any dimension, that lets in anything that is less than His light.
I ask for complete and total protection to see that which I am.
May the Angel of Light bring to me the highest presence of God in all
that I see, do and hear each day.
Transmutation Prayer
I call forth my I AM PRESENCE
To consume, dissolve and purify all my
accumulated creations ~
the cause, the core, the record and effect of them,
past, present and future,
known and unknown,
in the Beloved Silver Violet Flame
and Blue Lightning.
May the blessing of light be on you
Light without and light within.
May the blessed sunlight shine on you like a great peat fire,
So that stranger and friend may come and warm himself at it.
And may light shine out of the two eyes of you,
Like a candle set in the window of a house,
Bidding the wanderer come in out of the storm.
May the blessing of the rain be on you,
May it beat upon your Spirit
And wash it fair and clean,
And leave there a shining pool where the blue of Heaven shines,
And sometimes a star.
May the blessing of the earth be on you,
Soft under your feet as you pass along the roads,
Soft under you as you lie out on it, tired at the end of day;
And may it rest easy over you when, at last, you lie out under it.
May it rest so lightly over you
That your soul may be out from under it quickly;
Up and off and on its way to God.
Scottish Blessing
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Surrender
"Preaching to the Birds" by Giotto
from Christus Rex
Beloved Mother-Father God,
Take command of every particle of my Being:
my thoughts,
my feelings,
my mind,
my speech,
my body,
my behavior,
my heart,
my soul,
and
my world.
Blaze thy perfection in, through, and around me.
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St. Francis of Assisi suggested this intention for those interested in surrendering to the Will of God. This intention has expanded over the years from the original version given.
Invocation for the Love of Christ
"King of Kings" - Inspired Art
In the name of the Christ,
I ask that the Love of Christ be in and through me at all times:
through the bottom of my feet into the planet
through the palms of my hands into the universe
through my heart into all of humanity
pre-paving the way throughout my future
bringing balance, harmony and Divine Order into my life.
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Emissaries of God
When you radiate Light, we are your Beacon.
When you emanate Love, we are your Expansion.
When you demonstrate the Power of God, we are your Foundation.
When darkness threatens, we are there with the Angelic Legions.
In your time of suffering, we are Compassion.
We are the Will of God, the Power of God, and the Love of God.
In Christ Consciousness We Are.
In God Consciousness I AM.
As we Unite in the Power of One,
We Are,
I AM That I AM.
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