Saturday, December 21, 2024

Prayer Ideas

Here are some sources of Prayer ideas

Ecumenical Cycle of Prayer – published by World Council of Churches:

The Ecumenical Prayer Cycle | World Council of Churches (oikoumene.org)

Example Prayer

I want peace –
around the world.
I want peace –
in our neighbourhood (village).
I want peace –
so that everyone can be joyous.
I want peace –
so that everyone can be happy.
I want peace –
so that all are free.
I want peace –
so that all become friends.
I want peace –
so that I can embrace my enemy.
Long live peace!
Long live peace!
O God, grant us your peace!

(Yemai, 13 years old, Tunisia, adapted.)