Dear God,
When I am very still, you whisper within my heart.
When peace fills my body and mind, Your Presence is like a breeze.
Although I do not see you, I know You have touched me.
Help me to reach that still, silent place of wisdom now, Lord.
For those who know not joy and peace, and for those who live in war-torn lands, let me become their conduit of peace.
For Gandhi said: "We must become the world we want to see."
And I want to see peace everywhere in the world: between parent and child, neighbor and neighbor, country and country.
So let peace begin with me, God, here and now.
Show me the unrest in my soul, and let Us resolve it, You and me.
Show me my hostilities so I clearly see them for what they are, and let Us melt them, You and me.
Give me the healing work to do and I shall do it, under Your guidance and care.
Let this be true now:
—I recognize and resolve the conflicts within me
—I surrender my need to "be right"
—I stop criticizing myself and others
—I choose love over fear
—I choose forgiveness over hate
—I cease all attack in any form.
Because I want to give my life to You, I am willing to forgive what feels unforgivable, and I am willing to be a voice for peace.
So plant the seed of peace within me, O God, and grow it strong.
Help me give the gift of myself as peacemaker to You, my family, my friends, my nation and the world.
I take responsibility for making peace in my life and in the world.
I affirm that there is peace in my time.
Everywhere I look, I see peace spreading.
My heart sings with the joy of You.
Thank You, Mighty Peacemaker.
And so it is.
Amen.
