Wednesday, September 29, 2004

Prayers for those who cannot pray

Lord, hear our prayer for those who cannot pray,
who have not the knowledge of prayer,
who know not the separation in which they live.

Let your grace bless them and lift them to a knowing of your loving nature.
Let them love you as you created them to do.
Lord find them, and lift them - bring them close to you.
Forget not those who hate you and live in fear of you.
Remove their separateness and their belief in it so they might find comfort in your love.

Lord, save the world. Heal the pain in the world
Lord help all to see the oneness of mankind.
Lead them to peace.

Amen

Wednesday, September 22, 2004

Prayers for the violent ways of the terrorists

Lord, have mercy on the ignorance, darkness, hate, rage, lack of love, and the inability to see another human as a brother experienced by those in Iraq who committed the barbaric atrocities of beheading another human being, on video, for the purpose of retaliation of unmet demands, and all other violent bombings, shootings and other killing.

Lord forgive us as a humankind. Forgive us for seeing each other as separate from each other. Lord, forgive us for seeing us as separated from YOU.

Restore us Lord to oneness with you. Restore those committing murder in the name of Allah to the sanity of Love.

Lord, send your grace to more people who will take up the cause of prayer for those failed hearts who seek only to destroy as a result of their own fear and hate. Let more people find in their hearts the call to prayer. Let them see the higher cause to pray for those they might rather retaliate against them for the horrid executions of innocent men.

Let us see the way of love and oneness. Let this way sweep the world and lift it. Lord, don't let us all wallow in the unconsciousness of hate, revenge, spite, fear and separation from you.

Hear my fervent prayer, let it be joined with the other prayers by others who have joined the cause of praying for the perpetrators of murder, execution and destruction. Let them turn from their choices to hurt others to get their way.

Let all who seek to force others to their way seek the way of peace and love first. Let the world be healed. Let peace come now, Lord.

Amen