The Pallottine Prayer Network consists of a group of men and women, young and old, lay and religious, willing to set aside a few minutes each day to pray for the needs of people, the Church and the world.

July 2010

For International Peace

   Is the world a hotbed of hatred and mistrust? I don't think we need to think too hard to answer that question. The spread of nuclear weapons, the terrorist groups that roam the world, the mistrust among nations, all point to a planet that is far from living in peace with itself.

    From Africa to New Zeland it's hard to find a place or nation where brothers and sisters live as one. It it isn, roadside bombs, it's starvation or AIDS. If it isn't inflamatory words. it's border disputes between countries.

    It seems that we are always at some heightend level of crisis here or there around the globe. Wouldn't it be grand if we could chanel all that "hate", money, time and effort into projects and programs that would truly help the impoverished, starving and sick peoples of the world? Imagine what our world would be like if all people strove to help each other instead of thinking up ways to destroy each other.

   This month we pray for the grace and strength to work for International Peace in the world

Prayer

For International Peace

L.  If the Lord does not guard the city,

R.  In vain do the sentries stand watch     (Ps.  127:1)

   Lord our God, our world is rarely at peace. Nations and peoples battle each other over issues of religion, land, material goods and power. There seems  to be no end to the hatred, anger and mistrust that affects our relationships with each other. 

   Help us to see that bigger and more destructive bombs will not bring about a lasting peace in the world. Make us understand that fighting and killing among people only leads to more violence in the world.

   Father enlighten our world leaders to find ways to cooperate and search for peaceful solutions to the problems in our nations so that we may all live in peace and harmony. Help us show concern for the welfare of all so that none of us will ever have to live in fear again.

   We long for peace among nations. Grant us the grace to work together to end poverty, hunger, disease and oppression, the roots of so much misery in our world.  Hear and help us we pray. Amen.

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