PRAYERS FOR OUR WORLD with acknowledgment to Stephanie Dowrick

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PRAYERS FOR OUR WORLD

ADAPTED BY FATHER CONSTANTINE OSUCHUKWU

FROM “HEAVEN ON EARTH” BY STEPHANIE DOWRICK

Let us pray for peace of mind and healing of hearts, wherever that is needed.

Let’s pray especially for those in our world who are feeling lost or abandoned; homeless or isolated:

We can be with them

Let’s pray for those in the world who are suffering from religious prejudice or violence;

For refugees and asylum seekers on Manus Island:

We can be with them

Let’s pray for the children of our world who lack safekeeping, especially those orphaned because of natural and human disasters:

We can be with them

Let’s pray for all in our world in need of respect, safety, dignity and justice:

We can be with them

Let’s pray for those in our world who are grieving...those missing from the Malaysian Airlines tragedy and their families... who are enduring physical or mental pain...who are facing or enduring losses:

We can be with them

Let’s pray for all the sick in our community...

We can be with them

Let’s pray for the peacemakers of our world, the healers and the joyful ones, those who ease our lives and make them lighter, more glorious and more meaningful:

We can be with them

Let’s pray for all those who will come into our world to-day ... and all those who will leave it:

We can be with them

Let’s pray for our own selves ... our families ... our parishes ... our diocese ... our Bishop ... the small and large communities of which we are part ... for our whole human family.

We can be with them

Finally, let’s pray for those spiritual guides, especially Sheila Upjohn, and those teachers whose words, loving-kindness and example allow us to find our way:

We can be with them

In Silence let’s offer the prayers of our hearts and minds ...