Trinitarian Peace Prayer III

Holy Spirit, Ground of our Being, we ask you to give our political leaders wisdom and the humility to show restraint, during deliberations about the use of force against other nations, and patience in current diplomatic negotiations to end the wars that have exploded across the globe.

Guide us toward a position of justice and peace for those who live under the overwhelming reality of violence, for those who have become refugees from their homes due to wars of aggression, for those who have lost loved ones, and for those who have been wounded in body, mind, and spirit.

Make us mindful of the ways in which we can bring Your love to the world around us. Lead us to work toward ending the madness of wars that scar the land and wound the peoples, so that we can focus on bringing forth, cultivating, and protecting love and life on Earth.

Spirit of Peace in Boundless Measure, pour into our deepest selves the desire and commitment to work against violence and for peace now, in this time. AMEN+++

Links to other prayers by Julie: Prayer for the Universe, Prayer of Seeking and Weaving and Prayer Against Envy and Jealousy.

Image: Denise Day Smith, flickr.com, Peace, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, February 29, 2012.