We will express our support & solidarity with the nonviolence movement by praying for nonviolence as a community each morning (M-F). This event will be exclusive to our school community, but anyone is welcome to pray with us each day from where you are!
Below are the prayers we will be using each day:
Prayer for Monday, September 21st
Dear God,
Help me to practice nonviolence.
When all is darkness
And we feel weak and helpless,
Give us a sense of Your Presence.
Help us to trust
In Your boundless love,
So that when we feel frightened or worried,
We can find purpose and direction in You.
Amen.
Prayer for Tuesday, September 22nd
Dear God,
Help us to practice nonviolence.
We pray for the power to be gentle;
the strength to be forgiving;
the patience to be understanding;
and the endurance to accept the consequences
of holding on to what we believe to be right.
May we put our trust in the power of good to overcome evil
and the power of love to overcome hatred.
We pray for the vision to see and the faith to believe
in a world emancipated from violence,
a new world where fear shall no longer lead men or women to commit injustice,
nor selfishness make them bring suffering to others.
Help us to devote our whole life and thought and energy
to the task of making peace,
praying always for the inspiration and the power
to fulfill the destiny for which we and all men and women were created.
Amen.
In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
Prayer for Wednesday, September 23rd
Loving God,
Help me to practice nonviolence.
When I witness violent actions, words, or thoughts,
help me to recognize You in the most vulnerable
and respond in the words of Mohatma Gandhi:
I offer you peace.
I offer you love.
I offer you friendship.
I see your beauty.
I hear your need.
I feel your feelings.
My wisdom flows from the highest Source.
I salute that Source in you.
Let us work together. For unity and peace.
Amen.
Prayer for Thursday, September 24th
Lord,
Help us to practice nonviolence.
We are molded, each one of us,
in the image of God,
and within our souls there is a fingerprint
none can erase.
We pray for those who have no regard
for anyone but self,
who put no value on human life.
For nations and individuals who abuse and kill.
Help us to recognize our role in the world,
That we are not called to be judge or jury,
but to be agents of change—
Building in the direction of a universal beloved community.
Amen.
Prayer for Friday, September 25th
Dear God,
Help me to practice nonviolence.
As I follow the legacy of Jesus,
Help me to claim my identity as your beloved son or daughter,
That I might always live as a bold peacemaker,
And serve your call to nonviolent love in action.
Amen.