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We live in discord and strife. Countless have become victims of terror. We are threatened by war and destruction. Our will alone is too weak to seek peace; our breath too short to maintain it.
Lord, grant us your peace.
The weak fear the strong, the small fear the big, the peaceful fear the terrorists, Christians fears Muslims and vice versa. In many areas we live at the expense of the powerless. Their economic dependence is our advantage.
Lord, grant us your peace.
Make us people to whom the welfare of others means just as much as their own, people who seek peace, who trust others and who are trustworthy themselves. Let us not be discouraged by setbacks and failures, but give us the strength to diffuse tensions and to advocate for the rights of every human being to peace, freedom and justice.
Amen.
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