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Creating Peace
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Prayers for Peace
On October 28, 1986, the leaders of twelve major world religions gathered in Assisi, Italy and shared
their prayers of peace from their traditions. These prayers show us that all religions teach peace,
love and compassion for others.
May peace prevail in our heart. May we honour one another and experience deep peace within and
reflect that love to others.
Hindu Prayer
O God, lead us from the unreal to the Real
O God, lead us from darkness to light.
O God, lead us from death to immortality.
Shanti, Shanti, Shanti unto all
Buddhist Prayer
May all beings everywhere plagued with sufferings of body and mind quickly be freed from their
illness. May all beings swiftly attain Buddhahood.
Zoroastrian Prayer
That understanding will triumph over ignorance;
That generosity will triumph over indifference;
That trust will triumph over contempt;
And that truth will triumph over falsehood.
Jainist Prayer
Peace and universal love is the essence of all the Gospels.
Forgive do I creatures all
And let all creatures forgive me.
Jewish Prayer
O come let us go up to the mountain of the Lord,
That we may walk the paths of the Most High,
And we will beat our swords into plough shares
And our spears into pruning hooks.
Shinto Prayer for Peace
We earnestly wish that the wind will soon puff away all the clouds hanging over the tops of the mountains.
Native African Prayer
For you are one who does not hesitate to respond to our call, you are the cornerstone of peace.
Native American Prayer
Give us the wisdom to teach our children to love, to respect and to be kind to one another, so that
we may grow with peace in mind.
Muslim Prayer for Peace
Praise be to the Lord of the Universe,
Who has created us and made us into tribes and nations that we may know each other, not despise each other.
The Baha'i Prayer for Peace
Be a breath of life unto the body of human kind, a dew upon the human heart, and a fruit upon the
tree of humility.
Sikh Prayer
Know that we attain God when we love, and only that victory endures in consequences of which no one
is defeated.
Christian Prayer for Peace
Love you enemies,
Do good to those who hate you,
Bless those who curse you
Pray for those who abuse you
Blessed be the Peacemakers
For they shall be called the Children of God.
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