Sabbath Saturday-Resting and Working in Prayer
Pope Frances has called for a day of fasting and prayer for the people of Syria. Today we are having a labyrinth walk to focus our hearts on word peace. Now it seems prayer is a still moment in our lives, but sometimes it can be very active as we involve others in the community and reach our fingertips out to be stretched in faith. Today will be such a day.
Below I have some of the prayers I have assembled for people to use.
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World Prayers for Peace
A Prayer for Our World in light of the crisis in Syria
Sacred One,
We confess to you that we are often blind to the plight of our neighbors. Instead of turning the other cheek, we look the other direction. Rather than hearing the cry of the oppressed, we turn up the volume in our lives. Rather than be prophetic, we heap words that are me...