CHRISTIAN PRAYER FOR PEACE

Blessed are the Peacemakers, for they shall be
known as the Children of God. But I say to you
that hear, love your enemies, do good to those who
hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those
who abuse you. To those that strike you onthe
cheek, offer the other one also, and from those
who take away your cloak, do not withhold your
coat as well. Give to everyone who begs from you,
And of those who take away your goods, do not ask
for them again. And as you wish that others would
do to you, Do so to them.

 


 


AFRICAN PRAYER FOR PEACE

Almighty God, the Great Thumb we cannot evade to
tie any knot; the Roaring Thunder that splits mighty
trees; the all-seeing Lord up on high who sees
Even the footprints of an antelope on a rock mass
here on Earth. You are the one who does not
hesitate to respond to our call. You are the
cornerstone of peace.

 


 


HINDU PRAYER FOR PEACE

Oh God, lead us from the unreal to the real.
Oh God, lead us from darkness to light.
Oh God, lead us from death to immortality.
Shanti, Shanti, Shanti unto all.
Oh Lord God almighty, may there be peace
in celestial regions. May there be peace on Earth.
May the waters be appeasing. May herbs be
wholesome and may trees and plants bring peace to us.
May thy Vedic Law propagate peace all throughout
the world. May all things be a source of peace to
us. And may thy peace itself, bestow peace on all
and may that peace come to me also.

 


 

BUDDHIST PRAYER FOR PEACE

May all beings everywhere plagued with sufferings
of body and mind quickly be freed from their
illnesses. May those frightened cease to be afraid,
and may those bound be free. May the powerless
find power, and may people think of befriending one
another.

May those who find themselves in trackless, fearful
wildernesses - the children, the aged, the
unprotected - be guarded by beneficent celestials,
and may they swiftly attain Buddahood.

 


 


JAINIST PRAYER FOR PEACE

Peace and Universal Love is the essence of the
Gospel preached by all Enlightened Ones the Lord
has preached that equanimity is the Dharma.

Forgive do I creatures all, and let all creatures
forgive me. Unto all have I amity, and unto none
enmity. Know that violence is the root cause of all
miseries in the world., Violence, in fact, is the knot
of bondage. “Do not injure any living being.” This
the eternal, perennial, and unalterable Way of
spiritual life. A weapon howsoever powerful it may
be, can always be superseded by a superior one;
but no weapon can, however, be superior to non-
violence and love.

 


 

JEWISH PRAYER FOR PEACE

Come, let us go up to the Mountain of the Lord
That we may walk the paths of the Most High
And we shall beat our swords into ploughshares,
and our spears into pruning hooks. Nation shall
they lean sword against nation neither shall they learn
war any more. And none shall be afraid, for the mouth
of the God of Hosts has spoken.

 


 

NATIVE AMERICAN PRAYER FOR PEACE

Oh, Great Spirit of our Ancestors, I raise my pipe to
you. To your messengers the four winds, and to
Mother Earth who provides for your children.
Give us the wisdom to teach our children to love, to
respect, and to be kind to each other so that they
may grow with peace of mind. Let us learn to share
all good things that You provide for us on this Earth.

 


 

MUSLIM PRAYER FOR PEACE

In the name of Allah, the beneficent, the merciful
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 that we may despise each other. If the enemy
incline towards peace, do thou also incline towards
peace, and trust God. Most gracious are those who
walk on the Earth in humility and when we address them,
we say “PEACE.”

 


 

SIKH PRAYER FOR PEACE

God judges us according to our deeds,
Not the coat that we wear: truth is above
everything but higher still is truthful living.
Know that we attain God when we love, and only
victory endures in consequences
Where no one is defeated.

 


 

BAHA’I PRAYER FOR PEACE

Be generous in prosperity and thankful in adversity
Be fair in judgment, and guarded in thy speech
Be a lamp unto those who walk in darkness
And a home to a stranger.
Be eyes to the blind and a guiding light unto the
feet of the erring. Be a breath of life to the body of
humankind, a dew to the soil of the human heart
and a fruit upon the tree of humility.

 


 

SHINTO PRAYER FOR PEACE

Although I believe the people living across the
ocean are all our brothers and sisters, why are there
constant troubles in this world? Why do the winds
and waves rise in the oceans surrounding us?
I earnestly wish that the wind will soon puff away
All the clouds which are hanging over the tops of
the mountains.