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The Prayer of St. Francis
Hindu Prayer for Peace
Note: Shanti is the ancient Sanskrit word for the Peace which surpasseth understanding.
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 all.
May all beneficent beings bring peace to us
May thy Vedic Law propagate peace all through 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 quickly attain Buddhahood.
Zoroastrian Prayer for Peace
We pray to God to eradicate all the
misery in the world:
that understanding triumph over ignorance,
that generosity triumph over indifference,
that trust triumph over contempt, and
that truth triumph over falsehood.
Janist Prayer for Peace
Note: Dharma translates as essential quality or character.
Peace and Universal Love is the essence
of the Gospel preached by all the
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 is 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can always be superseded by a superior one;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 not lift up sword against nation
neither shall they learn war any more.
And none shall be afraid, for the mouth of the
Lord of Hosts has spoken.
Shinto Prayer for Peace
Although the people living
across the ocean
surrounding us, I believe,
are all our brothers and sisters,
why are there constant troubles in this world?
Why do winds and waves rise in the
ocean surrounding us?
I only earnestly wish that the wind will
soon puff away all the clouds which are
hanging over the tops of the mountains.
Native 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.
Native American Prayer for Peace
O 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 in 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, for the Lord is the one that
heareth and knoweth all things.
And the servants of God,
most Gracious are those who walk on
the Earth in humility, and when we
address them, we say PEACE
Bahai Prayer for Peace
Be generous in prosperity
and thankful in adversity,
Be fair in thy judgment,
and guarded in thy speech.
Be a lamp unto those who walk
in darkness, and a home
to the 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.
Sikh Prayer for Peace
God adjudges us according
to our deeds,
not the coat that we wear:
that truth is above everything,
but higher still is truthful living.
Know that we attain God when we love,
and only that victory
endures in consequence of which no
one is defeated.
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 who strike you on the cheek,
offer the other 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 them again.
And as you wish that others would do to you,
do so to them.
Finally, I would like to offer this shortened version of the peace prayers that can be easily memorized and prayed in a few moments. It is a perfect prayer to add to a service, or to offer on your own. Also, you can find all these prayers on a new CD called Ecclesia Volume 1 produced by Etherean Music, which you can listen to in conjunction with this book. You can buy the CD in stores or you can go to and order online.
Sacred Office of Peace
Hindu Prayer
Oh God, Lead us from the unreal to the real.
Oh God, lead us from darkness into light.
Oh God, lead us from death to immortality.
Shanti, Shanti, Shanti unto all.
Buddhist Prayer
May all beings everywhere plagued of sufferings of body and mind,
quickly be freed from their illnesses.
May all beings swiftly attain Buddhahood.
Zoroastrian Prayer
We pray to God 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.
Janist 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
Oh come let us go up to the mountain of the Lord,
that we may walk the paths of the Most High.