A Collect for Peace
(Bp. Mark Edington; alt.)
God of timelessness:
from chaos and disorder
you brought forth the beauty of creation;
from the chaos of war and violence
bring forth the beauty of peace.
In your mercy,
Hear us and help us, O God
God of compassion:
You saw the humanity of the outcast and the stranger;
help us to see the evils of our hatreds and suspicions
and to turn them into the embrace of your Beloved Community.
In your mercy,
Hear us and help us, O God
God of peace:
Through your love on the cross
you overcame the power of violence and death;
turn us away from the love of power
that we may transform a warring world
through the power of your love.
In your mercy,
Hear us and help us, O God
These things we pray in the Name of the Prince of Peace,
our Savior Jesus Christ.
Amen.
