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INTERFAITH PRAYER IN RESPONSE TO HATE

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Perceiving world sound reveals world suffering.

Perceiving world suffering reveals the compassionate heart.

 

We are thankful for all the rich and abundant blessings that are bestowed on us;

 

We pray for religious freedom throughout the world;

 

We pray for those who practice their faith under conditions of fear, oppression, and persecution; We pray for the sick and the suffering, and for the less fortunate of this world;

 

We pray for peace and mutual understanding;

 

We pray for those who have experienced violence, racism, and acts of hate;

 

We ask for comfort, guidance and strength in times of trial, tribulation, unrest, and distress; We ask for protection from all influence and temptation of evil;

 

We pray for those who hate out of ignorance, that they may have a change of heart, to a spirit of

love and compassion;

 

Perceiving world sound reveals world suffering.

Perceiving world suffering reveals the compassionate heart.

 

Peace, Shanti, Shalom, Salaam, Pax, Eirene, Pyung Wha

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This prayer was authored by the New Haven Interreligious Community of Sharing Sacred Spaces.