December 9, 2021
Peace
Peace
–The Venerable Thich Nhat Hahn in 1976
As we are together, praying for Peace, let us be truly with each other.
Silence
Let us pay attention to our breathing.
Silence
Let us be relaxed in our bodies and our minds.
Silence
Let us be at peace with our bodies and our minds.
Silence
Let us return to ourselves and become wholly ourselves. Let us maintain a half-smile on our faces.
Silence
Let us be aware of the source of being common to us all
and to all living things.
Silence
Evoking the presence of the Great Compassion,
let us fill our hearts with our own compassion —
towards ourselves and towards all living beings.
Silence
Let us pray that all living beings realize that they are all brothers and sisters, all nourished from the same source of life.
Silence
Let us pray that we ourselves cease
to be the cause of suffering to each other.
Silence
Let us plead with ourselves to live in a way which will not deprive other living beings of air, water, food, shelter, or the chance to live.
Silence
With humility, with awareness of the existence of life, and of the sufferings that are going on around us, let us pray for the establishment of peace in our hearts and on earth.
Amen.