Let Us Know Peace

I really like the peace prayer of St Francis of Assisi.  In a world where so many people are looking out for themselves and trying lift themselves above everyone else, it is refreshing to ask God to make us a true channel of his peace.  I had written down this peace prayer from a native American tradition a couple of years ago.  When I recently came across it, it reminded me of the peace prayer of St Francis, even though it is so much shorter.  May we all be channels of God's peace.  

God of all, let us know peace. 

For as long as the moon shall rise. 

For as long as the rivers shall flow. 

For as long as the sun shall shine. 

For as long as the grass shall grow. 

Let us know peace. Amen.

-      Adapted from a Cheyenne Native American prayer