The US bishops have declared a day of prayer for peace in our communities this past week. When the Bishop was in Tupelo this past week for our mass for the Year of Mercy, he asked about how things were going here in the community in Tupelo. I told him to keep our community and our city leaders and our police department in his prayers. I adapted this prayer for peace in our communities from our bishops' website - www.usccb.org.
PRAYER FOR PEACE IN OUR COMMUNITIES
Let us pray . . .
O Lord our God, in your mercy and kindness, no thought of ours is left unnoticed, no desire or concern of ours is ignored.
You have proven that blessings abound when we fall down on our knees in prayer, and so we turn to you in our hour of need.
So many of our communities are filled with violence and cries for justice.
In our midst, we hear your voice telling us what is required: “Only to do justice and to love goodness, and to walk humbly with your God” (Micah 6:8).
Fill us with your mercy so that we, in turn, may be merciful to others.
Strip away pride, suspicion, and racism, so that we may seek peace and justice in all of our communities.
Strengthen our hearts so that they may beat only to the rhythm of your holy will.
Shine your light on our path as we walk humbly toward a future that is
filled with hope and reconciliation, encounter and unity.
Be with us, O Lord, in our efforts, for only by the prompting of your grace can we progress toward virtue. We ask this through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
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