A prayer for peace in our communities


Gracious God,
We pray for peace in our communities this day.
We commit to you all who work for peace and an end to tensions,
And those who work to uphold law and justice.
We pray for an end to fear,
For comfort and support to those who suffer.
For calm in our streets and cities,
That people may go about their lives in safety and peace.
In your mercy, hear our prayers,
now and always. Amen

Comments

  1. From the New Statesman...

    "So the riots have continued for a third evening. However, in terms of overall crime figures in the communities directly affected, they are unlikely to be statistically significant. Nationally, the criminality of the riots may register as no more than a blip.

    This is not to be callous about the vile lawlessness of what has happened in Tottenham, Ealing, and elsewhere. The pictures of burned out cars and looted shops are real enough.

    But one main difference between the current riots and the on-going criminality in urban environments is its concentration under an attentive media glare.

    Nonetheless, every day in every town, people lose their possessions and their businesses because of casual crime, and this is rarely reported on by the media".

    Let us pray for parents that they might guard and protect their teenagers, leading them from the malign influence of the destructive few.

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