Peace Prayers
Buddhist Prayer for Peace
May those frightened cease to be afraid, and those bound be free. May the powerless find power, and may people think of befriending one another. May those who find themselves in trackless, fearful wilderness and … May the children, the aged, the unprotected be guarded by beneficial celestials, and may they swiftly attain Oneness.
Hindu Prayer for Peace
Oh, lord God almighty, may there be peace in celestial regions. May there be peace on earth. May all beneficent beings bring peace to us. May thy Vedic Law propagate peace all through the world. May all things be a source of peace to us. And may thy peace itself, bestow peace on all and may that peace come to me also.
Sikh Prayer for Peace
God adjudges us according to our deeds, not the coat that we wear: that Truth is above everything, but higher still is truthful living. Know that we attaineth God when we Loveth, and only victory endures in consequences of which no one is defeated.
Muslim Prayer for Peace
In the name of Allah, the beneficent, the merciful. Praise be to the Lord of the Universe who has created us and made us into tribes and nations that we may know each other, not that we may despise each other. If the enemy inclines towards peace, do thou also incline towards peace and trust God, for the Lord is the one that heareth and knoweth all things. And the servants of God, most gracious are those who walk on the Earth in humility, and when we address them, we say “Peace”.
Zoroastrian Prayer for Peace
We pray to God to eradicate all misery in the world: that understanding triumph over ignorance, that generosity triumph over indifference, that trust triumph over contempt, and that truth triumph over falsehood.
Jewish Prayer for Peace
Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, that we may walk the paths of the Most High. And we shall beat our swords into plough shares, and our spears into pruning hooks. Nation shall not lift up sword against nation - neither shall they learn war any more. And none shall be afraid for the mouth of the Lord of Hosts has spoken.
Christian Prayer for Peace
But I say unto you that hate, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you pray for those who abuse you. Blessed are the Peacemakers, for they shall be known as the Children of God.
