God, order a peaceful and whole life for us
because everything we’ve done, you’ve done for us.
2 CORINTHIANS13:11 (NLT)
Be joyful. Grow to maturity. Encourage each other. Live in harmony and peace. Then the God of love and peace will be with you.
SUMMARY SENTENCE
Prioritize peace and harmony if you want to live in the presence of the loving God who values peace.
DAILY FODDER
Let there be peace on earth
And let it begin with me.
Let there be peace on earth
The peace that was meant to be.
With God as our Father
Brothers all are we.
Let me walk with my brother
In perfect harmony.
Let peace begin with me,
Let this be the moment now.
With ev'ry step I take
Let this be my solemn vow;
To take each moment and live
Each moment in peace eternally.
Let there be peace on earth
And let it begin with me.
("Let There Be Peace on Earth" by Jill Jackson-Miller and Sy Miller, © 1955, 1983 Jan-Lee Music)
PRAYER
Prince of Peace, you came into the world to restore our relationship with God and to establish a new kind of peace—a peace that doesn't depend on power and violence. But we've ignored this side of your mission and have at times attempted to bring about your reign through coercion and force. Forgive us for that. Restore us to one another and the world which feels abused by our ungodly approach. Let there be peace on earth and let it begin with me. Amen.
Our Father in Heaven,
we hold your name in the highest regard.
Please come and establish your reign here on earth
so that everything that happens here will align
with what is happening in heaven.
and we’ll forgive those who have wronged us.
Shield us from the trials and temptations that come our way.
Lastly, we pray that you will protect us from all forms of evil. Amen.
