A prayer for peace from the Moderator
Published on 13 June 2025 1 minute read
Rt Rev Rosie Frew offers us her reflection on our troubled times and a prayer for peace.
One look at the front page of a newspaper or a few minutes spent listening to the news on TV or radio and we are soon aware that our world is a broken place. We feel so helpless, so fearful, in the midst of it.
In the words of Timothy Rees's hymn -
God is love, and is enfolding
all the world in one embrace;
with unfailing grasp is holding
every child of every race.
And when human hearts are breaking
under sorrow's iron rod,
there we find that self-same aching
deep within the heart of God.
(CH4 123)
We turn to God in prayer
Loving God
Father, Son and Holy Spirit,
God in unity, God in community,
we pray for our world.
Where there is war between nations or within nations
we pray for peace.
Where tensions are building
we pray for calm.
Where there is judgement and prejudice
we pray for dignity and respect.
Where there is a break-down in relationship
we pray for openness and understanding.
Where human hearts are breaking
we pray for care and compassion.
Where there is sorrow and loss
we pray for comfort and healing.
We pray for our world,
one world,
God's world,
enfolded in love,
living in unity and community,
this day and all days.
Amen.
