God of peace, teach us
to depart from evil
and do good, to be at
peace and pursue it.
We live in a world of
perpetual war;
on multiple fronts our
soldiers fight;
from the skies our
drones deal death.
Deliver your people--no,
deliver the world--
from bondage to war;
show us all how
to be at peace with one
another.
Lectionary Readings
Ps. 34; 146; 25; 91
Exod. 5:1-6:1
1 Cor. 14:20-33a, 39-40
Mark 9:42-50
Selected Verses
Ps. 34:14
Depart from evil, and do good;
seek peace, and pursue it.
seek peace, and pursue it.
Exod. 5:23
"…Since I first came to Pharaoh to speak in your name,
he has mistreated this people, and you have done nothing at all to deliver your
people." [Moses to the LORD]
1 Cor. 14:33
…for God is a God not of disorder but of peace.
Mark 9:50b
"…Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with one
another." [Jesus to his disciples]
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