{"id":3937,"date":"2010-01-22T06:25:13","date_gmt":"2010-01-22T06:25:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/deaconsbench\/2010\/01\/a-prayer-for-peace-and-justice.html"},"modified":"2010-01-22T06:25:13","modified_gmt":"2010-01-22T06:25:13","slug":"a-prayer-for-peace-and-justice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/deaconsbench\/2010\/01\/a-prayer-for-peace-and-justice.html","title":{"rendered":"A prayer for peace and justice"},"content":{"rendered":"

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God of perfect peace,
\n
Violence and cruelty can have no part with you.
\n
May those who are at peace with one another
\n
hold fast to the good will that unites them;
\n
may those who are enemies forget their hatred
\nand be healed.<\/p>\n

We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
\n
Who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
\n
one God, for ever and ever. <\/p>\n

Amen.<\/p>\n

— Alternative Opening Prayer,
\n
Mass for Peace and Justice,
traditionally celebrated in the U.S. on January 22.<\/p>\n

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