“Lord,
make me an instrument of your peace,” St. Francis prayed, and so do we.
God of
peace and justice, make us instruments of your peace. Allow instruments of
peace to rise up in South Sudan and flourish all over your world, instruments
of peace that offer stability, safety, justice,
that bring joy and hope, and
that
foster hearts of reconciliation, mercy, and love.
God of
peace, God of justice,
Creator God who has made all of humanity as one family,
brothers and sisters,
made in your image, your likeness, and
rooted in one
common origin and one common destiny,
In South Sudan and other corners of the
world ravaged by the chaos of war,
Remind us that we belong to one another, and
That
we are called to love our neighbors as ourselves.
Amen.
