Over 50 people joined our New Years’ Prayer for Peace, hosted by David Less and Sheikh Ghassan Manasra.
Pasted here are some of the prayers that were shared by the group of people who joined – if there are any missing, please email chris@abrahamicreunion.org and we’ll work to update this page.
Happy New Year to All!
Prayer for the New Year – Inayat Khan
O Thou
who abidest in our hearts
most merciful and compassionate God,
Lord of Heaven and earth.
We forgive others their trespasses
and ask Thy forgiveness of our shortcomings.
We begin this New Year with pure heart and
with clear conscience
with courage and hope.
Help us to fulfill the purpose of our lives
under Thy Divine Guidance.
Amen.
From “No Pain like My Pain” by Rabbi Tamara Cohen. The prayer ends with the words:
Dear God, help us look,
look closer so that we may see
our children in their children,
their children in our own.
Help us look so that we may see You –
in the bleary eyes of each orphan, each grieving childless mother,
each masked and camouflaged fighter for his people’s dignity.
Dear God, Divine Exiled and Crying One,
Loosen our claim to our own uniqueness.
Soften this hold on our exclusive right — to pain, to compassion, to justice.
May your children, all of us unique and in Your image,
come to know the quiet truths of shared pain,
shared hope,
shared land,
shared humanity,
shared risk,
shared courage,
shared peace.
In Sh’Allah. Ken yehi Ratzon.
May it be Your will.
And may it be ours.
“O Thou Provider! The dearest wish of this servant of Thy Threshold is to behold the friends of East and West in close embrace.” – Abdu’l-Baha…. And here we are!!
Samuel Vilayat: Allow us to be a greater vessel for thy Love, Light & Life. That through us we may be the reflection of thy purpose here and relieve us of the suffering which has invaded our heart.
Qalbi Sami: Prayer from Hazrat Inayat Khan: O thou the Almighty Sun, whose light cleareth away all clouds, we take refuge in thee, King (Queen) of all men (& women), God of all dieties, Lord of all angels, we pray to thee dispel the mist of illusion from the hearts of the Nations and lift their lives by Thy all sufficient power. Pour upon them Thy limitless love, Thy ever shining light, thy everlasting life, Thy heavenly joy, and Thy perfect Peace. Amen. 🕊️
Rana (Renna) – Atlanta – GA: I just wanted to share my daily prayers that I do – I am not able to say because my heart is tender at this time and I am so blessed to be among this community and overpowering presence of love: May God help the poor and who are in need and ease their pain and suffering
May God heal every person who is ill and ease their pain
May God protect every child and orphan and the elderly and bring compassion to those who take care of them.
May God protect every girl and woman in the world and give them patience and strength
May God help each man’s heart become tender and compassionate towards others
May God bring to peace to each soul that has passed before us
My God help and protect every human who is living in war countries and give them strength and peace
