Prayers for Peace From Around the World

A prayer for peace from the Jewish tradition

Hear O Israel the Lord, our God, the Lord is One. Let the day come when we turn to the Lord of Peace, when all are a single family doing His will with a perfect heart. Lord of peace, bless us with peace.

A prayer for peace from the Bahai tradition 

O Thou kind Lord!  Unite all. Let the religions agree and make the nations one, so that they may see each other as one family and the whole earth as one home. May they all live together in perfect harmony.

A prayer for peace from the Buddhist tradition 

May we all be filled with loving kindness. May we all be well. May we all be at peace within ourselves and our world. May we all be happy.

A prayer for peace from the Christian tradition 

Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace. Where there is hatred let me sow love, where there is injury, pardon. Where there is doubt,  Faith. Where there is despair, Hope. Where there is darkness, Light. Where there is sadness, Joy.

A prayer for peace from the Islamic tradition  

Bismilah….Allah, you are peace. From you comes Peace. To you returns Peace. Revive us with the salutation of Peace, and lead us to your abode of Peace.

A prayer for peace from the Native American tradition 

For as long as the moon shall rise, for a long as the rivers shall flow, for as long as the sun will shine, for as long as the grass shall grow, let us know peace.

A prayer for peace from the Hindu tradition 

May there be peace in celestial regions. May there be peace on earth.  May all beneficient beings bring peace to us. May thy wisdom spread peace all through the world. Om……….. Shanti, Shanti, Shanti (Peace, Peace, Peace)

A prayer for peace from the Sufi tradition

Most Merciful and Compassionate God, give us Thy great Goodness; teach us Thy loving Forgiveness; raise us above the distinctions and differences which divide men. Send us the Peace of Thy Divine Spirit, and unite us all in Thy Perfect Being.