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london cathedrals & abbey unite in day of prayer for peace Saturday 25 January 2003 Southwark Cathedral is joining St Paul’s Cathedral, Westminster Abbey and Westminster Cathedral in simultaneously holding a Day of Prayer for Peace on Tuesday 28 January, to follow closely on the report of the UN weapons inspectors. Southwark Cathedral will be open for private prayer throughout the day, and there will be public prayer every half-hour. In addition there will be Eucharist at 12.45 pm, and a Music Recital at 1.30 pm, given by students from the City Lit Institute. Choral Evensong at 5.30 pm will end the day of prayer. Prayer for use at the vigil for peace The Dean, the Very Rev Colin Slee, commented: “Southwark Cathedral, like the other major churches, has a very full calendar of services and events, and it is not often that we can plan a joint day of this sort. I am very glad that we have managed it in the interests of prayer for peace.” Ends. For further information contact: Diocesan
Communications Officer or Southwark Cathedral: 020 7367 6700 PRAYER FOR USE AT THE VIGIL FOR PEACE 28th JANUARY 2003 Lord of all creation, we acknowledge in penitence that the nations of the world have rarely learned to resolve their differences without violence. We ask for your forgiveness. Lord of all the nations, we know that there are better ways than wars and oppression. We pray that men and women everywhere may seek out those ways and have the patience and persistence to follow them until justice and freedom are secure for us all. We ask for guidance. Lord of all the world, you have given us riches beyond imagining in the wealth of nature, give us also the riches of unselfishness that we may use those resources with equity, with care and for the welfare of all people. We ask for the grace of generosity. Lord of life, you blessed humanity with intelligence and free will, speak in the hearts and minds of the leaders of peoples that they may discern truth, turn from force and seek peace so that women and men may learn to live in tranquillity and trust. We ask for your wise judgement. Lord of time and eternity, this is a time of decision and fear. We pray for those who have responsibility in the United Nations, give them the humility of penitence, guide all thoughts of violence towards paths of peace and justice, convert all greed to generous justice and transform creation in the bright light of your eternal life-giving truth and love. We ask this in the name of him who knew suffering amongst us, even Jesus Christ Our Lord. AMEN.
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