Zoroastrian Prayer for Peace
We pray to God to eradicate all the misery in the world, that understanding triumphs over ignorance, that generosity triumphs over contempt, and that truth triumphs over falsehood.
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Sikh Prayer for Peace
God judges us according to our deeds, not the coat that we wear. Truth is above everything, but higher still is truthful living. Know that we attain God when we love, and only that victory endures in consequence of which no one is defeated.
Shinto Prayer for Peace
Although the people living across the ocean surrounding us, I believe, are all our brothers and sisters, why are there constant troubles in this world? Why do winds and waves rise in the ocean surrounding us? I only earnestly wish that the wind will soon puff away all the clouds which are hanging over the…
Bahāʾī Prayer for Peace
Be generous in prosperity, and thankful in adversity. Be fair in thy judgment, and guarded in thy speech. Be a lamp unto those who walk in darkness, and a home to the stranger. Be eyes to the blind, and a guiding light unto the feet of the erring. Be a breath of life to the…
Hispanic Prayer for Celebration
O God, you have made of one blood all the people of earth, but you have also richly blessed us with a world of many languages, cultures and traditions. I thank you today for the many contributions which Hispanic Americans have made – and continue to make – to our great country. Enable us always…
African Samburu Blessing
May God set you free May God guard you night and day May God set you in your right place And may you spread out like the grass of a prairie Spread out like palm leaves, like the water of a lake Continue your walk and may life be with you May God place you…
Kwanzaa Prayer for Life
O come all you faithful, rejoicing and victorious, Come, let us embrace the mystery in the spirit of life, as we celebrate the goodness of Kwanzaa and the the African American heritage. Come and give thanks for companions on the journey in the struggle for freedom and justice. Our roots in the soil and soul…
Surah Al-Fatiha Prayer for Direction
Praise be to Allah, the cherisher and sustainer of the worlds, most gracious, most merciful, master of the day of judgment, Thee do we worship and Thine aid we seek. Show us the straight way; the way of those on whom Thou has bestowed Thy grace, those whose (portion) is not wrath and who go…
Buddhist Prayer for End of Life
By this virtue (reciting this prayer), at the instant of death, may you take rebirth in Tushita (a heavenly realm). May you meet the limit-less Bodhisattvas and be cared for by Maitreya, our supreme refuge. Through the fire of great love, the wood of hatred is burnt. Through the light of pristine awareness, the darkness…
Native American Prayer to Great Spirit
O Great Spirit, whose voice I hear in the winds and whose breath gives life to all the world, hear me! I am small and weak. I need your strength and wisdom. Let me walk in beauty and make my eyes ever behold the red and purple sunset. Make my hands respect the things you…