Past Prayers of The Day
October 2001
October 31, 2001
Let us not look not back in anger,
Or forward with fear,
but around in awareness.
- James Thurber
October 30, 2001
Be of good courage,
And he shall strengthen your heart,
all ye that hope in the Lord.
- The Bible, Psalm 31:24
October 29, 2001
To be at one with God is to be at peace...
Peace is to be found only within,
And unless one finds it there
He will never find it at all.
Peace lies not in the external world.
It lies within one's own soul.
- Ralph W. Trine
October 27, 2001
Never be in a hurry;
Do everything quietly
And in a calm spirit.
Do not lose your inner peace
For anything whatsoever,
Even if your whole world
Seems upset.
- St. Francis de Sales
October 26, 2001
Love takes off masks
That we fear we cannot live without
And know
We cannot live within.
- James Baldwin
October 25, 2001
Lead me from death to life, from falsehood to truth;
Lead me from despair to hope, from fear to trust;
Lead me from hate to love, from war to peace;
Let peace fill our heart, our world, our universe.
- "Prayer for Peace" - Satish Kumar
October 24, 2001
They say that love can heal the broken;
They say that hope can make you see;
They say that faith can find a Saviour;
If you would follow and believe
With faith like a child.
- "Like A Child" - Jars of Clay
October 22, 2001
Yesterday we obeyed kings
And bent our necks before emperors.
But today
We kneel only to truth,
Follow only beauty,
And obey only love.
- Kahlil Gibran, "Children of Gods, Scions of Apes"
October 20, 2001
Waking up this morning, I smile.
Twenty Four brand new hours
Are before me.
I vow to live fully each moment
And to look at all beings
With eyes of compassion.
- Thich Nhat Hanh
October 19, 2001
Namaste.
The spirit in me greets the spirit in you.
I bow to the Divine in you;
I honor the place in you that is
Of love, truth and light.
And when you are in that place in you
And I am in that place in me,
We Are One.
- Ancient Sanskrit Greeting
October 18, 2001
If you see good in people,
You radiate a harmonious loving energy
Which uplifts those who are around you.
If you can maintain this habit,
This energy will turn into
A steady flow of love.
- Annamalai Swami
October 17, 2001
If we are to teach real peace in this world,
And if we are to carry on
A real war against war,
We shall have to begin
With the children.
- Mohandas Gandhi
October 15, 2001
Here I am, good and gentle Jesus,
Kneeling before you.
With great fervor I pray and ask you
To instill in me genuine convictions
Of faith, hope and love,
With true sorrow for my sins
And a firm resolve to amend them.
- The Bible, Psalm 22, Verse 17
October 14, 2001
If in our daily life we can smile,
If we can be peaceful and happy,
Not only we, but everyone
Will profit from it.
This is the most basic kind
Of peace work.
- Thich Nhat Hanh
October 13, 2001
Dear God,
Please send to me the spirit of Your peace.
Then send, dear Lord,
The spirit of peace from me to all the world.
Amen.
- Marianne Williamson
October 12, 2001
I brought my spirit to the sea;
I stood upon the shore.
I gazed upon infinity,
I heard the waters roar.
And then there came a sense of peace,
Some whisper calmed my soul.
Some ancient ministry of stars
Had made my spirit whole.
I brought my spirit to the trees
That loomed against the sky.
I touched each wand'ring careless breeze
To know if God was nigh.
- Max Kapp
October 10, 2001
I will not play at tug o' war.
I'd rather play at hug o' war,
Where everyone hugs
Instead of tugs,
Where everyone giggles
And rolls on the rug,
Where everyone kisses,
And everyone grins,
And everyone cuddles,
And everyone wins.
- Shel Silverstein
October 7, 2001
Nothing is more barbarous than war,
Nothing is more miserable...
Nothing is more precious than peace.
Nothing brings more happiness.
Peace is the most basic starting point
For the advancement of humankind.
- Daisaku Ikeda
Please join the world in praying for peace in all the nations,
That we may not continue the fighting, but learn to love eachother.
Thank You.
October 6, 2001
Climb ev'ry mountain, search high and low
Follow ev'ry byway, ev'ry path you know.
Climb ev'ry mountain, ford ev'ry stream,
Follow ev'ry rainbow, til you find your dream!
A dream that will need all the love you can give,
Ev'ry day of your life for as long as you live.
Climb ev'ry mountain, ford ev'ry stream,
Follow ev'ry rainbow til you find your dream!
- Rodgers and Hammerstein
October 5, 2001
Dream a dream
Of a new tomorrow
When the people learn to
Love their fellow man.
Dare to hope
For a peaceful morning
When we've learned to walk
Together hand in hand.
If we all
Will dare to dream dreams
Of a new and brighter day.
If we work
To make them come true
We will surely
Find a way.
Dream a dream
Of the world we long to see.
Dare to hope
For the day when men are free.
Maybe someday we can see our dreams come true.
- "Dream A Dream" - Words and Music by Ed Robertson
October 3, 2001
This is my simple religion.
There is no need for temples;
No need for complicated philosophy.
Our own brain, our own heart is our temple;
The philosophy is kindness.
- Dalai Lama
October 1, 2001
There is no way to peace;
Peace is the way.
- A.J. Muste
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