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Pope John Paul II: Prayer for Peace
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God of our Fathers,
great and merciful God,
Lord of peace and life,
Father of all.
You have plans of peace and not of affliction.
You condemn wars
and defeat the pride of the violent.
You sent your Son Jesus
to preach peace to those who are near and far away,
to gather people of every race and nation
into a single family.
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Hear the single-hearted cry of your children,
the anguished plea of all humanity:
no more war, an adventure without return,
no more war, a spiral of death and violence,
a threat against all your creatures
in heaven, on the earth and in the sea.
In communion with Mary, the Mother of Jesus,
once again we implore you:
speak to the hearts of those responsible for the fate of peoples;
stop the "logic" of revenge and retaliation;
with your Spirit suggest new solutions,
generous and honourable gestures,
room for dialogue and patient waiting,
which are more fruitful than the hurried deadlines of war.
Give our era days of peace.
War no more.
Amen
16 January 1991 Wednesday Audience
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