Pray for Peace

There is no doubt that tensions in the world generally seem to have ratcheted up more than a few notches this past week.  What can I do as an individual?  Well, we aren't going to recreate the
Garden of Eden.  Sin and evil will be with us until Christ comes again, when all evil is ultimately destroyed and the sources of evil along with them.

In the mean time, we must pray.  We must pray for all world leaders, our President, and for the safety of people everywhere.  If nothing begins with prayer, then we are indeed lost.  We must turn our hearts and minds to God as we "storm heaven" that cooler heads will prevail and the power of good will overcome evil.  Yet, how many despots and dictators can the world handle?  We wish no harm to innocent people and we pray for conversion among the darkness and for those who have given themselves to the power of darkness.

As always, we must begin with ourselves, I think,.  I pray for my personal conversion of life and that the road of non-violence and dialogue will be taken by reasonable leaders.  For those who see no other way, or are so beyond rational behavior and thought themselves, then we must pray for evil to be contained and ended.

So, pray the Rosary for peace, for example.  In numerous apparitions, approved by the Church, our Lady has requested prayers for peace.  The Rosary is a model place to begin.  In addition to that, certainly offering Mass when you attend it for peace, make personal sacrifices for the cause of peace, and prayer for our enemies must be done as Jesus himself has shown us.

Let it all begin with prayer but may it all continue in peaceful actions.

Our Lady, Queen of Peace, pray for our world

O God Creator of the world, 

under whose governance 

the design for all the ages unfolds, 

be attentive, we pray, to our petitions

and grant to our times tranquility and peace, 

that we may exult with unceasing joy

in praise of your great mercy. 

(From: Mass for the Preservation of Peace and Justice)