How to Pray in December: Peace

1) Pray for peace in the world. 
Ask God to bring unity to troubled nations, dispel evil, and replace hatred with love. Pray for wisdom for world leaders, free them from selfish ambition and let compassion prevail, uniting nations in a common pursuit of peace.



 

2) Pray for peace for others. 
Pray for those who are experiencing conflict, abuse, or loss. Ask God to bring the provision they need and let them see that it comes from Him. And pray that people find peace with God by accepting Jesus as their Savior.



 

3) Pray for inner peace.


Ask God to remove burdened thoughts and to grant the inner peace that surpasses all understanding. Ask for help to cast our anxieties upon Him. Ask for help to trust in God’s plan and find security in His promises. 

4) Pray for Peace in Relationships. 
Ask God for help in the relationships that are filled with tension and misunderstanding. Ask God to pour out His peace so hearts are softened with the result of understanding and reconciliation. Grant us the wisdom to forgive and the humility to seek forgiveness.

St Francis of Assisi's Peace Prayer
Lord, make me an instrument of your peace:
where there is hatred, let me sow love;
where there is injury, pardon;
where there is doubt, faith;
where there is despair, hope;
where there is darkness, light;
where there is sadness, joy.
O divine Master,
grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console,
to be understood as to understand,
to be loved as to love.
For it is in giving that we receive,
it is in pardoning that we are pardoned,
and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life. Amen.