More to a prayer than a mere four short lines

Posted by Fr Guy Hawtin, on October 12th, 2018
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The “Serenity Prayer”—composed by the famous 20th-Century theologian Reinhold Niebuhr—is a favorite of many people who are under heavy stress. Indeed, it is virtually the official prayer of Alcoholics Anonymous. However, most of those who frequently resort this great prayer are familiar only with its first three lines.

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For the Victims of Hatred and for the Cessation of Violence

Posted by petrus, on October 12th, 2018

For the Victims of Hatred

Almighty God, Father of all mankind: we beseech thee to turn the hearts of those who through malice and hatred would seek to injure or oppress the stranger, the sojourner, and the Samaritan in our midst; for these are the neighbours whom thou hast commanded us to love, and it . . . → Read More: For the Victims of Hatred and for the Cessation of Violence

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