Peaceful Presence Gatherings on 11th of Every Month
A monthly prayer service on the evening of the 11th of each month, offering a time of quiet multifaith prayers for peace and justice and strength for the journey.
Here you will find a collection of meditations and prayers written by both members of Multifaith Voices for Peace and Justice and from others around the world.
Prayer for a World Free of Nuclear Weapons
Voices for a World Free of Nuclear Weapons (part of the United Religions Initiative) wondered… When a former Secretary of State, a former Secretary of Defense, several United States Ambassadors, a famous physicist, and a few friends pray each month for the elimination of nuclear weapons, it raises lots of...
Holi Prayer for Love, Renewal and Justice
Holi is a Hindu rite of Spring that commemorates both the changing seasons and the struggle for love and justice in dark times. While Holi was in March, may this prayer offers all of us inspiration.(Learn more about the Hindu stories mentioned in this prayer on this post from the...
Our Faiths Call Us in this Time
Quakers (Society of Friends) “We are not for names, nor men, nor titles of Government,nor are we for this party or against the other…but we are for justice and mercy and truth and peace and true freedom,that these may be exalted in our nationand that goodness, righteousness, meekness, temperance, peace,and unity with...
“Why I Couldn’t Pray this Yom Kippur” by Rabbi Amy Eilberg
You are invited to read this thought-provoking reflection by Rabbi Amy Eilberg, a member of the MVPJ Steering Committee, printed in full in “Forward” on October 15, 2024: A colleague recently reminded me that during the Vietnam War, Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel told a journalist that he could not pray because whenever...
Muslim & Jewish Mothers’ Prayer for Life and Peace
Prayer of Mothers for Life and Peace by Sheikha Ibtisam and Rabbi Tamar Elad-Appelbaum
Ukraine: Faith-based Resources for Prayer, Reflection, Action
As people committed to work for peace and justice, the war in Ukraine calls to our hearts, minds and lives. Our Ukrainian siblings are suffering, and need our prayers, contributions, and action. While we may not know exactly how to respond most faithfully to such suffering and violence, we cannot...
“White nationalism is the greatest threat to peace”
Fr. Bryan Massingale, a Roman Catholic Jesuit priest, theologian, scholar, activist and professor, insisted that, “the greatest threat to peace in our time, both nationally and even internationally, is the rise of white nationalism.” He explained this is so because white nationalism, “is intersectional, threatening social stability and human flourishing...
blessed are you… blessed are we
At our October 2018 Peaceful Presence the Rev. Matthew Dutton-Gillett of Trinity Church in Menlo Park led us in this litany. The author, the Rev. Anna Blaedel, Theologian-in-Residence at enfleshed, generously gave us permission to publish it here. May it give us solace, strength and courage for the new year and...
“WE ARE BETTER TOGETHER” – Poetry from Multifaith Peace Picnic
Many people asked about the wonderful poem written and read by Naiel Ahmed Chaudry during the Peace Picnic program on September 11, 2017. Deep appreciation to Naiel for sharing his gift of poetry — and his young wisdom — with us. We all need to remember this! “WE ARE BETTER...
- 1
- 2