Peaceful Presence Nov 11 ~ First United Methodist Church Palo Alto hosting
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.
An Israeli & Palestinian who believe peace is possible, in conversation
Palestinian Aziz Abu Sarah and Israeli Maoz Inon spoke in Palo Alto on June 15, 2025 at Congregation Etz Chayim and Spark Church. Both men have had close family members killed in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and yet they believe that peace is possible, and are committed to work toward that...
World Peace Day Sing Along!
World Peace Day Sing Along! Sunday, Sept 21: the U.N. International Day of Peace @ 2pm Mitchell Park ‘Sunken Bowl’ Multi-Purpose Area* The gathering was beautiful!! With gratitude to ProBono for everything they do, click here for photos from the event. On the U.N. International Day of Peace let’s sing...
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...
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