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A dry stone wall is built without cement. These walls can stand for generations due to the skill and love of those who built them. Looking at them makes it seem as if the stones love each other. While originally built to contain animals or as boundary markers, in my community they remain as a testament to a former life style. As we pray for peace and removing the walls between us today, may any stones be loving ones.

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I believe we CAN coexist peacefully and respectfully. It begins with each individual.

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Peace begins with listening to understand, feeling the suffering of others and valuing collaboration over conflict.

Jeffrey A White

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Neighbor is not a geographic term. It is a moral concept.

-Rabbi Joachim Prinz

Peace be with you.

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Elika Mahony, Baha'i faith

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O God, the source of all holy desires, all good counsels, and all just works: Give to your servants that peace which the world cannot give, that our hearts may be set to obey your commandments, and that we, being defended from the fear of our enemies, may pass our time in rest and quietness; through the merits of Jesus Christ our Savior. Amen (taken from the 1979 Book of Common Prayer)

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May all people experience the ease of well being.

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May all people experience the ease of well being.

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This lovely flower is blooming in its' own time. It brings me peace as I watch it unfold each day. May peace unfold in our hearts!

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We (all) live as feathers on the breath of God

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It isn't hard to do

Nothing to kill or die for

And no religion, too

Imagine all the people

Livin' life in peace

You

You may say I'm a dreamer

But I'm not the only one

I hope someday you'll join us

And the world will be as one

john lennon

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words by Rabbi Rami Shapiro, music by "Healing Circle"; sung by Molly Hicks and Harold Messinger, featuring the Interfaith Music Project of Philadelphia.

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We Are Loved Jan 13 2024 by HaroldMessinger

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Shabbat Morning Service for MLK Weekend January 2024. Featuring the Interfaith Music Project Band.

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O Lord, use me for your peace Serge El Helou, Lebanese Maronite 

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Serge El Helou from Beirut, Lebanon led this beautiful prayer for peace during Alignment.

O Lord, use me for your peace.

Where there is hatred, let me bring your love, to forgive as I am forgiven, to bring hope and light.

Use me for your peace.

Sung in Arabic.

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Imagine LOVE as the universal language...it's easy if you can...

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Imagine LOVE as the universal language...it's easy if you can...

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May the longtime sun shine upon you, All love surround you, And the pure light within you, Guide your way on…

May Peace be with you.

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We all share an identical need for love, and on the basis of this commonality, it is possible to feel that anybody we meet, in whatever circumstances, is a brother or sister.

The Dalai Lama

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Blessed are the peacemakers for they shall be called the children of God.

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Blessed are the peacemakers for they shall be called the children of God.

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In peace - Clare, Iona Community

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I cannot go to Niger, Ukraine, Gaza or Mexico to share kindness and help, but I can speak a kind word or offer to help someone on the streets of Philadelphia. I do it, and it generates kind responses. I'll keep doing it, one gesture at a time. I thank our Creator for those whose expressions of kindness and love are shared here.

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"If we are peaceful, if we are happy, we can smile and blossom like a flower, and everyone in our family, our entire society will benefit from our peace." Thich Nat Hanh

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"If we are peaceful, if we are happy, we can smile and blossom like a flower, and everyone in our family, our entire society will benefit from our peace." Thich Nat Hanh

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"We can all make flowers out  of arrows" Thich Nat Hanh

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"We can all make flowers out  of arrows" Thich Nat Hanh

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May Divine Light reveal the wisdom, courage, strength, and humility essential to achieving lasting peace in our eternally troubled but infinitely beautiful world.  May our incredible species finally replace the destructive struggle for dominance with a global commitment to a life of harmony and fulfillment.

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In the 1960’s, there was a poster that said, “What if they gave a war and nobody came.” Holding space for this sentiment to be revived and spread in all hearts. Let us drop the ego positioning that keeps us hurting each other for gain. Blessings to all!

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Wishing Peace and Understanding across all faiths and nations. We are all in this together. 

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Wishing Peace and Understanding across all faiths and nations. We are all in this together. 

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Conscientious, Intentional, Thoughts, Words, Actions

to Cultivate Peace Within, and Bring Peace to the Without...

May Humanity’s Consciousness Be Expanded So We All Live As ONE,

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"if we align ourselves with one side or the other,we will lose our chance to work for peace. Reconciliation requires understanding both sides in order to bring about peace." Thich Nat Hanh

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"if we align ourselves with one side or the other,we will lose our chance to work for peace. Reconciliation requires understanding both sides in order to bring about peace." Thich Nat Hanh

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Contemplative Prayer (photo by Dinty W. Moore)

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From the Vietnamese monk and peace activist Thich Nhat Hanh

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Olam Chesed Yibaneh - May we build a world of love... we need this more than ever... a song by R. Menachem Creditor

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Olam Chesed Yibaneh - May we build a world of love... we need this more than ever... a song by R. Menachem Creditor

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Olam Chesed Yibaneh by Rabbi Menachem Creditor

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O Thou kind Lord! Thou hast created all humanity from the same stock. Thou hast decreed that all shall belong to the same household. In Thy Holy Presence they are all Thy servants, and all mankind are sheltered beneath Thy Tabernacle; all have gathered together at Thy Table of Bounty; all are illumined through the light of Thy Providence.

O God! Thou art kind to all, Thou hast provided for all, dost shelter all, conferrest life upon all. Thou hast endowed each and all with talents and faculties, and all are submerged in the Ocean of Thy Mercy.

O Thou kind Lord! Unite all. Let the religions agree and make the nations one, so that they may see each other as one family and the whole earth as one home. May they all live together in perfect harmony.

O God! Raise aloft the banner of the oneness of mankind.

O God! Establish the Most Great Peace.

Cement Thou, O God, the hearts together.

O Thou kind Father, God! Gladden our hearts through the fragrance of Thy love. Brighten our eyes through the Light of Thy Guidance. Delight our ears with the melody of Thy Word, and shelter us all in the Stronghold of Thy Providence.

Thou art the Mighty and Powerful, Thou art the Forgiving and Thou art the One Who overlooketh the shortcomings of all mankind.

'Abdu’l-Bahá

Baha’i Faith

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"The earth is but one country, and mankind its citizens." (Baha'u'llah)

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♥ One God ♥ Barbra Streisand ♪ God is One, man is one , All Religions are One ♥ Bahai ♥

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I love this poem by Palestinian poet Samih Al-Qasem.

posted by Barbara Chaapel, Presbyterian minister

The day I’m killed

my killer, rifling through my pockets,

will find travel tickets:

One to peace,

one to fields and the rain,

and one to the conscience of humankind.

I beg you my dear killer: don’t ignore them.

Don’t waste such a thing,

But take and use the tickets.

Please, I beg you to go traveling.

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May the Light catch you and whisper that we are all better together. Ran in Coastal Alabama

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May all creatures be safe and protected and free from inner and outer harm.

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May all creatures be safe and protected and free from inner and outer harm.

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Renita ,Quaker

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May peace be with you.

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Jerusalem Youth Chorus and Andy Grammar "Don't Give Up On Me"

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Jerusalem Youth Chorus and Andy Grammar "Don't Give Up On Me"

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Israeli Jewish and Palestinian youth sing for peace.

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United Nations World Interfaith Harmony Week with Alignment: Interfaith Contemplative Practices. February 1-7, 2024

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United Nations World Interfaith Harmony Week with Alignment: Interfaith Contemplative Practices. February 1-7, 2024

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Leave a message of peace by clicking on the PLUS button on the bottom right of your screen. You can share an image, some words, a thought, a prayer, a link to a song, a poem. Here we build a community of connections. All traditions are honored. All prayers uplifted. All lives cherished.

Visit this space through the week of World Interfaith Harmony to add more to the wall and to view the offerings posted here.

May we build a common community from our different traditions, all seeking peace for our ailing world.

Add your name, community, and/or tradition, as you feel comfortable.

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Awareness

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“We need, in every community, a group of angelic troublemakers.” - Bayard Rustin

May we find in ourselves and our communities angelic troublemaker ready to step into the work of peace.

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Baha’i prayer

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O Thou kind Lord! Thou hast created...   [ Prayer for Peace ]

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An excerpt of this powerful litany:

We pray, without ceasing, that our words become actions that give life the shape of justice.

Help all persons to be able to not merely see the similarities between all people, but to feel less fear in the differences. If this can be our focus, perhaps our goal may be not for homogeny, but for a true and joyful diversity.

Every human life is precious to God and the human community. Each human path of faith is a sacred journey within life.

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The words read by the liturgist are taken from
A Collection of Sound Hadith (sayings of the Prophet) on Nonviolence, Peace, Justice, and Other Subjects complied from reliable sources by Dr. Hafiz Syed and edited by Kabir Helminski.

One: "What actions are most excellent? To gladden the heart of a human being, to feed the hungry, to help the afflicted, to lighten the sorrow of the sorrowful, and to remove the wrongs of the injured."
All: We acknowledge that we have been tempted to seek only our own good, hear only our own truth, and acknowledge only our own suffering. Let us start along the road to justice and peace by holding the pain of our sisters and brothers as if it were our own. We pray that no more children are lost to indifference and violence.
One: "Kindness is a mark of faith, and whoever has not kindness has not faith."
All: We pray for the courage to transform this beautiful planet into a place where people are not tormented by wars and not torn apart in senseless divisions. Together we will find the strength to resist hatred by our caring. Help us remember that it is our hands that shape the earth.
One: "The exercise of religious duties will not atone for the fault of an abusive tongue."
All: We pray, without ceasing, that our words become actions that give life the shape of justice.
One: "God is a unity and likes unity."
All: Help all persons to be able to not merely see the similarities between all people, but to feel less fear in the differences. If this can be our focus, perhaps our goal may be not for homogeny, but for a true and joyful diversity.
One: "Anyone of you who sees wrong, let him undo it with his hand; and if he cannot, then let him speak against it with his tongue; and if he cannot do this either, then let him abhor it with his heart, and this is the least of faith."
All: Every human life is precious to God and the human community. Each human path of faith is a sacred journey within life.
One: "He is true who protects his brother or sister both present and absent."
All: We pray for our sisters and brothers who have no sense of safety in their daily lives. We consider the hatred we witness and participate unwittingly in, and we pray for more than fear and tolerance to dominate people's thoughts and motivation in these trying days.

About This Litany. This litany was written in the week after September 11, 2001, by the Rev. Karen Senecal for use by the congregation of Judson Memorial Church, New York City, which is located in Greenwich Village not far from the site of the World Trade Center. It was used again in a Service of Lamentation held on March 20, 2003, the day after the start of the Iraq war. The collection of hadith was contributed by Sufi Shaikh Kabir Helminski, cofounder of the Threshold Society.

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A Litany of Unity and Hope | Spiritual Literacy in Today's World | Spirituality & Practice

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This litany, written for a New York City Christian congregation after September 11, is based on the Prophet Muhammad's words about peace and justice.