Each Wednesday in Advent, I will share a prayer for us to pray together as a church family. The theme of this week’s prayer is peace since we lit the candle of peace this past Sunday in worship. As you pray this week’s prayer, may God fill your heart with the deep peace of Christ. I love you, Union family, and I am praying for us as we serve as instruments of God’s peace in the world.
Dear Lord,
We come to You today with hearts full of all kinds of things—worries and wonder, busyness and blessings— but right now, we want to lay it all down at Your feet. You’re the maker of the sunrise, the keeper of the stars, and the One who speaks stillness into storms. So, here we are, asking for the deep peace only you can give.
Help us hear your still, small voice when the world feels too noisy. When our hearts race with fear, slow us down with your calm assurance. And when life gets messy—because it always does—remind us that You’re in the middle of it, steadying us with Your love.
Teach us, Lord, to be peacemakers. May our words be soft and our actions gentle, so the world gets just a little glimpse of heaven every time Your peace flows through us.
Lord, we pray for peace in the world—between nations, within communities, within families, and in the hearts of every person. Help us not just to long for peace but to actively work for it, sharing Your love and grace wherever we go. May we, as your instruments, be the bearers of your peace in a world that so desperately needs it.
Thank You for being our refuge when things feel shaky. Thank You for your promises that never fail. Thank You for loving us just as we are and always growing us in Your grace.
In the name of Jesus, our Prince of Peace, we pray. Amen.