January 1, The Solemnity of Mary and Feast of Christ the King

[Tomswife]

Mary, Mother of God, mother of all, who bore and raised the Son of God, who sought to bring peace into the world. You treasured all you saw in your heart, as the fruit of your womb poured out love and mercy to each of us in our own personal way. Pray for us and be with us, that we may remember that we are also treasured in your heart. Help us to always remind others that
they are just as treasured, that the world may know a true and just peace. Amen.

God our great architect and artist,
As we navigate the many barriers to peace in our world, grant us the ability to listen intently as you do to each of us. May our listening bring us into deeper relationship with all people, but especially those who are different than us, those who are older and those who are younger. Indeed, we pray that our cross-generational dialogue might "break up the hard and barren soil of conflict and indifference in order to sow the seeds of a lasting and shared peace."

Through Christ your son, we pray: AMEN.

 

[KimT]

Tom is in my prayers.