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A Prayer for Becoming a Peacemaker

A Prayer for Becoming a Peacemaker

A Prayer

Dear Heavenly Father,

You are the God of peace. From the very beginning, you have sought to bring reconciliation between yourself and humanity, and through Jesus, you made a way for true and lasting peace. You call your children to be peacemakers, to reflect your character by bringing harmony where there is division and love where there is conflict. Your peace is not just the absence of strife but the presence of wholeness, healing, and righteousness.

I confess that I do not always seek peace. Too often, I choose pride over humility, anger over understanding, and division over reconciliation. I hold on to grudges when I should offer grace. I avoid difficult conversations when I should pursue healing. I ask for your forgiveness for the times I have contributed to discord rather than seeking peace.

Thank you for the perfect peace you offer through Jesus, who has reconciled us to you. Thank you for your patience in teaching me how to live as a peacemaker, even when it is difficult. I am grateful that you do not call me to this task alone, but that you equip me through your Spirit and guide me with your wisdom.

Lord, help me to be a peacemaker in my relationships, my community, and the world around me. Give me a heart that values unity over division, humility over pride, and love over resentment. Teach me to listen before I speak, to seek understanding over being right, and to extend grace even when it is undeserved. Let my actions reflect your peace, so that others may see you in me and be drawn to the true peace that only you can give.

In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen.

Matthew 5:9 (ESV): Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.

Respond

Please pray a prayer for becoming a peacemaker.

If you aren’t sure where to begin, you can use the ACTS method: Adoration, Confession, Thankfulness, and Supplication:

  • Adoration: Praise God. Does this topic bring any specific characteristics of God to mind?
  • Confession: Tell God that you are sorry for specific sins. Does this topic bring any specific sins to mind?
  • Thankfulness: Show gratitude towards God. Does anything from this topic inspire gratitude?
  • Supplication: Make requests for yourself and for others. Does anything from this topic inspire a prayer?

If helpful, you can use a prayer journal template.

A Prayer for Becoming a Peacemaker
Matthew 5:9 (ESV): Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.
Ephesians 4:1-3 (ESV): I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
Philippians 4:6-7 (ESV): "Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus."
Galatians 5:22-23 (ESV): "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law."
Hebrews 12:14 (ESV): Strive for peace with everyone, and for the holiness without which no one will see the Lord.

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