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Our Father, up in heaven,
Hear this fervent prayer--
May the people of All Nations,
Be United in Thy Care,
For earth's peace and
man's salvation
Can come only by Thy grace
And not through bombs
and missiles
And our quest for outer space.
For until all men recognize
That "The Battle Is
The Lord's"
And peace on earth
cannot be won
With strategy and swords,
We will go on vainly fighting,
As we have in ages past,
Finding only empty victories
And a peace that cannot last.
But we've grown so rich
and mighty
And so arrogantly strong,
We no longer ask in
humbleness -
"God, show us where
we're wrong".
We have come to trust completely
In the power of man-made things,
Unmindful of God's
mighty power
And that He is "King
Of Kings".
We have turned our eyes
away from Him
To go our selfish way,
And money, power and pleasure
Are the gods we serve today.
And the good green earth
God gave us
To peacefully enjoy,
Through greed and fear
and hatred
We are seeking to destroy.
Oh, Father, up in heaven,
Stir and wake our
sleeping souls,
Renew our faith and lift
us up
And give us higher goals,
And grant us heavenly guidance
As war threatens us again.
For, more than Guided Missiles,
All the world needs
Guided Men.
--Helen Steiner Rice
(Click on the Bible above to open to Psalm 23...)
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