Appendices

Appendix 1 - Examples of Response Prayers
Appendix 2 - Some Well-Known Christian Prayers
Appendix 3 - Prayers from Different Faith Communities
a) Buddhism b) Hinduism c) Islam d) Judaism e) Sikhism
Prayer for Inter-Faith Meetings
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Appendix One

Examples of Response Prayers

Lord God,
For the times when we think we are better than others
We are sorry
For the times we have told lies,
We are sorry
For the times we have joined in with others who are doing wrong,
We are sorry
For the times we have shouted at our friends and family
We are sorry
For the times we have refused to apologise
We are sorry
For the times when we've ganged up against others
We are sorry
For the times when we were too busy with our own affairs to notice that other people needed help
We are sorry
For these and all our other wrongs
We are sorry. Amen
Fiona Walton

For the seeds that grow into food crops
Thanks be to God,
For the rain which waters the crops
Thanks be to God,
For the farmers that tend and harvest them
Thanks be to God,
For the people who process and package our food
Thanks be to God,
Etc etc

Appendix Two

Some Well-Known Christian Prayers

Our Father, which art in heaven,
Hallowed be Thy name,
Thy kingdom come,
Thy will be done in earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread,
And forgive us our trespasses,
As we forgive them that trespass against us,
And lead us not into temptation,
But deliver us from evil.
For Thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory,
For ever and ever. Amen

Our Father in heaven,
Hallowed be Your name,
Your kingdom come,
Your will be done,
On earth as it is in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread,
Forgive us our sins
As we forgive those who sin against us.
Lead us not into temptation
But deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom, the power and the glory are Yours.
Now and for ever. Amen

God be in my head, and in my understanding;
God be in mine eyes, and in my looking;
God be in my mouth, and in my speaking;
God be in my heart, and in my thinking;
God be at mine end, and at my departing.
Sarum Primer

Lord, make us instruments of Thy peace
Where there is hatred, let us sow love
Where there is injury, pardon
Where there is discord, union
Where there is doubt, faith
Where there is despair, hope
Where there is darkness, light
Where there is sadness, joy
Grant that we may not seek so much to be consoled, as to console;
To be understood, as to understand;
To be loved, as to love;
For it is in giving that we receive, in pardoning that we are pardoned, and dying we are born to eternal life.
St Francis of Assisi

The Grace:
May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with us all, evermore. Amen

Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner.
The Jesus Prayer

The things good Lord, that we pray for, give us grace to work for; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Thomas More

Let nothing disturb Thee,
Let nothing dismay Thee:
All things pass:
God never changes.
Patience attains all that it strives for:
He who has God
Finds he lacks nothing:
God alone suffices.
St Teresa of Avila

O God, make the door of this place wide enough to receive all who need human love and fellowship, and a heavenly Father's care; and narrow enough to shut out all envy, pride and hate. Make its threshold smooth enough to be no stumbling-block to children, nor to straying feet, but rugged enough to turn back the tempter's power; make it a gateway to Thine eternal kingdom.
Thomas Ken

Lighten our darkness, we beseech Thee, O Lord, and by Thy great mercy defend us from all perils and dangers of this night; for the love of Thy only Son, our Saviour, Jesus Christ. Amen
Book of Common Prayer

Make me remember, O God, that every day is Your gift and ought to be used according to Your command, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Samuel Johnson

Night is drawing nigh,
For all that has been - Thanks!
For all that shall be - Yes!
Dag Hammarskjold

O God of many names,
Lover of all nations,
We pray for peace
In our hearts,
In our homes,
In our nations,
In our world,
The peace of Your will,
The peace of our need.
George Appleton

Teach us, good Lord, to serve Thee as thou deservest:
To give and not to count the cost;
To fight and not to heed the wounds;
To toil and not to seek for rest;
To labour and not to ask for any reward
Save that of knowing that we do Thy will.
Ignatius of Loyola

Since today is a new day
I will begin again
With Jesus Christ, my Lord.
Bob Knight

God be in my head,
And in my understanding.

God be in my eyes,
And in my looking.

God be in my mouth,
And in my speaking.

God be in my heart,
And in my thinking.

God be at my end,
And at my departing.
Pynson's Horae

Christ has no body now on earth but yours, no hands but yours, no feet but yours, yours are the eyes through which to look at Christ's compassion to the world, yours are the feet with which he is to go about doing good, and yours are the hands with which he is to bless us now.
St Teresa of Avila

God to enfold me,
God to surround me,
God in my speaking,
God in my thinking,
God in my sleeping,
God in my waking,
God in my watching,
God in my hoping,
God in my life,
God in my lips,
God in my soul,
God in my heart,
God in my sufficing,
God in my slumber,
God in mine ever-living soul,
God in mine eternity.
Carmina Gadelica

Appendix Three

Prayers from Different Faith Communities

Buddhism

May no one who encounters me
Ever have an insignificant contact.
May the mere fact of our meeting
Contribute to the fulfilment of their wishes.
May I be a protector of the helpless,
A guide to those travelling the path,
A boat to those wishing to cross over,
Or a bridge or a raft.
May I be a lamp for those in darkness,
A home for the homeless,
And a servant to the world.
From the Bodhicaryavatara

May all beings live in safety with hearts full of Joy!
Whether weak or strong, great or small, seen or unseen, far or near,
Born or to be born,
May all beings be full of joy!
Buddhist mantra

An image of the sun enthroned in the heavens,
Radiating one thousand beams of light:
Were one to shower bright rays of love upon all beings,
How excellent.

An image of a kingly eagle gliding high in space:
Were one's mind to glide without grasping
In the space of truth itself clear and void,
How excellent.

An image of fresh white clouds,
Bright, pure and drifting freely;
Were one to build clear, blissful meditation in the perfect mystical mandala,
How excellent.

An image of a grey wind flowing forcefully through the sky;
Were one to maintain an energy flow always beneficial to others,
The best of spiritual practices, never artificial,
How excellent.

An image of the vast sky everywhere free of obstruction:
Were this song on emptiness, meditation and action
Without hindrance to benefit the world,
How excellent.
A song of Realisation by the seventh Dali Lama

Hinduism

O God! You are the giver of life,
The healer of pains and sorrows,
The giver of happiness,
O Creator of the Universe,
Send us your purifying light
And lead our thoughts in your ways.
The Gayatri Mantra

May there be peace in heaven,
May there be peace in the skies,
May there be peace on earth,
May there be peace in the waters,
May there be peace in the plants,
May there be peace in the trees,
May we find peace in all the divine powers,
May we find peace in the supreme Lord,
May all be in peace
May that peace be mine.
Peace! Peace! Peace!
From the Vedas

Give me the strength lightly to bear my joys and sorrows,
Give me the strength to make my love fruitful in service,
Give me the strength never to disown the poor or bend my knees before insolent might.
Give me the strength to raise my mind high above earthly trifles.
Give me the strength to surrender my strength to your will with love.
Rabindranth Tagore

May God protect us both,
The teacher and the follower,
May he feed us both,
May we work together with energy,
May our study be vigorous and fruitful,
May there be love and harmony between us.

Islam

In the name of Allah, the most Merciful, the most Kind.
All praise for Allah, the Lord of the Worlds,
The most Merciful, the most Kind;
Master of the Day of Judgement.
You alone we worship; and you alone we ask for help.
Guide us along the straight way -
The way of those You have favoured
And not of those who earn your anger
Nor of those who gone astray.
The Fatihah

O Allah,
I seek your guidance
Through your knowledge and ability,
Through your power,
And beg of your infinite bounty;
For you have power and I have none,
You know and I know not,
And you are the knower of hidden things
Prayer for guidance

O Allah, help me to remember you all the time,
And to thank you, and to worship you perfectly.
Ahmad, Abu Dawud

Judaism

God bless all those I love,
God bless all those that love me,
God bless all those that love those that I love
And all those that love those that love me.
Jewish Daily Prayer

Our Father, bless us all together
With the light of Your presence.
For in the light of Your presence
You give us, Lord our God,
Law and life,
Love and kindness,
Justice and mercy,
Blessing and peace.
And in Your eyes it is good
To bless Your people Israel
With great strength and peace.
Blessed are You Lord,
Who blesses His people Israel with peace.
From the Amidah

O Lord, grant that this night
We may sleep in peace.
And that in the morning
Our awakening may also be in peace.
May our daytime
Be cloaked in your peace.
Protect us and inspire us
To think and act only out of love.
Keep far from us all evil;
May our paths be free from all obstacles
From when we go out
Until the time we return home,
From the Babylonian Talmud

Sikhism

Hearing of Your greatness, we stumble to speak of You,
We could know Your measure, if only we could see You.
Your greatness cannot be valued, cannot be expressed,
Those who could speak of You remain absorbed in You.

My great sovereign, deep and unfathomable, You are the ocean of virtues. None can know how vast You are.

Sages amass their intuitions,
Mathematicians amass their calculations,
Scholars, meditators and their leaders with their teachers,
But none can measure a grain of Your greatness.
From Asa Mahalla 1

You know the beatings of each and every heart,
recognise the pain of the good and the bad.
From an ant to an elephant,
You look upon all with favour and rejoice.

When the pious suffer, You suffer too
When the pious rejoice, You rejoice too.
You feel the pain of each and every being,
Know the veils of each and every heart.
From Chaupai Benati

As we journey along the endless road,
The Name is our endless fare.
As we journey blind along the dark path
The Name is our shining light.
On a journey where no one knows us,
The Name is our distinctive crest.
On a dreadful journey in searing heat,
The Name is our refreshing shade.
On a journey where thirsty desires tug at us,
Says Nanak, the life-giving ambrosial Name showers down upon us.
From Sukhmani

Prayer for Inter-Faith Meetings

Lord of all creation,
We stand in awe before You,
Impelled by visions of the harmony of man.
We are children of many traditions-
Inheritors of shared wisdom
And tragic misunderstandings,
Of proud hopes and humble successes.
Now it is time for us to meet-
In memory and truth,
In courage and trust,
In love and promise.

In that which we share,
Let us see the common prayer of humanity;
In that in which we differ,
Let us wonder at the freedom of man;
In our unity and our differences,
Let us know the uniqueness that is God.
May our courage match our convictions,
And our integrity match our hope.
May our faith in You bring us closer to each other.
May our meeting with past and present bring blessings for the future. Amen

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