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Finding peace in your everyday life can oftentimes seem impossible when you're facing difficult news in your own life or your greater community. Racing thoughts can go into overdrive, making calmer moments feel few and far between. But reading, listening to, or reciting a prayer for peace can be one way to find clarity in the moment and strength for the future. And if you follow the Christian faith, then there are plenty of prayers that can help you find peace of mind. Whether you are experiencing heartbreak, recovering from an illness, or dealing with family problems at home, these prayers about peace will help you feel both strong and peaceful on your path towards healing.

There can be chaos in your internal circles as well as in the world at large. During these turbulent times, it's even more important to step away from the situation, find a quiet place, and reflect on peaceful passages that can help you feel a sense of calm. The spiritual ritual of reading a prayer yourself or sharing one with someone who may be struggling is one way to slow down and let your thoughts peacefully settle. These short prayers for peace will not only help you rediscover serenity, but also act as a stepping stone towards finding strength to take on the less peaceful moments in your life.

A Prayer for Peace & Calm

May today there be peace within.

May you trust your highest power that you are exactly where you are meant to be.

May you not forget the infinite possibilities that are born of faith.

May you use those gifts that you have received, and pass on the love that has been given to you.

May you be content knowing you are a child of God.

Let this presence settle into your bones, and allow your soul the freedom to sing, dance.

It is there for each and every one of you.

Amen.

— Saint Teresa of Ávila

A Prayer For Stillness Among Chaos

O blessed Jesus, give me stillness of soul in You. Let your mighty calmness reign in me. Rule me, O King of Gentleness, King of Peace.

— Saint John of the Cross

A Prayer For Peace With Your Faith

God, teach us what it means to have faith in silence. When we face trials that are beyond our understanding, help us to find peace. Help me be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, and faithful in prayer. You set all things in accordance to your time. Remind us to wait patiently, and find peace in your plan.

— Dick Woodward

A Prayer for Peace & Positivity

Lord, how I long to break free from negative thinking and embrace peace and joy and optimism. I invite You to begin transforming my thought patterns and help me recognize, reject and replace thoughts that are not pleasing to You.

In Jesus' Name, Amen.

— Traci Miles

A Prayer for Peace of Mind

Loving God, please grant me peace of mind and calm my troubled heart.

My soul is like a turbulent sea. I can't seem to find my balance so I stumble and worry constantly.

Give me the strength and clarity of mind to find my purpose and walk the path you've laid out for me.

I trust your Love God, and know that you will heal this stress.

Just as the sun rises each day against the dark of night. Please bring me clarity with the light of God.

Amen.

— Unknown

A Prayer For Anxiety

Fortify me with the grace of Your Holy Spirit and give Your peace to my soul that I may be free from all needless anxiety, solicitude and worry. Help me to desire always that which is pleasing and acceptable to You so that Your will may be my will.

— St. Francesca Xavier Cabrini

A Prayer for Tranquility

Dear God I ask for peace of mind. I pray that I am calm, collected and tranquil at all times today. I rest and relax in your presence. I let go of all anxious thoughts. I stop rushing and start praying. I let go and I let God.

In Jesus Christ's name, Amen.

— Unknown

A Prayer For Rising Above

If anyone speaks ill of you, praise them always.

If anyone injures you, serve them nicely.

If anyone persecutes you, help them in all possible ways.

You will attain immense strength.

You will control anger and pride.

You will enjoy peace, poise and serenity.

You will become divine.

— Swami Sivananda

A Prayer for God's Love

Lord, help me to really know Your love for me, that any fear I may have will disappear. Thank You for Your peace which surpasses comprehension.

Amen.

— Unknown

A Prayer to Find Your Way

I become quiet and focused on the Spirit of God.

Alone with the presence of God, I feel a great serenity.

I rediscover how refreshing it feels to be calm and at peace.

I feel as if waves of peace are washing over me and clearing away any tenseness and anxiety.

I know that I am eternally one with God.

In Jesus Christ's name, Amen.

— Unknown

A Prayer for Inner Peace & Strength

Lord, I come before you ready to pour out my worries, anxieties, and fears at Your feet. I am claiming and declaring Your promises for blessings of peace and strength over my life. Bring a peace into my soul that passes all worldly understanding and make me a light for others to see Your strength.

— Unknown

A Prayer for Missing Peace

God, my heart is filled with chaos and confusion. I feel as if I am drowning in my circumstances and my heart is filled with fear and confusion. I really need the strength and peace that only You can give. Right now, I choose to rest in You.

In Jesus' name I pray.

Amen.

— Mary Southerland

A Prayer for Peace When You're Feeling Overwhelmed

Dear God,

Thank you for being the God who never sleeps.

Thank you for always being here for me, even when I'm not always here for you.

Thank you that you are Love and that you want the very best for me.

Thank you for your promises and that you never change.

I am feeling totally overwhelmed. Please help me.

Help me to rest in the fact that you know what is best for me.

Forgive me for turning away from you and trying to control the outcome in situations in my life.

The Bible says that you are not the God of confusion but of peace.

Help me to rest in your love and to feel the peace which surpasses all understanding.

Help me to feel your love and comfort.

Help me to be still and know that you are God and that you will take care of me, just like any loving parent takes care of their children.

Your Word says to cast all of our anxiety on you because you care for us.

I turn all of my burdens and concerns over to you.

Please guide my every step and help me to be attentive to your loving direction.

Amen

— Unknown

A Prayer for Peace in the World

Lord, we pray for the power to be gentle; the strength to be forgiving; the patience to be understanding; and the endurance to accept the consequences of holding to what we believe to be right.

May we put our trust in the power of good to overcome evil and the power of love to overcome hatred.

We pray for the vision to see and the faith to believe in a world emancipated from violence, a new world where fear shall no longer lead men to commit injustice, nor selfishness make them bring suffering to others.

Help us to devote our whole life and thought and energy to the task of making peace, praying always for the inspiration and the power to fulfill the destiny for which we and all men were created.

— Unknown

A Prayer for Peace & Serenity

O God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference; living one day at a time, enjoying one moment at a time; accepting hardships as a pathway to peace; taking, as Jesus did, this sinful world as it is, not as I would have it; trusting that You will make all things right if I surrender to Your will; so that I may be reasonably happy in this life and supremely happy with You forever in the next.

— Reinhold Niebuhr

A Prayer for Channeling God's Peace

Lord, make me an instrument of your peace.

Where there is hatred, let me show love,

Where there is injury, pardon

Where there is doubt, faith,

Where there is despair, hope,

Where there is darkness, light,

Where there is sadness, joy.

O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console

Not so much to be understood as to understand

Not so much to be loved, as to love;

For it is in giving that we receive,

It is in pardoning that we are pardoned,

It is in dying that we awake to eternal life.

— St. Francis of Assisi

A Prayer for Inner Peace & Calmness

Slow me down, Lord! Ease the pounding of my heart by the quieting of my mind. Steady my harried pace with a vision of the eternal reach of time.

Give me, amidst the confusions of my day, the calmness of the everlasting hills. Break the tensions of my nerves with the soothing music of the singing streams that live in my memory.

Help me to know the magical power of sleep, teach me the art of taking minute vacations; of slowing down to look at a flower; to chat with an old friend or make a new one; to pet a dog; to watch a spider build a web; to smile at a child; or to read a few lines from a good book.

Remind me each day that the race is not always won by the swift; that there is more to life than increasing its speed.

Let me look upward into the branches of the towering oak and know that it grew great and strong because it grew slowly and well.

Slow me down, Lord, and inspire me to send my roots deep into the soil of life's enduring values. That I may grow toward the stars of our greater destiny.

— Orin L. Crain

A Prayer for Banishing Fear & Anxiety

— Unknown

Prayer for Peace During Hard Times

Lord, when my heart is overwhelmed, overwhelm me with Your peace. Lead me to You, my rock. Guide me to Your word which gives me strength and refuge. Help me not to run to lesser things. Draw me to run to You first. Help me get into the habit of taking my "overwhelmed" and placing it under your will. Thank You, Lord.

In Jesus' Name, Amen.

— Lysa TerKeurst

A Prayer for a Peaceful Heart

Lord, please put Your peace in my heart.

I'm worried and anxious.

My mind races and obsesses.

I can't help thinking about my problems.

And the more I think about them, the more depressed I become.

I feel like I'm sinking down in quicksand and can't get out.

Calm me, Lord.

Slow me down, put Your peace in my heart.

No matter what problem I have, Lord,

You are bigger, You are more powerful than it is.

So I bring my problem to You.

I know what I want.

I know my will.

I do not know Yours.

I do not know how You will use this problem for my salvation.

I do not know what good You will workout from this evil.

But I trust You.

I trust Your goodness and Your wisdom.

So I place myself in Your hands.

Please fill my heart with peace.

— Unknown

A Prayer for Peace in the Family

Let peace return, O Lord please bless our hearts with love, our minds with rest, our bonds with unity and trust. Help us to kneel now at your cross.

Let peace return, O Lord refill this place with gentle words until this home becomes a sanctuary, a harbor safe, a hope retreat.

Let peace return, O Lord we need your words of life, to sow new seed, to grow new hope, to rise anew and find the light of forgiveness in you.

Let peace return, O Lord blow through our family with grace and truth. Blow through the storms of life we sing our faith is in the peace you bring!

— Unknown

A Prayer for Repairing a Broken Heart

Father in Heaven,

I feel so sad, because my heart is broken. I have lost the feelings of love in this relationship. I feel empty and so bewildered by what has happened.

You are my rock, my help in times of trouble. I need you. I need your restoration, your love and hope in my heart. I trust you can heal the brokenness I feel.

Amen.

— Unknown

A Prayer for Peace of Mind

Almighty God, we bless you for our lives, we give you praise for your abundant mercy and grace we receive. We thank you for your faithfulness even though we are not that faithful to you. Lord Jesus, we ask you to give us all around peace in our mind, body, soul and spirit. We want you to heal and remove everything that is causing stress, grief, and sorrow in our lives.

Please guide our path through life and make our enemies be at peace with us. Let your peace reign in our family, at our place of work, businesses and everything we lay our hands on.

Let your angels of peace go ahead of us when we go out and stay by our side when we return.

In Jesus' name, Amen.

— Unknown

A Prayer for Healing Our Troubled World

Dear God, our world is hurting and broken.

We pray for those who have lost loved ones this week, please comfort them in their grief and loss, cover them with your peace and presence, as only your Spirit can do. We know that in whatever we face, you are our peace and refuge, a very present help in times of trouble. Thank you that you remind us throughout your word, we do not face the storms alone, but you are always with us. Whispering calm. Speaking peace. Bringing rest to our souls.

We confess our need for you. We ask you to forgive us for trying to figure everything out on our own, for not trusting that you are more than able and powerful to work on our behalf. Forgive us for picking back up what we already determined to lay down at your feet. Give us the ability to trust you more, give us a heart that finds rest in your presence, give us the wisdom to seek peace and pursue it, remembering it's only to be found in you alone.

Thank you that your yoke is easy and your burden is light. Thank you that you care for us. Thank you that the peace of your loving and strong presence guards and protects our hearts and minds in you. Thank you that we do not have to walk in fear or live in overwhelmed cycles of worry and stress. Thank you for your voice that breaks through the greatest wind and storm swirling around us, and whispers "Peace, be still." Thank you that you sent your One and Only Son to set us free.

In the Mighty Name of Jesus, Amen.

— Debbie McDaniel

A Prayer for Peace in the Community

O Lord our God, in your mercy and kindness, no thought of ours is left unnoticed, no desire or concern ignored.

You have proven that blessings abound when we fall on our knees in prayer, and so we turn to you in our hour of need.

Surrounded by violence and cries for justice, we hear your voice telling us what is required . . .

"Only to do justice and to love goodness, and to walk humbly with your God."

Fill us with your mercy so that we, in turn, may be merciful to others.

Strip away pride, suspicion, and racism so that we may seek peace and justice in our communities.

Strengthen our hearts so that they beat only to the rhythm of your holy will.

Flood our path with your light as we walk humbly toward a future filled with encounter and unity.

Be with us, O Lord, in our efforts, for only by the prompting of your grace can we progress toward virtue.

We ask this through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Amen.

— Therese Wilson Favors

A Prayer for Daily Comfort

As I go to work, be with me Lord.

Be the patience when I'm frustrated.

Be the endurance when I am tired.

Be the wisdom when I am uncertain.

Be the inspiration when I'm out of ideas.

Be the peacemaker when I feel hurt.

Be the comforter when I feel overwhelmed.

Be the energy when I am weary.

Be the guide when I am confused.

Be the forgiver when I get it wrong.

Be with me Lord, today.

— Unknown

A Prayer for Peace Amid Chaos

Lord God,

You promise the peace of a still lake even in the midst of a storm.

You promise the peace of a slumbering child even in the middle of tension and disagreement.

You promise the peace of a poppy field even in the place of heartbreak and devastation.

Your promise is a peace that surpasses our human understanding.

So I choose to rest by the still waters, to lie down and rest amongst the poppies.

Your resurrection declared peace over trauma, power over death, and life everlasting.

I trust in you.

— Unknown

A Prayer for Peace & Healing

May I be at peace.

May my heart remain open.

May I be aware of my true nature.

May I be healed.

May I be a source of healing to others.

May I dwell in the Breath of God.

— Saint Teresa of Ávila

A Prayer for Peace in the Home

Heavenly Father,

Our house is a place where we welcome you.

We give you freedom here.

Dwell within our family, may we feel you near.

Laugh with us, and dine with us, we listen out for you.

And when we sleep watch over us, we give ourselves to you.

We greet you every morning, we wake with you each day.

Please fill this home with Heaven's peace and lead our hearts to pray.

Amen.

— Unknown

A Prayer for Healing Stress

Father, please grant me peace of mind, and calm my troubled heart. My soul is so uneasy. I can't seem to find my balance, so I stumble and worry constantly. Give me the strength and clarity of mind to find my purpose and walk the path You've laid out for me. I trust Your love, and know that you will heal this stress that I just can't seem to shake. Just as the sun rises each day against the dark of night, please bring me clarity with the light of the Holy Father.

Amen

— Unknown

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