-> Jesus the Christ, by your cross and resurrection … deliver us
-> by your suffering and forgiveness and grant all your children peace
-> by your non-violence and love by your witness to truth
-> by your passion and death
-> by your victory over the grave

-> from the desire for power
-> from the conspiracy of silence
-> from the negation of life
-> from the worship of weapons
-> from the celebration of killing
-> from the slaughter of the innocent
-> from the extermination of the weak
-> from the nightmare of hunger
-> from the politics of terror
-> from a false peace
-> from relying on weapons
-> from the spiral of armaments
-> from plundering the earth’s resources
-> from the despair of this age
-> from global suicide.

-> by the light of the Gospel … give us peace
-> by the good news for the poor
-> by your healing and wounds
-> by faith in your word
-> by a hunger and thirst for justice
-> by the coming of Your reign
-> by the outpouring of the Spirit
-> by reconciliation of enemies
-> by gentleness and nonviolence
-> by the truth that sets us free
-> by prophecy and witness
-> by persecution because of your name
-> by the power of love