Brotherhood of man

A prayer for peace and harmony

SA Rehman

Malaysiakini,Dec 29, 06 3:51pm

We all need to pray for one another, and to love one another. We should always pray for the safety, peace, love and brotherhood of people all over the world.

It’s too bad we can't have an independence day for the entire world. A day of freedom from ignorance, hatred, war, illusions, power and control. A day when we can all love each other as human beings and toss away the weapons of war. A day when we cast out our fears and the hatred from our hearts into the grave.

While we must mourn the deaths of the innocents all over the world, we must also give the children of the world hope for a peaceful, loving and beautiful world. A world full of love and without hatred or fear. A world where we can join hands together and accept one another regardless of our skin color, ethnic divisions, religion or nationality.

If we don't unite as a human race, then we have condemned the future generations of our children to a dark and very grim future. Let us think of love, compassion and peace always.

My prayer for peace and harmony:

"Merciful God, You made all of the people of the world and placed before us the pathway to salvation through different Preachers who have been Your Saints and Prophets.

But today millions of innocent men, women and children have so far been brutally killed and millions more will be butchered in the future if You do not guide and help us find ways to reunite peacefully.

In the name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful, please look with compassion upon the whole human family; take away the arrogance, divisions and hatred which have badly infected our hearts; break down the walls that separate us; reunite us in bonds of love and work through our struggle and confusion to accomplish Your purposes on earth. That, in Your good time, all nations and races will jointly serve"