Inter-Faith
PRAYER NETWORK
St George
Was a soldier in the Roman army in
This caused him to witness to his beliefs in a time
of persecution by the Romans and for which he gave his life.
Many Middle Eastern Nations and faiths hold him in
high regard and he is a role-model for all who stand for the principles of
truth, love, freedom, understanding, and chivalry
AIMS OF THE PRAYER NETWORK
- To encourage
peace and understanding of the different faith traditions.
- To involve
members of the different faiths and traditions in praying for each other.
- To re-address
the misappropriation of
St George by groups which
would oppose peace and understanding, and instead create fear and suspicion.
To achieve these aims by
- Asking members
of each community to be a prayer-twin of another faith
- For these
members to light a candle and pray
at
The Prayer
Make me a channel of your peace;
Where there is hatred let me bring your love.
Where there is injury – your pardon
Where there’s doubt – your faith
Where there’s despair – your hope
Where there’s darkness – your
Light
Where there’s sadness – your joy
Oh God of Omnipotence and love
Grant that
We may not seek :
to be consoled – but to console
To be understood – but to understand
To be loved - but to love
For it is in
Pardoning – that we are pardoned
In giving to all – that we receive
And in dying – that we are re-born to eternal life
(from the Prayer of St. Francis of
World
Religions
Atheist 1.1 billion
Baha’i 1.7 million
Buddhism 376
million
Cao Dai 4 million
Chinese Traditional 349
million
Christian 2.1 billion
Hinduism 900
million
Islam 1.3 billion
Jainism 4.2 million
Juche 19 million
Judaism 14 million
Neo Paganism 1 million
Primal-Indigenous 300
million
Rastafarianism 600
thousand
Scientology 500
thousand
Shinto 4 million
Sikhism 23 million
Spiritism 15 million
Tenrikyo 2 million
Unitarian-Universalism 800 thousand
Zoroastrianism 2.6 million
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