We are in the week of elections in Tanzania. We pray for Justice, nonviolence, peace and healing of our Nation. Join us in prayer. Amen.
PRAYER “What is nonviolence?”
Voice 1: What is nonviolence?
Voice 2: It is a strategy for social change that rejects violence.
Voice 3: It is a philosophy of active peacemaking.
Voice 4: It is a spiritual discipline.
Voice 5: It is a way of listening empathically.
Voice 1: It is an active response to violence.
Voice 2: It is a force more powerful than violence.
Voice 3: It is communicating without violence in attitudes, words or actions.
(pause)
Voice 4: What does the Gospel say about nonviolence?
Voice 5: “Blessed are the peacemakers.”
Voice 1: “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you.”
Voice 2: Jesus said, “Put down your sword.”
Voice3: Jesus said, “Turn the other cheek and go the second mile.”
Voice 4: Jesus said, “Love your enemies.”
(pause)
Voice 5: How can we walk the talk of nonviolence in everyday life?
Voice 1: By actively working for justice.
Voice 2: By working for disarmament and the end of nuclear weapons.
Voice 3: By being active listeners and always open to dialogue.
Voice 4: By building relationships with those who are supposed to be enemies.
Voice 5: By seeking out and accompanying those who are excluded.
(pause)
Voice 1: What is nonviolence?
Voice 2: The way of love.
