A Gnostic Prayer
PRAYER FOR PEACE
O Adonai, Elohim of Elohim, we desire peace: peace among families, in the
cities, amongst the nations, peace on all the earth; the heart of Man is
made to love and not to hate, send us Your bounty, gentleness and love.
Keep far removed those longing for war, both irreligious and divisive, give
them an un-ending thirst for Peace. Unleash upon the world a wave of Love
and Fraternity. We beseech You in the name of the uncreated Logos, the
expression of our infinite love; give unto us Universal Peace.
May that Peace spread serenity and justice over all creation, but most of
all over those whose lives are threatened, whose liberty is at stake and
whose ideas and human consciences are jeopardized.
O Adonai, and You, power of the Light, Make it so that self-serving
interests are erased before the interests of Humanity and that the interests
of Humanity be elevated to the spiritual planes of Fraternity and Love in
order to suppress, for evermore, anger, lust and hate!
Give unto the wealthy a sensible and generous heart, unto the poor -
knowledge of the kingdom of light and temperance of longing, unto the
powerful who govern the world - equitable senses of caution and wisdom, unto
the governed - respect for the fair and legitimate hierarchy; unto all -
humility in Faith, Hope and Charity. AMEN! AMEN! AMEN!
-Constant Chevillon (1880-1944), Patriarch, Grand Master, Martyr
… The Patriarch of the French Gnostic Church, the ancestor of my own, he was killed by the Gestapo. Our clergy have a habit of martyrdom. :(