A Prayer for the End of Nuclear Weapons and the End of War
Praying for Peace and Justice on June 9, 2024
Holy One, hear our prayer that the use of nuclear weapons is dismissed by all humanity as a way to wage war. And Holy One, while we’re at it, we pray that there is war no more.
May it be so, Amen.
Background:
Yesterday the news, which others may have seen, contained a story that the U.S. is considering building up the nuclear arsenal again. It’s true that countries with whom we are in conflict have nuclear arsenals, and threaten to use them. I confess that the mere thought of this scares me more than I can express. And so I pray: