Sunday, September 21 is the International Day of Prayer for Peace, and we'll join with sisters and brothers from United Methodist Churches and other congregations and religious groups in praying for world peace. The day coincides with the U.N. International Day of Peace, established by the United Nations in 1981, and is an initiative of the World Council of Churches' Decade to Overcome Violence. An ever-expanding number of people worldwide, representing a wide variety of religious and spiritual traditions, have committed to the task of working with other like-minded individuals and groups for an International Day of Peace Vigil with the following objective: "to encourage worldwide, 24-hour spiritual observations for peace and nonviolence on the International Day of Peace, 21 September, in every house of worship and place of spiritual practice, by all religious and spiritually based groups and individuals, and by all men, women and children who seek peace in the world."
Will you spend some time on Sunday, wherever you are, praying for peace? To learn more about the International Day of Peace, visit www.idpvigil.com.
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