Unity Prayer Book

The Lord's Prayer

Our Creator
Which art in heaven
Hallowed be Thy name
Thy kingdom come
Thy will be done
On earth as it is in heaven

Give us this day our daily bread
And forgive us our debts
As we forgive our debtors
And lead us not into temptation
But deliver us from evil

For Thine is the kingdom
And the power
And the glory
Forever
Amen

The Lord's Prayer - (transliteration)

O Thou, the Breath, the Light of All,
Let the Light create a heart-shrine within,
And Your Counsel rule 'til Oneness guides all.
Your One Desire then acts with ours,
As in all light, so in all forms.

Grant what we need, each day,
In bread and insight.
Loose the cords of mistakes binding us,
As we release the strands we hold of other's faults.
Don't let surface things delude us.
But keep us from unripe acts.

To you belongs the ruling mind,
The life that can act and do,
The song that beautifies all,
From age to age it renews.
In faith, I will to be true.

I Behold The Christ

I behold the Christ in you
I can see you filled with power
I see this in all you do
See Christ in you hour by hour.

(Closing Prayer)
Prayer for Protection

The Light of God surrounds us
The Love of God enfolds us
The Power of God protects us
The Presence of God watches over us
Wherever we are, God is.

Surely the Presence

Surely the Presence of the Lord is in this place,
I can feel God's mighty power and God's grace.
There's a holy hush around us, I see glory on each face.
Surely the Presence of the Lord is in this place.

Let There Be Peace On Earth

Let there be peace on Earth, and let it begin with me
Let there be peace on Earth, the peace that was meant to be
With God as Creator, family all are we
Let us walk with each other in perfect harmony
Let peace begin with me let this be the moment now
With every breath I take, let this be my joyous vow :
To take each moment and live each moment in peace eternally
Let there be peace on Earth, and let it begin with me.

Saint Francis of Assisi's Simple Prayer
(Preghiera Semplice)

Lord, make me an instrument of Your peace:
Where there is hatred, let me sow love
Where there is injury, let me sow pardon
Where there is friction , let me sow union
Where there is error, let me sow truth
Where there is doubt, let me sow faith
Where there is despair, let me sow hope
Where there is darkness, let me sow light
Where there is sadness, let me sow joy
O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek
To be consoled as to console,
To be understood as to understand,
To be loved as to love.
For it is in giving that we receive
It is in pardoning that we are pardoned
It is in dying that we are born to eternal life.

Saint Francis of Assisi's Simple Prayer
(Preghiera Semplice)

— In Italian :

Signore, fa di me uno strumento della Tua Pace:
Dove è odio, fa ch'io porti l'Amore
Dove è offesa, ch'io porti il Perdono
Dove è discordia, ch'io porti l'Unione
Dove è dubbio, ch'io porti la Fede
Dove è errore, ch'io porti la Verità
Dove è disperazione, ch'io porti la Speranza
Dove è tristezza, ch'io porti la Gioia
Dove sono le tenebre, ch'io porti la Luce.
Maestro, fa che io non cerchi tanto
Ad essere consolato, quanto a consolare
Ad essere compreso, quanto a comprendere
Ad essere amato, quanto ad amare.
Poichè, cosi è :
Dando, che si riceve
Perdonando, che si è perdonati
Morendo, che si risuscita a Vita Eterna.