Among your thoughts and prayers every day, do you pray for peace? Do you pray for peace within? Do you pray for peace among your warring familial tribes (i.e., Aunt Bessie and Cousin Bertha)? Do you pray for peace around the world? Do you pray for peace in the Middle East? I don't.
I pray for peace within all the souls that need it, my own included. I pray for peace "around the world." But I don't specifically pray for peace in the Middle East. I have a hard time with that one. I would love for there to be peace in that part of the world. But I feel that I would be a hypocrite if I prayed for it. I admit, I have read very little of the Bible so far (I'm working on that). But I have read Revelations. And have discussed it with others.
So how can I pray for peace when it is already written that none is coming? Should I still pray for it? Should I preface my prayers with a "I know this isn't going to happen, but..." or a "If there can't be peace in the Middle East, could you at least give peace to the people that live there that don't have anything to do with all this war?" (Sure. What's that? One or two people. All this warring is about religion. Who doesn't have a stake in that?) Or maybe I should pray for the righteous in the Middle East to keep a staunchness of faith in their soul, that they will get through this and be greatly rewarded in the end?
So, should I pray for peace in the Middle East, but with stipulations?
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