20 Incredibly Powerful Prayers For Peace And Calm
Lift your heart to God with these prayers for serenity and peace. Trust in His divine care, and may He bless you with a calm mind, a peaceful spirit, and the assurance of His protection and provision.
“Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.” ~ Philippians 4:6-7 (ESV)
Praying for peace is a simple yet profound act. Begin by placing your trust in God, the ultimate source of peace, who transcends all earthly worries. Open your heart and make your personal request for peace known to Him, whether it’s peace of mind, spirit, or in your circumstances.
We’ve curated a collection of both timeless and contemporary prayers for peace to inspire or guide you. Feel free to personalize these words to reflect your unique journey. Experience the transformative power of prayer, as it offers a sanctuary of calm and solace for those seeking tranquility and renewal in God’s presence.
Prayers for Peace: Find the Serenity You Seek
Lightening the Load
The first thing we have to do
is to notice
that we’ve loaded down this camel
with so much baggage
we’ll never get through the desert alive.
Something has to go.
Then we can begin to dump
the thousand things
we’ve brought along
until even the camel has to go
and we’re walking barefoot
on the desert sand.
There’s no telling what will happen then.
But I’ve heard that someone,
walking in this way,
has seen a burning bush.
– Francis Dorff, O. Praem
Prayer for Calmness
As he sat by the river,
the eyes of his understanding began to be opened;
not that he saw any vision,
but he understood and learnt many things,
both spiritual matters and matters of faith and of scholarship,
and this with so great an enlightenment
that everything seemed new to him.
– Ignatius of Loyola, The Autobiography
A Prayer for Relieving Stress
Loving and compassionate God,
I come to You with a restless heart, seeking Your peace to calm my spirit. My soul feels like a stormy sea, and I struggle to find stability amid the chaos. Lord, grant me the strength and clarity I need to regain my footing and embrace the purpose You have designed for me.
I trust in Your unfailing love, knowing that You are my refuge in times of trouble. Heal my heart, Lord, and ease this burden of stress. Just as the dawn chases away the darkness, let Your light illuminate my path and fill me with hope and serenity.
In Your holy name, I pray. Amen.
– Author Unknown
Let Go
Dear God,
It’s difficult to fully let go of our anxiety, or the world around us when we can’t see evidence of all that you’re doing – when we can’t understand or see your purpose or plan. Today, we pause and remind ourselves of our dependency on you, for we know in our hearts that our circumstances and futures are touched by your hands.
Isaiah 55:8 reminds us that our thoughts are not your thoughts – and that our ways are not your ways. When we are struggling to see clearly and make decisions, we are not alone and that inner peace is something only you can supply.
So today Lord, we purposefully, even urgently, say again that we choose to believe in you. We know that it’s often in the most challenging times that you are most at work. Thank you for being the one who gives us the strength to help each other and to see distinctly the choices we face. As we scan our personal horizons, we know that we also must look to you alone for the power and possibility that is our future.
We ask for your guidance so that we might walk fully in your path – a path that you have blessed. We also ask for your face to shine on us – individually, and as a team of colleagues and partners.
Please bring to fulfillment all that you have given us to do in the weeks ahead. Give us a heart of wisdom to hear your voice; and then make our footsteps firm. Please make us strong through your favor and grace.
– Greg Christopher
Today, Make It Count
Heal a broken bond.
Reach out to a friend you’ve lost touch with.
Replace doubt with trust.
Write a heartfelt note.
Share something meaningful.
Respond with kindness.
Inspire and uplift the young.
Show loyalty through actions and words.
Keep your promises.
Make time for what matters.
Let go of grudges.
Forgive those who’ve hurt you.
Be a good listener.
Offer a sincere apology when you’ve been wrong.
Seek understanding.
Let go of envy.
Reflect on your expectations of others.
Put someone else’s needs first.
Be appreciative, kind, and gentle.
Smile and laugh a little more.
Be someone others can trust.
Stand up against cruelty.
Challenge indifference.
Say thank you with intention.
Honor your faith.
Bring joy to a child’s heart.
Marvel at the beauty and wonder around you.
Speak your love
Speak it again
Speak it still again
Speak it still once again….
– Author Unknown
A Christian Prayer for Peace of Mind
Almighty God,
We come before You with grateful hearts, praising You for the gift of life and the countless blessings of Your mercy and grace. Thank You for Your unwavering faithfulness, even when we fall short in our faithfulness to You.
Lord Jesus, we ask for Your perfect peace to fill our minds, bodies, souls, and spirits. Heal us, Lord, and take away the burdens of stress, grief, and sorrow that weigh us down. Restore our joy and renew our strength.
Guide our steps along the path You have prepared for us, and help us to live in harmony with those around us, even with those who oppose us. Let Your peace reign in our families, workplaces, businesses, and every area of our lives.
Send Your angels of peace to go before us as we step out into the world and to remain with us as we return. Surround us with Your presence and protect us in all we do.
We ask this in the name of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior. Amen.
A Prayer for Your Peace
God, who surpasses all understanding,
Draw us closer to You, that we may seek You above all else.
Teach us to pause before the endless possibilities of what we could do,
And instead, pursue what You would have us do,
Guided by Your wisdom and love.
Release us from the constant striving to become everything we imagine,
And lead us to surrender, allowing Your purpose to shine through us.
Help us to step away from the whirlwind of busyness
That unsettles our hearts and distracts our minds.
In its place, Lord, grant us the gift of stillness,
The calm assurance of Your presence.
Fill us with Your peace today,
A peace that steadies, centers, and restores us.
Amen.
– Author Unknown
Push My Buttons Prayer
Lord, it’s likely that sometime today
someone will push my buttons
challenge my good will
misread my intentions
tick me off
try my patience
rattle my cage
judge me in haste
test my kindness
or do all of the above…
Give me the grace I’ll need at such times
to respond with patience
to trust and accept
to listen carefully
to reach out in peace
to be fair and just
to anticipate goodness
in all my words and deeds…
I know this is a lot to ask, Lord,
but I need your help
to do for others
as I’d have them do for me…
Amen.
Slow Me Down
Slow me down, Lord!
Ease the pounding of my heart
By the quieting of my mind.
Steady my harried pace
With a vision of the eternal reach of time.
Give me,
Amidst the confusions of my day,
The calmness of the everlasting hills.
Break the tensions of my nerves
With the soothing music
Of the singing streams
That live in my memory.
Help me to know
The magical power of sleep,
Teach me the art
Of taking minute vacations
Of slowing down
To look at a flower;
To chat with an old friend
Or make a new one;
To pet a dog;
To watch a spider build a web;
To smile at a child;
Or to read a few lines from a good book.
Remind me each day
That the race is not always won by the swift;
That there is more to life
Than increasing its speed.
Let me look upward
Into the branches of the towering oak
And know that it grew great and strong
Because it grew slowly and well.
Slow me down, Lord,
And inspire me to send my roots deep
Into the soil of life’s enduring values
That I may grow toward the stars
Of our greater destiny.
– Orin L. Crain
A Prayer for True Availability
Holy and gracious God,
You see my heart and know my longing to be truly available.
Let that desire take root deep within me,
so it transforms how I live and choose each moment.
Grant me the wisdom to say “no” today
to at least one task that is good but not essential.
Help me let go of the need to chase plans for a future life,
and instead, embrace the life I am living right now.
Teach me to be present, open, and attentive—
to You, to others, and to the moments that matter most.
Amen.
– Author Unknown
Within Our Reach: Joy
There is nothing I can give you which you have not;
But there is much, very much, that while I cannot give,
You can take.
No heaven can come to us unless our hearts find rest in it today.
Take heaven!
No peace lies in the future which is not hidden in this present instant.
Take peace!
The gloom of the world is but a shadow. Behind it, yet within our
Reach is joy.
Take joy!
There is a radiance and glory in the darkness, could we but see,
And to see we have only to look.
I beseech you to look!
Life is so generous a giver, but we, judging its gifts by the covering,
Cast them away as ugly, or heavy, or hard.
Remove the covering and you will find beneath it a living splendor,
Woven of love, by wisdom, with power.
Welcome it, grasp it, and you touch the angel’s hand
That brings it to you.
Everything we call a trial, a sorrow, or a duty
Believe me, that angel’s hand is there, the gift is there,
And the wonder of an overshadowing presence.
Our joys, too, be not content with them as joys.
They, too, conceal diviner gifts.
Life is so full of meaning and purpose,
So full of beauty beneath its covering-
That you will find earth but cloaks your heaven.
And so, at this time, I greet you.
Not quite as the world sends greetings,
But with profound esteem
And with the prayer that for you, now and forever,
The day breaks, and all the shadows flee away.
– Fra Giovanni, Christmas Eve, 1513 A.D.
A Prayer for Deep Inner Peace
Lord,
I come to You with a restless heart, longing for Your peace.
Worry and anxiety weigh heavily on my mind,
and my thoughts spin endlessly, pulling me deeper into despair.
The more I try to solve my troubles alone,
the more overwhelmed I feel, like I’m sinking with no way out.
Calm my spirit, Lord.
Slow the racing of my thoughts,
and pour Your peace into my heart.
Remind me that no matter the size of my problems,
You are greater—infinitely powerful and always faithful.
I bring my burdens to You, Lord.
I know what I want, but I don’t fully understand Your will.
I don’t yet see how this struggle could bring growth or redemption.
But I choose to trust You,
to trust in Your goodness, wisdom, and purpose,
even when I cannot see the outcome.
I surrender myself into Your hands.
Fill me with Your peace that surpasses understanding,
and help me to rest in the assurance of Your love.
Amen.
– Author Unknown
Prayer for Peace and Calm
Dear Lord and Father of humankind,
Forgive our foolish ways;
Reclothe us in our rightful mind,
In purer lives Thy service find,
In deeper reverence, praise.
Drop Thy still dews of quietness,
Till all our strivings cease;
Take from our souls the strain and stress,
And let our ordered lives confess
The beauty of Thy peace.
Breathe through the heats of our desire
Thy coolness and Thy balm;
Let sense be dumb, let flesh retire;
Speak through the earthquake, wind, and fire,
O still, small voice of calm.
– John Greenleaf Whittier
A Prayer for Patience and Peace
God, teach us what it means to have faith in silence. When we face trials that are beyond our understanding, help us to find peace. Help me be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, and faithful in prayer. You set all things in accordance with your time. Remind us to wait patiently, and find peace in your plan.
– Dick Woodward
A Prayer for Missing Peace
Father God, my heart is filled with chaos and confusion. I feel as if I am drowning in my circumstances and my heart is filled with fear and confusion. I really need the strength and peace that only You can give. Right now, I choose to rest in You. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
– Mary Southerland
5 Simple Prayers for Peace
Prayer for Inner Peace
Prince of Peace, I come before you with a heart burdened and restless. Grant me the inner peace that surpasses all understanding. Calm the storms within me and fill me with the assurance of your presence. Help me to cast my anxieties upon you and to trust in your perfect peace. In Jesus’ name, I pray. Amen.
Prayer for Peace in Times of Uncertainty
Gracious Lord, in times of uncertainty and fear, I seek your peace that transcends circumstances. Help me trust in your plan and find security in your promises. Quiet my anxious thoughts and fill my heart with your peace that guards my mind and soul. I surrender my worries to you, knowing that you are in control. In Jesus’ name, I pray. Amen.
Prayer for Peace in Relationships
Loving God, I lift the relationships in my life that are filled with tension and discord to You. Pour out your peace on those involved, softening hearts and fostering understanding. May your love guide our words and actions, bringing reconciliation and harmony. Grant us the wisdom to forgive and the humility to seek peace. In Jesus’ name, I pray. Amen.
Prayer for World Peace
Almighty God, I pray for peace in our world, where there is often conflict and strife. Bring an end to violence and injustice. Inspire leaders to work towards the well-being of all people. May your love and compassion prevail, uniting nations in a common pursuit of peace. Let your kingdom of peace reign on earth as it is in heaven. In the name of Jesus, the Prince of Peace, I pray. Amen
Prayer for Peace amid Grief
Comforting God, in times of grief and loss, I long for your peace that surpasses sorrow. Wrap your arms around me and those who mourn, bringing solace to our hearts. May your peace reign during pain, reminding us of the hope we have in you. Grant us the strength to endure, knowing you are our refuge and strength. In Jesus’ name, I pray. Amen.
Bible Verses about Peace
- I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world. ~ John 16:33
- Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times in every way. The Lord be with you all. ~ 2 Thessalonians 3:16
- You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you. ~ Isaiah 26:3
- Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God. ~ Matthew 5:9
- If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all. ~ Romans 12:18
- And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful. ~ Colossians 3:15
- Casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you. ~ 1 Peter 5:7
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