In times of wars, crises and disasters, there are a few things which we can do to save the situation and praying is one of them. You should also see Powerful Prayer to St. Joseph for Protection and Safety in Times of War. As humans, there is always a limit to how far we can go in battling an issue, hence, when we’ve done all we can within our capacity, we must hand the whole issue to God our Father, to settle. “For the LORD your God is he who goes with you to fight for you against your enemies, to give you the victory” (Deut 20:4)). Yes, there is absolutely nothing too big for God to handle. Also Say These 6 Powerful Prayers When Experiencing War and the War Will End.
Below is a list of 6 highly powerful Prayers composed by great religious and Bible scholars to be said during wars. You would also like These 5 Miraculous Prayers for Peace in Your Nation. Go to God in prayer, bow before Him and call upon Him to protect you and your family and restore peace in your land:
A Prayer for an End to Violence, War, and Senseless Death
“Loving God,
The guns and rockets, drones and bombs are endless…. The pictures of destruction and death keep washing over us in the news…
Wrap all and each of these your people in your love. Speak to their hearts: “Come to me you who suffer and are burdened and I will give you rest.”
In the mass shootings and gang violence that have rung out on the city streets of our cities, towns and villages across our nation,
Wrap all and each of these your people in your love. Speak to their hearts: “Come to me you who suffer and are burdened and I will give you rest.”
The Palestinians and Israel are engaged in a seemingly endless and uneven struggle while the world watches silently.
Wrap all and each of these your people in your love. Speak to their hearts: “Come to me you who suffer and are burdened and I will give you rest.”
And hidden unseen in so many homes and families around the world, domestic violence and the abuse of innocent children takes vulnerable victims….
Wrap all and each of these your people in your love. Speak to their hearts: “Come to me you who suffer and are burdened and I will give you rest.”
In countless parts of our world today, the air is tense with waiting, uncertainty, insecurity. From ravaged lands, destroyed by war, Your peoples lift their hands to You, pleading. We pray for an end to the violence, for justice, and for peace to come and to last. We fear that they will not.
Wrap all and each of these your people in your love. Speak to their hearts: “Come to me you who suffer and are burdened and I will give you rest.”
O God, the Source of all that is, God of Abraham and Sarah, from whom three great religions stemmed. We pray for peace, salaam, shalom. We pray for a just and respectful peace between Israelis and Palestinians, Sunnis and Shiites, Muslims, Jews and Christians. We pray for solutions that resolve the roots of historical conflicts. We pray for a commitment to human rights by all sides and the protection of all lives. We pray for effective international intervention to ensure justice for all. We pray for humanitarian aid and rebuilding to reverse the destruction and the hatred that has grown generation after generation.
Wrap all and each of these your people in your love. Speak to their hearts: “Come to me you who suffer and are burdened and I will give you rest.”
We pray for peace and for justice in our homes and on our streets.
Wrap all and each of these your people in your love. Speak to their hearts: “Come to me you who suffer and are burdened and I will give you rest.”
We pray for an end to violence, war, and senseless death. Grant us this, peaceful God. Grant us a peaceful world. Amen”.
Prayer for God’s intervention during a War
“God of faithfulness, we come to You in anguish. We are filled with anxieties and questions. What words of supplication can we bring before You, what prayer, what deeds?
God, we need Your grace to center our minds and settle our hearts.
We need Your hope to sustain our passion for justice and our will to be peacemakers.
We need Your wisdom to help us recognize your presence dwelling within us and within every being you have made.
We need your courage to live as children of light, hope and love,
putting away all darkness, fear and hatred.
Take from us all longing for vengeance. Fill us with compassion for victims of violence throughout the world. Give us a love that is not withheld even from our enemies. Grant that our leaders may act justly.
Be with us in our prayer. Help us to truly believe, not only in Your abiding presence, but also in the power of prayer to move mountains.
Pull us from the grasp of violence. Guide our steps in Your way of peace. Amen”.
Prayer for Refugees and Victims of War
“Lord God, no one is a stranger to you and no one is ever far from your loving care. In your kindness, watch over refugees and victims of war, those separated from their loved ones, young people who are lost, and those who have left home or who have run away from home.
Bring them back safely to the place where they long to be and help us always to show your kindness to strangers and to all in need Grant this through Christ our Lord”.
A prayer in time of an approaching hurricane
“God of the Universe, at the dawn of creation, your Spirit breathed on the waters, making them the wellspring of all holiness. You created the oceans and rivers, and all that dwell within them, and at your word the wind and the waves were born.
The seasons follow your plan, and the tides rise and fall on your command. In both calm and storm, you are with us.
On the Sea of Galilee, even when the disciples began to fear, Jesus showed that he was Lord over the waters by rebuking the storms, so that all would know that even the wind and the waves obey him.
Creator God, we ask you to calm the wind and the waves of the approaching hurricane, and spare those in its path from harm. Help those who are in its way to reach safety. Open our hearts in generosity to all who need help in the coming days.
In all things and in all times, help us to remember that even when life seems dark and stormy, you are in the boat with us, guiding us to safety”.
Prayer In Times of Natural Disasters
“Lord, please be with the rescue workers and keep them safe as they make heroic efforts in dangerous situations to rescue those in trouble.
Lord, please be with everyone waiting to be rescued, keep them safe, and bring help to them soon.
God, bless each and every person affected by this storm and surround them with Your love, protection, and angels.
Let them know there are millions of us out here praying for them and their loved ones.
We give You all the praise and glory forever, Lord, and know that even in the darkest hours, You are always with us”.