Praying for Peace through Psalm 122

Thank you for the Psalms of Ascent, Father, and David’s faithfulness to pen them.

Lord, I am glad you have called me to follow You, and I dream of the day when I get to come home to You in heaven. The scene I hold in my heart, alone, brings peace to my thoughts.

You shield, protect, and provide for me as a city guarded by immovable walls. Though trouble comes, nothing can take me out. Not on Your watch. You are in sovereign control, Lord.

Every day I live for Your glory, to give thanks to Your name, Lord. I pray for peace in my life, among Your people, Your church, and the world You created. May there be peace and prosperity, Lord.

I pray for it to reign over my family, friends, co-workers, church family, community, school system, city, state, country, and beyond. Let everything the peace You have given me touches, reproduce infinitely.

I will seek You, God, everyday.

I will pray Your peace over the lives which border mine, grip it when I can barely breath through the trauma of this life, and rejoice from the top of my lungs when Your peace prevails miraculously – again and again.

I love You, Lord. 

I pray in the powerful name of Jesus,

Amen.

“I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world” (John 16:33).

“He sends peace across your nation and satisfies your hunger with the finest wheat” (Psalm 128:6).

“May God our Father and Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace” (Philemon 1:3).

“This is the message of Good News for the people of Israel - that there is peace with God through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all” (Acts 10:36).

“For the sake of my family and friends, I will say, ‘May you have peace’” (Psalm 122:8).

Let us pray for peace, not just on our own accord and for the benefit of our personal lives. We were created to love God, and love people. The ripple effect of praying peace over the lives which border our own is miraculous. It’s worth swallowing our pride, laying down our defenses, and choosing not to be offended. All of those tasks are hard, and take disciplined effort. But when we flip our perspective to see others as God does, peace prevails.

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Meg is a graduate of Ashland University. She is a writer, author, editor, and digital content creator. She stepped away from her job in Internet Marketing in 2008 to raise her daughters, which gave her passion for writing a chance to shine through her blog, Sunny&80… Life within the Love of Christ. Meg has served as a Children’s Worship Team Leader and Middle School Leader for her local church. She founded and led the Breakfast Club Bible Study for Tweens, has served as a Young Life Leader and Committee Member, and led Women’s Bible Study. She has also volunteered as a content creator for her local church, studied Bible/Ministerial Training through Global University, completed COMPEL PRO Writers Training, and is Ethically AI Certified. A contributing writer for Salem Web Network since 2016, Meg is now thrilled to be a part of the team at Salem Web Network. You can find her entire library of books on her Amazon Author Page.