Dear God our father and mother, we thank you and praise you for the gift of life. We believe and affirm that you are the source and author of life. You created us and the universe in order and harmony. Today we have lost our peace by creating walls between ourselves. We pray that you would break the barriers of division. Let the harmony and peace prevail among us. Enable us to understand that we are all created in the image of God and we all belong to one family of God, through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and ever. Amen