Send Me Your Peace Prayer!

The walk for peace from LaVerna to Assisi in Italy doesn’t start until October and the excitement I already feel has traveled through the group of 40 adventurers hiking the 187 kilometers together. We come from the mountains and the prairies, the deserts and the oceans, the highland and the swamps. We walk with open hearts, our feet pressing your prayer into the earth.

I haven’t been to LaVerna but I’ve been to Assisi. I remember walking from St. Francis’ Basilica on one side of Assisi to St. Clare’s Basilica completely on the other side of Assisi. That it was all uphill was not surprising since Assisi is in the mountains. What was surprising was that walking back was still all uphill.

My closest guess is that 187 km equals 131 miles which we’ll do in 10 days. I’ll put the complete itinerary in another blog so you can follow along.

Through Divine Inspiration the idea came to me that since I’m going to be walking for peace why not take with me prayers for peace that I can read along the way. Yes, it’s a beautiful country to look at but I’m sure I could read a prayer while I’m walking and still have plenty of time to ogle and chat.

So here’s the deal. On the Walk for Peace page on this Perfect Ceremonies site there is a form you can click on to write down your own special prayer. Send it to me and I’ll carry it with me on the walk to the World Peace Conclave in Assisi.

You can also add a donation, if you’re so inclined, by clicking on the Pay Pal button, or if you prefer to write a check then send it by mail or hand me any amount in cash when you see me. When you donate include your address and I’ll send you a silicone wrist band embossed with the affirmation, “May peace prevail in my heart.” The bands are in light blue, the color of peace, are soft, about a half inch wide and stretch to fit any wrist. Nice! Or as my son would say, “Neat!”

Other spiritual explorers on the walk are collecting prayers too. One said she wanted to make them into a book. Who knows? You could be writing a prayer that could one day show up in print!!

Reading your prayers every day will help keep me focused. It will also connect me to you. Every time I read your prayer I will also be praying for you personally.

If you think you don’t know how to write a prayer, don’t let that stop you. Think of it as a wish. I know you can make a wish. Send me that. Send me your wish for peace. Or send me your wish, your prayer for yourself.

If I can say a prayer for you that will help you feel more peaceful, then we have started having peace in the world. Peace begins with you and with me.

The Italian word for peace is pace (pah’ chay).

Pace Bene.