God will speak peace to his people,
to those who turn to him in their hearts.
cf Psalm 85.8; 1 Samuel 12.20
God has called us to live in peace.
cf 1 Corinthians 7.17
The Apostle Paul said:
'Aim for perfection,
be of one mind, live in peace.
Greet one another with a holy kiss.'
cf 2 Corinthians 13.11
Let the peace of Christ rule in your
hearts,
since as members of one body you are called to peace.
cf Colossians 3.15
Blessed are the peacemakers:
they shall be called children of God.
We meet in the name of Christ and share his peace.
cf Matthew 5.19
God is love
and those who live in love live in God
and God lives in them.
'Where two or three are gathered together
in my name,'
says the Lord, 'there am I in the midst of them.'
We are all one in Christ Jesus.
We belong to him through faith,
heirs of the promise of the Spirit of peace.
Jesus says to his disciples,
' Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you.
Not as the world gives do I give to you.
Let not your hearts be troubled or afraid.'
cf John 14.27
Peace to you from God who is our
Father.
Peace from Jesus Christ who is our peace.
Peace from the Holy Spirit who gives us life.
The peace of the triune God be always with you.
In the tender mercy of our God,
the dayspring from on high shall break upon us,
to give light to those who dwell in darkness
and in the shadow of death
and to guide our feet into the way of peace.
cf Luke 1.78,79
May the God of peace make you completely
holy,
ready for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
cf 1 Thessalonians 5.23
Blessed is the king who comes in the name
of the Lord.
Peace in heaven and glory in the highest.
Glory to God in the highest,
and peace on earth to all on whom his favour rests.
cf Luke 2.14
Unto us a child is born, unto us a son is
given,
and his name shall be called the Prince of Peace.
cf Isaiah 9.6
Christ came and proclaimed the
gospel,
peace to those who are far off
and peace to those who are near.
Our Saviour Christ is the Prince of
Peace.
Of the increase of his government and of peace
there shall be no end.
cf Isaiah 9.6,7
Since we are justified by faith,
we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,
who has given us access to his grace.
cf Romans 5.1
Once we were far off,
but now in union with Christ Jesus we have been brought
near
through the shedding of Christ's
blood,
for he is our peace.
cf Ephesians 2.13
Jesus says: 'Peace I leave with you; my
peace I give to you.
Do not let your hearts be troubled, neither let them be
afraid.'
cf John 14.27
Christ is our peace.
He has reconciled us to God
in one body by the cross.
We meet in his name and share his peace.
cf Ephesians 2.15,16
The risen Christ came and stood among his
disciples
and said, 'Peace be with
you.'
Then were they glad when they saw the Lord. Alleluia.
cf John 20.19
Jesus says: 'Peace I leave with you; my
peace I give to you.
If you love me, rejoice because I am going to the Father.'
Alleluia.
The risen Lord now reigns at God's right
hand.
He is the Prince of Peace.
The peace of the risen Lord be always with you
We are baptized into Christ:
let us live in the Spirit of Christ.
The mind of sinful nature is death;
The mind controlled by the Spirit is life and peace.
cf Romans 8.6
God has made us one in Christ.
He has set his seal upon us and, as a pledge of what is to
come,
has given the Spirit to dwell in our hearts. Alleluia.
cf Ephesians 1.13,14
The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy,
peace.
If we live in the Spirit, let us walk in the Spirit.
cf Galatians 5.22,23
We are the body of Christ.
By one Spirit we were baptized into one
body.
Keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
We are bound by the love of
Christ.
cf 1 Corinthians 12.13; Ephesians 4.3
We are the body of Christ.
In the one Spirit we were all baptized into one body.
Let us then pursue all that makes for peace
and builds up our common life.
cf 1 Corinthians 12.13; Romans 14.19
We are all one in Christ Jesus.
We belong to him through faith,
heirs of the promise of the Spirit of peace.
cf Galatians 3.28
God has reconciled us to himself through
Christ
and given us the ministry of reconciliation.
cf 2 Corinthians 5.18
Jesus said:
' Love one another.
As I have loved you,
so you are to love one another.'
cf John 15.12
Let love be genuine. Never pay back evil
for evil.
As far as it lies with you, live at peace with everyone.
cf Romans 12.9,17,18
To crown all things there must be
love,
to bind all together and complete the whole.
Let the peace of Christ rule in our hearts.
cf Colossians 3.14,15
God calls us to peace:
in God's justice is our peace.
Christ calls us to be God's people:
in Christ is our peace.
cf Ephesians 2.14,15
Blessed be Christ, the Prince of
Peace.
He breaks down the walls that divide
us:
praise Christ who is our peace!
Peacemakers who sow in peace raise a
harvest of
righteousness.
cf James 3.18
The kingdom of God is not a matter of
eating
and drinking,
but of righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
cf Romans 14.17
We are fellow-citizens with the saints and
of the household of God,
through Christ our Lord, who came and preached peace
to those who were far off and those who
were near.
cf Ephesians 2.17,19
May the God of peace sanctify you:
may he so strengthen your hearts in holiness
that you may be blameless before him
at the coming of our Lord Jesus with his saints.
cf 1 Thessalonians 5.23;3.13
May the God of peace make you perfect and
holy,
that you may be kept safe and blameless
in spirit, soul and body,
for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
cf 1 Thessalonians 5.23
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