Prayer read by Nina Meigs from Emmanuel Church, Geneva,
at the Papal audience
Saturday 17 November 2001
"Holy Abba, In a world filled with chaos and hatred, we beg you to send peace and unity. Pour out your Holy Spirit upon us, so that all who are marked as Christ's own may overcome the scandal of division. Open the eyes of every woman and man, that we may see that we are all children of the one Father, alive solely to bring glory to His Holy Name. Grant those beginning their walk of faith the strength to persevere and the wisdom to realize that nothing surpasses chasing after you. Help us all to remember that there is no strength except the strength of love, no power except the power of the humble, and no relief except in Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen."