Jesus said: "My peace I give you. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid."
John 14 v27
Jesus said: "Come to me, all of you who are tired from carrying heavy loads, and I will give you rest."
Matthew 11 v28
Jesus said: "Go into all the world and preach the Good News...and I will be with you always to the end of the age."
Mark 16 v15 and Matthew 28 v20
May the Lord go with you
May the Lord go with you on your journey, whether near or far; may He keep you safe in His loving care; may He guide you everywhere you go, by land, sea or air; may He bless you in every possible way, and may He be good to you until you return safely to your loved ones again. Amen.
So many people
God of creation, thank you for the various peoples and countries represented in this airport today, especially for [name].
Bless all who travel for business, pleasure, or emergency today, that they may continue to glorify your world by their lives and actions. Amen.
Waiting to travel
God of patience, be with me as I wait in the airport [because of...].
Let me spend this time with you, focusing on your presence in my life despite the stress of the present situation.
Help me breathe deeply, relax, and enjoy the present moment, so that I may be refreshed when it is time to travel again. Amen.
Boarding the plane
God of power, be with the pilot and all who operate this plane as it takes off.
Bless everyone on board, and calm anyone who is feeling anxious or afraid [especially...].
Help the passengers to put their trust in those whose job it is to get them safely and comfortably to their destination.
Give to passengers and crew your gifts of patience, calmness and sensitivity to others -
those for whom this is a new and unsettling experience and those for whom this is a regular part of their everyday life.
Hold this aeroplane [insert name of flight or type of plane] and all the precious lives it contains in your hands and keep them [us] safe - now and always. Amen.
During the flight
God of love, be with… [e.g. this disturbed child, distressed or unwell passenger] on the plane. Calm him/her and all stressed by his/her tears. Let him/her feel safe and secure in you as he/she is held in a loved one's arms, during this flight and always. Amen.
During the flight
God, hold this plane in the palm of your hand and keep it safe. Amen.
On Landing
God of power, thank you for landing [insert plane or flight number] safely in [insert destination] and for guiding us [them] safely and securely during this flight. Thank you, also, for the gift of air travel and for the many lives You have touched in this way. Amen.
Coming Home
God of power, thank you this trip and its highlights [especially...].
Now that I'm back, grant me strength to make it home safely to be reunited with those who await my return [especially...].
May your grace and peace be mine, now and forever. Amen.
With acknowledgement to http://melissaroberts.suite101.com/prayers-for-the-airport-a215573
To be in the hands of others
To be in the hands of others
For Engineer and electrician
Preparer of meal, and server of food
For cleaner at journeys end
For Air Traffic control
For baggage handler
For check-in agent
For dispatcher
For Captain and First Officer
For Senior Steward and Cabin Crew
For all who make my flight possible, I pray
giving thanks for their skill and ability
May I show value to them all for their service on my behalf. Amen.
In the hands of others
Almighty God
Today I fly
And in doing so I give my care and well-being
Into the hands of others
May I be generous and courteous
As they serve me at Check-In
Through security screening
While waiting to be called and boarding the aircraft
During the flight
On arrival
Through passport control
Collecting my bag
Going through customs
May I both see and offer love interpreted in task
Given in service
Received with gratitude
Through your love shown to me
In Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Amen.
Prayers from the Catholic Tradition
An Air Traveller's Prayer
O Mary, Our Lady of the Skies
my heavenly Mother
I place myself under your guidance and protection
upon the journey which I am about to undertake,
and I ask that this earthly journey
upon the wings of the wind
may be brought to a safe landing.
Our Lady, Queen of Heaven, pray for us.
A Prayer to Saint Christopher, Patron Saint of Travellers
O Glorious Saint Christopher, you have inherited a beautiful name, Christbearer, through the wonderful legend that while carrying others across a raging stream, you also carried the child Jesus.
Teach us to be true Christ-bearers to those who do not know him. Protect all who travel, both near and far, and pray for us, that Jesus Christ may be with us always.
Dear Saint Christopher
protect me today
in all my travels
along the road's way.
Give your warnning sign
if danger be near
so that I may stop
until the path be clear.
Be at my window
and direct me through
when vision blurs
from out of the blue.
Carry me safely
to my destined place
as you carried Christ
in your close embrace.
Amen.
A Buddhist Prayer
"Shakyamuni and Many Treasures Buddhas with the four bodhisattvas headed by Superior Practices, will lead you by the hand on your journey. The Lotus Sutra is a lantern in the dark or a boat at a crossing. At times it is water and, at times, fire. This being so, it assures us of "peace and security in our present existence and good circumstances in future existences."
Nichiren Daishonin, The Sword of Good and Evil
An Islamic Prayer
Send Thy peace, O Lord, which is perfect and everlasting, that our souls may radiate peace.
Send Thy peace, O Lord, that we may think, act, and speak harmoniously.
Send Thy peace, O Lord, that we may be contented and thankful for Thy bountiful gifts.
Send Thy peace, O Lord, that amidst our worldly strife we may enjoy thy bliss.
Send Thy peace, O Lord, that we may endure all, tolerate all in the thought of thy grace and mercy.
Send Thy peace, O Lord, that our lives may become a divine vision, and in Thy light all darkness may vanish.
Send Thy peace, O Lord, our Father and Mother, that we Thy children on earth may all unite in one family.
Sufi Prayer
God is the light of the heavens and the earth.
The smile of God's light is like a niche in which is a lamp,
the lamp in a globe of glass,
the globe of glass as if it were a shining star,
lit from a blessed olive tree
neither of the East nor of the West,
its light nearly luminous
even if fire did not touch it.
Light upon light!
The Qur'an (24:35)- al 'nuur - the light
From the Website of Gatwick Airport Chaplaincy
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