About the Prayer

The Prayer for Peace began to circulate in 1981 in England during the height of Cold War tensions and threat of nuclear strike.

It has no ties with any single denomination or faith. Its appeal was equally to humanists and agnostics, to those who believe in the power of positive thought. Within months of its appearance, it had been adopted by many community and religious leaders and by their organisations.

In 1981 Mother Teresa launched the Prayer for Peace in St James's church, Piccadilly, London. It was then recited at a conference for Peace in Moscow, with nine hundred delegates from around the world, held to coincide with the second United States Special Session on Disarmament. It was subsequently translated into more than 36 languages, with the same image and was ordained to be used at noon around the world.

The power of the Peace Prayer is the sense of connection with other people all over the world in shared positive thoughts.