Vigil for Peace held around Cathedral's Peace Globe

A Vigil for Peace was held at Norwich Cathedral at the weekend to show solidarity with all who are suffering as a result of the unrest in the Middle East and in other places of conflict around the world.

During the vigil around the Cathedral’s Peace Globe on Sunday 15 March, the Universal Prayer for Peace was said by the Dean of Norwich and people were invited to light candles and join in with a time of silence and reflection.

The Dean of Norwich, the Very Revd Dr Andrew Braddock, said: "We live in deeply uncertain and troubling times. It was important to express solidarity with all suffering as a result of war and conflict in our world today, and our longing for peace with justice."

The Universal Prayer for Peace

Lead us from death to life, from falsehood to truth;

lead us from despair to hope, from fear to trust;

lead us from hate to love, from war to peace.

Let peace fill our heart, our world, our universe.

Pictures: Bill Smith