Memorial Day 2008
By Paul J Cella Posted in memorial day | War — Comments (6) / Email this page » / Leave a comment »
From the Book of Common Prayer:
Almighty God, we commend to your gracious care and keeping all the men and women of our armed forces at home and abroad. Defend them day by day with your heavenly grace; strengthen them in their trials and temptations; give them courage to face the perils which beset them; and grant them a sense of your abiding presence wherever they may be; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
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This is a good one too:
O God, who seest that in this warfare we are seeking to serve thee, and yet in the waging of it must needs do many things that are an offence against thy love; Accept we pray thee, our imperfect offering. Arm us with thy Spirit that our warfare may further the victory of thy justice and truth; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
From "A Prayer Book for Soldiers and Sailors," a little volume the Anglican Church put out in 1941: http://justus.anglican.org/resources/bcp/1928/S&S_index.htm
They've got a lot of nice prayers at that link.
"Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends."
I wonder if Michelle Obama is proud of her country today?
Thanks Paul for posting it.