This post includes my Veterans Day Prayer followed by two more from Alden Solovy at To Bend Light. You might want to share these prayers with veterans you know...
A Prayer for Veterans Day
God of peace,
we pray for all who have served our nation,
protecting and defending our freedom...
protecting and defending our freedom...
We pray for those who have fought,
whose spirits and bodies are scarred by war,
whose spirits and bodies are scarred by war,
whose nights are haunted by memories
too painful to face in the light of day...
too painful to face in the light of day...
We pray for those who serve us now,
especially those in harm's way:
especially those in harm's way:
keep them healthy and strong,
shield them from danger
and bring them home, soon and safe,
to their waiting families and friends...
shield them from danger
and bring them home, soon and safe,
to their waiting families and friends...
Turn the plans and the hearts and the minds
of our leaders and enemies, too,
to the work of justice which always yields
of our leaders and enemies, too,
to the work of justice which always yields
a bountiful harvest of peace...
Lord of all power and people:
we long for the peace that you left us,
help us work for the peace that sustains us,
help us work for the peace that sustains us,
the peace that our veterans guarded
by putting their lives on the line for us,
for our nation and world...
Amen.
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To the Soldier, To the Veteran
These things I do not know:
The sound of a bullet.
The power of a blast.
The blood of a comrade.
The depth of your wound.
The terror at midnight.
The dread at dawn.
Your fear or your pain.
The power of a blast.
The blood of a comrade.
The depth of your wound.
The terror at midnight.
The dread at dawn.
Your fear or your pain.
The sound of your honor.
The power of your courage.
The blood of your wound.
The depth of your strength.
The terror that binds you.
The dread that remains.
Your dignity and your valor.
The power of your courage.
The blood of your wound.
The depth of your strength.
The terror that binds you.
The dread that remains.
Your dignity and your valor.
The sound of your laughter.
The power of your voice.
The blood of your yearning.
The depth of your healing.
The joy that frees you.
The hope that remains.
Your wholeness and your love.
The power of your voice.
The blood of your yearning.
The depth of your healing.
The joy that frees you.
The hope that remains.
Your wholeness and your love.
© 2011 Alden Solovy and To Bend Light.
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Veterans Day Prayer
God of compassion,
God of dignity and strength,
Watch over the veterans of the United States
In recognition of their loyal service to our nation.
Bless them with wholeness and love.
Shelter them.
Heal their wounds,
Comfort their hearts.
Grant them peace.
God of justice and truth,
Rock of our lives,
Bless our veterans,
These men and women of courage and valor,
With a deep and abiding understanding
Of our profound gratitude.
Protect them and their families from loneliness and want.
Grant them lives of joy and bounty.
May their dedication and honor
Be remembered as a blessing
From generation to generation.
Blessed are You,
Protector and Redeemer,
Our Shield and our Stronghold.
© 2011 Alden Solovy and To Bend Light.
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