Remembering the fallen (our heroes)

Remembering the fallen (our heroes)

 

Captain of Israel’s host, and Guide

Of all who seek the land above,

Beneath Thy shadow we abide,

The cloud of Thy protecting love;

Our strength, Thy grace, our rule, Thy Word;

Our end, the glory of the Lord. – Charles Wesley

 

Lord of all comfort. Lord who encourages, Lord who sustains, Lord who supports, Lord who protects, Lord who is everything we can ever imagine and also beyond what we will ever imagine. We come to you today in praise and adoration. We lift up our voices to express our deep gratitude to You O Lord.

Today Lord we remember those who have made the ultimate sacrifice to our nation to keep us united, to keep us free, may their sacrifice not be in vain. As we remember them, may we lead lives that will ensure that on a daily basis what they did for us has been useful. We want to remember friends, family and loved ones they have left behind in various circumstances, may you be their help, their guide, their support, their peace on occasions such as this. Thank you Lord. Amen (5/27/19)

In Memoriam – remembering the quick and the dead

In Memoriam -remembering the quick and the dead

 

O Lord my God when I in awesome wonder consider all the worlds thy Hand hast made you are indeed great and mighty and I cannot cease to praise and worship You. My heart is filled with nothing but gratefulness and I realize every day that the reason I live is to worship and adore You My Lord and My Savior.

Lord today is Memorial Day, a day when we remember all those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice- giving their very lives for this country and also those who continue to live and have given much in terms of their service.  We thank you O God for their lives and the opportunities you gave them and the fact that they heeded the call of duty. Keep on Lord to protect all those who find themselves in harm’s way as they serve us.

Lord may you guide our leaders in the decisions they have to make on where to send and where not to send our men and women. Give them exceptional wisdom in what they should do so that only your will is done. Thank you O Lord. Amen (5/29/16)

Heart of men

 

Our Lord God who made the heavens and the earth, we praise your Name. We bring our sacrifice of praise to you and we ask that you receive it. We are nothing without You.

Lord I visited the Holocaust Memorial and I have seen firsthand what happened to the 6 million Jews who perished under Nazi tyranny. May they rest in peace, O Lord. Lord after this tragedy the world promised itself that it would never forget what happened and to work to prevent any such outrage Lord it has been proven that we have broken this promise over and over and many other holocausts have happened and some are still taking place before our eyes. Lord we so quickly forget and repeat our behavior with new excuses. The victims of yesterday become the perpetrators of tomorrow. Give us all O Lord the ability to forgive and to resist the temptation to unleash wickedness under any guise and to look the other way when we can help. Without your help we will never be able to live peaceably with each other. Give us strength to do that. May evil be overcome O Lord. Amen (4/24/16)