Remembrance Day

G'day to you. It is Remembrance Day here in Canada...Veterans Day in the US of A. Many ceremonies are taking place across the nation to remember those who did not return from one of the wars, conflicts or peacekeeping efforts the Canadian military was involved in. 

As we sip our coffee and munch on our virtual treats, I think it is fitting that we also remember the military personnel who returned without an arm, a leg, or with a mental condition that led some of them to suicide or constant depression. 

Not to be forgotten... the personnel who are currently serving our country overseas. 
...the police officers, firefighters, government security forces and anyone else who puts their life on the line every day so that we may live our lives in relative peace.

My dad and two of his brothers were in WWII. Luckily, they all returned safely and whole.

A Prayer for Remembrance Day

Here’s a prayer of intercession for Remembrance Day (November 11). It comes from the Church of England website.

Prayer for Remembrance Day

Let us pray for all who suffer as a result of conflict,

and ask that God may give us peace:

for the service men and women

who have died in the violence of war,

each one remembered by and known to God;

may God give peace.

God give peace.

For those who love them in death as in life,

offering the distress of our grief

and the sadness of our loss;

may God give peace.

God give peace.

For all members of the armed forces

who are in danger this day,

remembering family, friends

and all who pray for their safe return;

may God give peace.

God give peace.

For civilian women, children and men

whose lives are disfigured by war or terror,

calling to mind in penitence

the anger and hatreds of humanity;

may God give peace.

God give peace.

For peacemakers and peacekeepers,

who seek to keep this world secure and free;

may God give peace.

God give peace.

For all who bear the burden and privilege of leadership,

political, military and religious;

asking for gifts of wisdom and resolve

in the search for reconciliation and peace;

may God give peace.

God give peace.

O God of truth and justice,

we hold before you those whose memory we cherish,

and those whose names we will never know.

Help us to lift our eyes above the torment of this broken world,

and grant us the grace to pray for those who wish us harm.

As we honour the past,

may we put our faith in your future;

for you are the source of life and hope,

now and for ever.

Amen.

See ya, eh!

Bob