Source of
All Being
As we
prepare to leave this memorial service we are thankful for having had the
opportunity to reflect upon the many blessings of being part of this great
nation.
Many of us
are family members, friends, and neighbors of those who died while serving this
nation. We feel great pride knowing what
kinds of risks our loved ones took in order to ensure our own liberty and
freedom from tyranny. We are humbled by
the courage they displayed in the face of danger. We recognize that they lived in times of
great challenge and responded magnificently.
Memory can
be used to make us bitter or better. May
our memories today help us focus on the qualities of our departed that enriched
our lives. Although we acknowledge the pain and anguish of the past, please
allow us also to leave here today with memories of the good and the sweet as
well.
Our prayer
is that the souls of those who have perished serving this great nation will be
bound up in the bond of life; that You will gather our fallen into your eternal
shelter where there is no hatred and no war, just peace. May their lives serve as an inspiration for
us now and in the future because we know the value of trying to create a world
where peace will not only be a dream but a reality for all humankind. May we
match their bravery with the moral courage to eliminate hatred and suffering,
to see conflict and try to stop it.
Amen
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