One of the many things I love about the community in which I live is that it does Memorial Day well. Below are the invocation and benediction I gave today for the brief service honoring those who have died in service to our nation. I welcome your comments.
Memorial Day Service
Pemberville American Legion
Invocation
Almighty God, we give you thanks for our nation, the United States of America. Continue to shape us into a people who work for liberty and justice for all people.
We give you thanks for all who have served bravely in our military, especially those who did so at the cost of their own lives.
We give you thanks for all who serve as military chaplains, who do the work of speaking your Word to the courageous, the fearful, the suffering, the wounded and the dying.
Bless and protect all who serve in our armed forces, at home and overseas, especially those we name before you now…
Bless the peacemakers, in our nation and around the world.
O Lord, we long for the day when your Kingdom will come in all its fullness, when there will be no more need for weapons and warfare, and when we will enjoy the peace that your Son Jesus gives to us.
In the name of this Jesus, your Son and our Lord, we pray. Amen.
Benediction
May the LORD of glory bless us and keep us and our nation in his care.
May Jesus, the Prince of Peace, rule in our nation and in our lives.
And may the Holy Spirit give us strength and courage to do battle against all forces of evil.
May the blessing of Almighty God, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, be upon us and remain with us, now and forever.
Amen.
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