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Prayers for Remembrance Day

 

A Prayer of Remembrance

 Almighty and eternal God,
from whose love in Christ we cannot be parted,
either by death or life:
hear our prayers and thanksgivings
for all whom we remember this day;
fulfil in them the purpose of your love;
and bring us all, with them, to your eternal joy;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.  Amen.

 

O God of truth and justice,

we hold before you those men and women

who have died in active service:

    in Iraq, in Afghanistan and elsewhere.

As we honour their courage and cherish their memory,

may we put our faith in your future;

for you are the source of life and hope,

now and for ever.  Amen.

 

FOR THOSE DEPLOYED ON ACTIVE SERVICE

 

Almighty God,

stretch forth your mighty arm

to strengthen and protect the armed forces:

grant that meeting danger with courage

and all occasions with discipline and loyalty,

they may truly serve the cause of justice and peace;

to the honour of your holy name,

through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

From the Field Service Book of the British Army

 

Almighty God,

in you alone we find safety and peace.

We commend to your gracious keeping

all the men and women who serve in the Navy, the Army, or the Air Force,

who face danger and put their lives at risk so that others might live in safety.

Defend them day by day by your heavenly power;

and help them to know that they can never pass beyond the reach of your care.

Keep alive in them and in us your vision of that peace

which alone we must seek and serve;

through Jesus Christ our Lord.   Amen.

From the Book of Common Order of the Church of Scotland

 

 Prayers for Peace

 Most gracious God and Father,
in whose will is our peace:
turn our hearts and the hearts of all to yourself,
that by the power of your Spirit
the peace which is founded on righteousness
may be established throughout the whole world;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.  Amen.

 

 God, our refuge and strength,
bring near the day when wars shall cease
and poverty and pain shall end,
that earth may know the peace of heaven
through Jesus Christ our Lord.  Amen.


 

A Litany of Peace

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 peace-makers and peace-keepers,

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.