A Day for Remembrance and Hope

A Day for Remembrance and Hope

Powerful God, our refuge and our strength,
we turn to you for peace and security as we recall the 9/11 attack.
We thank you for the bravery and the sacrifice of those who saved lives
as firefighters, rescue crews, or people aboard United 93.
Comfort and strengthen the family and friends of those who died.

O Almighty God, who brings good out of evil
and turns even the wrath of your children
towards your promised peace:
Hear our prayers this day as we remember
those of many nations and differing faiths
whose lives were cut short by the fierce flames of anger and hatred.
Hasten the time when the menace of war shall be removed.
Cleanse both us and those perceived to be our enemies
of all hatred and distrust.
Pour out the spirit of peace on all the rulers of our world
that we may be brought through strife to the lasting peace
of the kingdom of your Son; Jesus Christ, our Lord,
who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever. Amen