Prayer Offered for May 28, 2021

Gracious and merciful God, we live this Memorial Day Weekend, in memory of all the dead who gave their lives in any war.

In memory of those who survived

but remain broken in body, mind, or soul.

In memory of a sermon on a mount

that blessed the peacemakers and those who mourn.

In memory of the activists and the artists

who were imprisoned and killed for the stands they took for justice.

In memory of all the teachers who said in a thousand different ways:

Bring peace and light wherever you go.

In memory of the children who need us now to grow up and get along.

In memory of the Earth and our fellow creatures

who count on us to do what’s right.

In memory of each of us, waking up slowly to the miracle of our own lives.—AMEN.

_{(Jan Phillips)}