Prayer Offered for September 11, 2019

God of Mystery, on this anniversary of September 11, 2001, we pray in the words of Fr. Mychal Judge, OFM, New York City Fire Department Chaplain and first certified fatality of the attacks:

Lord, take me where you want me to go.

Let me meet who you want me to meet.

Tell me what you want me to say,

And keep me out of your way.

As we remember those who died in New York, Washington DC, and Pennsylvania, and all who risked their lives to save others, we ask Your blessing on those who still put the lives of others before their own. Help us to deepen our commitment to non-violence, and may we witness to our determination to become a beloved community reconciled to one another in love.—AMEN.