After our Advent Penance Service at church today, we took home these prayer cards, and the name and photo of a soldier who died in the current war. I got about 4 names that I will be praying for — I should've gotten more, 'cuz we had a lot left — there weren't that many people who attended the service. In any case, below is the prayer I'll be using. If you want, you can go to this website that has the list of dead soldiers, get a name from that site and then say the prayer below until the end of Advent.<\/p>\n
\nPrayer for your soldier and the soldier's family<\/u><\/p>\n
\nEternal rest grant unto Staff Sgt. Allan K. Walker, Sgt. Taft V. Williams, Cpl. Jesse L. Thiry, and Staff Sgt. Wilbert Davis, O Lord.
\nand let the perpetual light shine upon them.
\nMay the soul of Staff Sgt. Allan K. Walker, Sgt. Taft V. Williams, Cpl. Jesse L. Thiry, and Staff Sgt. Wilbert Davis
\nand all the souls of the faithful departed
\nthrough the mercy of God, rest in peace<\/p>\n
\nMay the families of those who have lost a loved one
\nreceive compassion from God's people
\nand peace from God.
\nAmen.<\/p>\n
Here's another prayer in general:<\/p>\n
\nWe pray for all those who have died in the war in Iraq and Afghanistan.
\nWe pray for the soldiers and Iraqis who have perished.
\nWe pray for those injured, widowed, and orphaned.
\nCome Prince of Peace and heal all of us.
\nLead us from death to life, from falsehood to truth.
\nLead us from despair to hope, from fear to trust.
\nLead us from hate to love, from war to peace.
\nLet peace fill our hearts,
\nLet peace fill our world,
\nLet peace fill our universe.
\nAmen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
After our Advent Penance Service at church today, we took home these prayer cards, and the name and photo of a soldier who died in the current war. I got about 4 names that I will be praying for — I should've gotten more, 'cuz we had a lot left — there weren't that many read more