A PRAYER TO COMMEMORATE THE CENTENARY OF THE ARMISTICE

L: Remember, Lord, those whose stories were unspoken and untold.

L: Jesus, remember them when you come into your kingdom.

L: Remember, Lord, those whose minds were darkened and disturbed by memories of war.

R: Jesus, remember them when you come into your kingdom.

L: Remember, Lord, those who suffered in silence, and those whose bodies were disfigured by injury and pain.

R: Jesus, remember them when you come into your kingdom.

L: Father of all, remember your holy promise, and look with love on all your people, living and departed.

On this day we especially ask that you would hold for ever all who suffered during the First World War, those who returned scarred by warfare, those who waited anxiously at home, and those who returned wounded, and disillusioned; those who mourned, and those communities that were diminished and suffered loss.

Remember too those who acted with kindly compassion, those who bravely risked their own lives for their comrades, and those who in the aftermath of war, worked tirelessly for a more peaceful world.

And as you remember them, remember us, O Lord; grant us peace in our time and a longing for the day when people of every language, race, and nation will be brought into the unity of Christ’s kingdom.

This we ask in the name of the same Jesus Christ our Lord.

R: Amen.