You are the King of The Universe, The God of Power and Might, The Prince of Peace, The Author and Creator of Life.  Only You are the Commander and Chief of our hearts and minds, who rules His people in Love and Judges with Mercy and Justice.

You are The Father, The Son and The Holy Spirit, Who sent His beloved Son, Jesus to be the Last and Perfect Sacrifice. You, Father God know what it is like to lose your Blessed, Beloved Son in battle; in a war over the unholy one; in a war over sin; which oppresses man's hearts and minds. You died and resurrected to save mankind and bring them eternal life. You, Lord God are deserving of all our love, praise and worship.

Lord, You are the author and finisher of our faith. You have bestowed upon us great blessings and rights because You are good and perfect above all. Today, we approach your throne on bended knee to request comfort, peace and rest for those your beloved children who have lost their own beloved children, spouses, parents, brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles, cousins, nephews, nieces and friends. Be present, Oh Gracious and Loving Creator among those who remember and mourn their loved ones, today and everyday. Wrap your loving arms around them and give them comfort.

Today we mourn and remember those, the fallen courageous, determined and dutiful, members of our military. Their loss is mourned today and always until we are rejoined again in eternity. 

We remember our patriots as being vitally, important human beings who knowingly entered the field of battle faced against a known and unknown, seen and unseen enemy with or without a uniform and sometimes with an unknown ideology.

Serving in perilous conditions, our beloved military mounted an offensive in defense of the USA, our people and our cherished freedoms. In this defense of our country and for the eventual freedom of another's country, they lost their lives. Our gratitude and love is without borders and is endless. We owe our lives, love and extreme thanks to these brave men and women. May they find eternal rest in Your Loving Arms.

Our rights, which you have freely given all men are in danger from forces that seek to destroy us, these forces have not love or knowledge of you in their hearts they choose to believe a deception and not the Loving, Righteous Holy Word of God. We implore your protection and guidance for our military, our country, our leadership and ourselves.

Oh Lord, let not the day arise when our witness as a "People of God" is removed from the face of the earth. Let not the good those our beloved patriots have demonstrated be overshadowed by those who call evil good and good evil. Have mercy on us Father God.  Protect and defend us Father God from all evil. Change hearts and minds as only you can do, so that people will come to know your divine love and peace.

Father, we look forward to the day when war is no more, when peace reigns throughout the universe, when joy and love envelopes us all like a warm blanket. Until that day we beseech thee for comfort and rest for those who remember, mourn those the beloved lost in the service of our country. 

We pray for those who on this Memorial Day are also called to mourn and remember all our loved ones who died on this day, or any of the yesterdays, from the most recent of this reading, to the past year and back; people from all walks of life.  These our beloved though they may have not died in battle but from other causes, they remain, loved, remembered and mourned. From the Foundation of the USA until the present, we will never forget them.

Thank You Oh Lord for hearing us.  

We ask all of this In Jesus' Holy Name, Amen

Today is the day we pause our daily activities to mourn and remember those 3000 plus Americans and guests from other nations who lost their lives in the WTC, Shanksville, PA and the Pentagon.  These are the loved ones, friends, family neighbors of those who are still in grief, still in mourning, still in love, embracing the memories of their dearly departed ones while struggling to continue their lives.  They lost their lives because of the delusional misconceptions, misperceptions, misguided followings and hatred by their attackers, Extreme Fundamentalist Islamic Terrorists.  They lost their lives at the hands of a people sworn to remove anyone and everyone, who did not bow to their teachings of hatred, by a god, we do not know, who is not our God, who is not a God of peace, divine love and justice. 

We must remember our fallen brothers and sisters, lost in battle, who willingly sacrificed their lives to prevent this tragedy from every happening again.  These men and women are the brave members of our military, whom, to and beyond this day will still be fighting for our freedom and those the oppressed from other lands. On this day, We must remember our response both individually and as a nation! We must pray! We must remember! We shall not forget!

Before I continue, let me preface my next series of statements with a disclaimer:  I am beseeching my readers to attempt to stand in my shoes to try to understand what I am about to say, that I am Not directing my harsh words nor the sad condition of my heart to the following: all those good folks, Not of my faith; especially my moderate Muslim friends, those of my faith; those who seek peace, who display goodness, kindness and real love towards their fellow man; those trying to survive the day to day battles of living; those with integrity, honor, and a great work ethic; those of us still changing, still developing and finally those of us who have stepped away from sin and self destruction and are walking towards the light of God. 

I am writing this day, to confess my extreme anger towards these ministers of death and my desire to overcome this great anger and disgust, that to this very day, I still feel towards these faceless, misguided, murderers of our people.  This is an anger that cannot be abated, cannot be quenched and still burns within my heart every time I see a picture or a video of these evil terrorists and their hate-driven leaders.

God help me.  God forgive me for I cannot deal with this on my own, I need your help, your grace, your peace, and your divine love Father God, through your Son Jesus The Christ.  I need the desire to forgive and forget and I cannot for how does one forgive evil.   Perhaps I am not ready to forgive or forget.  Perhaps now is not the time to forgive and forget.  Here is what I do know, the very hardness of my heart has taken hold of my very psyche and will not release it's stony grasp until the very cells of my being have fully mourned our people.  Until I face the cold reality, that this attack upon our Nation, this tragedy was beyond my control, there is nothing I can do; not until every one of these oppressors of freedom and life is physically removed from the face of the earth.   I can only pray without ceasing to overcome this desire for vengeance and to move to a place of forgiveness.  I pray it is soon.  Yes, my fellow believers in freedom, justice and moral American values, I may eventually forgive, but I will certainly never forget.