A Memorial Prayer for Remembrance Day
As a school we gathered in St Bernard's Hall to mark the 11th of the 11th. We came together as a school community, brought together in one place remembering Jesus’ prayer “that all may be one”.
God of community,
you have called us to live with our brothers and sisters in peace and justice.
So as we gathered we echoed the prayer “Let there be peace on earth, let this be the moment now” and “all we are saying, is give peace a chance”.
Awaken in the hearts of us all the drive for a world where peace and justice flourish.
But even as we gathered to share our hopes for peace we also remembered that we, as the people of the world, have all too often failed to hear your call for peace and justice.
And so today we pause to remember millions who have been victimised by wars of aggression, and wars fought in many different places on this earth.
Gracious God, on this day of memory, when we think of those who went and never returned, and of those who returned wounded in body or in spirit.
We will remember them.