Prayer for One Who Has Died in Military or Public Safety Service

Prayer for One Who Has Died in Military or Public Safety Service

God the King of Glory, in whose hands are the living and the dead:
We give you thanks for [N. and] all those who have laid down their lives in the service of our country. Grant them your mercy and the light of your presence; and give us a sense of your will and purpose, that we may understand that the work you have begun in them will be perfected through Jesus Christ, the Prince of Peace, in whom all strife is resolved. Amen.

This prayer is from Enriching Our Worship 3, page 75. It is suitable for Veteran’s Day, Memorial Day, and any remembrance of servicemen and servicewomen.