Daily Prayer for September 11

Good Morning! Here is the prayer for today…

Dear Lord,

Today as we gather together to pray,we want to remember all of those who lost their lives on this date eleven years ago. That day changed our whole world in so many ways Lord. We saw the worst in humanity and the best all at once. Images are forever etched in our minds of  incredible pain and loss and incredible acts of selflessness and unconditional love.

Father, we lift up all those who lost loved ones that day and as a result of injuries that day. We pray that  they would feel your peace and comfort as they grieve those who are  no longer with them physically, but who are  in their thoughts daily. May they find some measure of comfort knowing that the world has not forgotten. This happened on U.S. soil, but there were people who lost their lives from many countries around the world. We pray for families everywhere Lord that are feeling loss and grief today. We pray for families around the globe who have lost loved ones to terrorism . Lord we ask for your presence and peace and comfort to overshadow thoughts of anger, hate and retaliation…those feelings just make for more victims and let evil win. Pour out your blessing around the globe, Lord. May your angels protect us from those who live to inflict terror in the hearts of  men.

Lord, we ask that you will heal the memories of those who were responders to the tragedies from 9-11. They have seen things that most of  us couldn’t imagine in our worst nightmares. Please bring  peace to their minds. Please bring healing to their bodies as they suffer the physical effects of  all the chemicals and dust and pollutants that have damaged their health. They truly loved with unconditional love and compassion and we lift them to you with gratitude in our hearts.  We ask that you would bless them abundantly for their sacrifices.

Lord, we know that this world is not our home and there is coming a day with no more wars and no more hate…no more pain, tears, grief or loss. How we look forward to that day Lord!  We know that the evil one seeks to harm and destroy as much as he can since his time is running out. Father, we pray for all of those who are  in harms way…for all  who seek to protect us and our lands. Lord, our world can be a scary place, but we ask that you would help us to look to you and not the things that would make us fearful.  We pray for strength and courage to endure hard times. We may not be able to change the world, but we can do what we can to show love and compassion and point the way to You..right where we are… one person at a time. I pray that we could all once again, have that sense of unity that we felt  after 9-11. It was not only  in the U.S., but it was felt  around the world. We all had love and compassion for our fellow-man. Pour out your love and your comfort today Lord as we all remember….In  Jesus name we pray, Amen

In Him,
Debbie