Social Justice Community
Ministry
Provincetown, MA
Prayer
For The Day of Prayer and Remembrance For The Victims of The September 11, 2001
Terrorist Attacks.
Friday,
September 14, 2001 @ Noon, Provincetown Town Hall, Provincetown, MA.
Prayer:
Dear
Friends, In the sacred silence
of this hour, in the presence of God,
let us unite our hearts and minds in prayer.
Please join hands in unity.
Dear
God, of all life hear our prayer. Fill
us with your divine love and strength as we gather today in solemn community
sadly mourning the tragic loss of innocent lives.
Oh,
Dear God for as long as we shall live, they to shall live, for they are now
a part of us - woven into the very fiber of our being. We shall remember them in the days, weeks, months, and years
that lie ahead. For now, we are
their voices, their hearts, their hands.
We ask that you guide our thoughts and deeds with love, compassion
and wisdom, for we are traveling an unknown road in the dawn of difficult
tomorrows.
God
of all life, hold tenderly and nurture the spirits of those who mourn the
death of loved ones - hear their prayers.
Grant
courage, hope and strengths to the thousands of volunteers, who are struggling
to find life, within the mountains of twisted metal, and hope to their families
and friends, who anxiously await their safe return.
Spirit
of life, hear our cries, our
hearts have been deeply wounded, grant us your love and light, grant our
nation, and world leaders -
wisdom, understanding and patience - to guide our world to wholeness and peace.
Dear
God, as we end this time together, let us be ever mindful of the gifts that
come through you, that faith can move mountains and that love and compassion
shared with all life will bring peace.
May
this be so. Amen