Never Forget

 Prayer to remember 9/11/2001, twenty years ago.
 

O God, our hope and refuge, in our distress we come to you. The shock and horror of that tragic day has subsided and is replaced now with an emptiness, a longing for an innocence lost.

We remember those who lost their lives in New York, Washington D.C., and Pennsylvania and we are mindful of the sacrifice of public servants who demonstrated the greatest love of all by laying down their lives for friends.

We commit their souls to your eternal care and celebrate their gifts to a fallen humanity. We remember and we live in hope,
not in ourselves, but in you.

As foundations we once thought secure have been shaken, we are reminded of the illusion of security. In commemorating this tragedy, we give you thanks for your presence in our time of need and we seek to worship you in Spirit and in truth, our guide and our guardian. Amen