Litany of Prayer in Remembrance of
September 11, 2001
Leader: At moments
when we remember the terror that our world experienced on September 11, 2001
All: Help us turn
our minds and hearts to you God.
Leader: When we revisit the feelings we have had of
horror, sadness, and overwhelming grief
All: Help us turn
our minds and hearts to you God.
Leader: When we are lured to believe that revenge will
melt away our conflicts
All: Help us turn
our minds and hearts to you God.
Leader: When our security is shattered and peace floats
like a distant day dream
All: Help us turn
our minds and hearts to you God.
Leader: When we resort to using religion to excuse,
threaten, exclude or destroy others
All: Help us turn
our minds and hearts to you God.
Leader: When we grapple with how to create a better world
for our children
All: Help us turn
our minds and hearts to you God.
Leader: When we look for ways to unite ourselves in the
bonds of peace
All: Help us turn
our minds and hearts to you God.
Leader: When we coax from our disputes the hope of
reconciliation
All: Help us turn
our minds and hearts to you God.
Leader: When we attempt to fully surrender our lives to you
God
All: "Let us live as
faithful followers of the Prince of Peace and, in the words of the author of
the Letter to the Colossians: As God’s
chosen ones, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness,
humility, meekness and patience. Bear with one another and, if anyone has a
complaint against another, forgive each other…. [1] May our memory and our hope unite to move all of us toward peace
and inspire us to live with compassion, confidence and courage."[2] Amen.
