Please click here for an article in The New York Times on our first Memorial Day.
Almighty God, our heavenly Father, in whose hands are the living and the dead: We give thee thanks for all thy servants who have laid down their lives in the service of our country. Grant to them thy mercy and the light of thy presence; and give us such a lively sense of thy righteous will, that the work which thou hast begun in them may be perfected; through Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord. Amen.
from The Book of Common Prayer, pp. 488-489.
I didn't know this. How interesting. I will share it with friends on the anti-racism commission - thanks for expanding my horizons - once again :-)
Posted by: Leigh VanderMeer | May 30, 2011 at 12:18 PM