America

A Blessing in Uniform

A Blessing in Uniform Please bless the strangerin the faded uniform.Give him the peaceof a career well-served,and a service completed.Give him my thanksfor the doors he opened,the paths he paved,the battles he spared us. Please bless the strangerin the muddy uniform.Hold her...

Also labeled: Prayer of Appreciation, Veterans Day, Prayer for a Soldier, Prayer, Soldier Prayer, Abigail Wurdeman, Patriotism

A Soldier's Story

A Soldier's Story Bless the soldiers who sacrifice,who serve and do us proud.Protect these home-grown heroesout there in a foreign field,on the front lineswhere fear and fate intersect.Place them in Your perpetual care. Bring them back to us intact,back to the warmth of home,the smell of fresh bread,

Also labeled: Soldier Prayer, Prayer for a Soldier, Prayer, Patriotism, Letters to Soldiers, Veterans Day, Ruth Williams

Let It Ring

Let It Ring I woke this morning in America,and I know what freedom is. Where there is injustice,I am free to fight.Where there is silence,I am free to speak,Where there is hate,I am free to love.

Also labeled: Patriotism, Prayer for a Soldier, Prayer, Fourth of July, Seasonal Prayer, Soldier Prayer, Abigail Wurdeman

Battle Cries

Battle Cries War ravaging within me.Peck, peck, pecking away, every time my phone moans.Every time I wonder, "Where is my child now?"This is war.Every time I beg You to keep them safe.Every time the news has a new tally to share.A new...

Also labeled: Prayer for Parents, Prayer for a Soldier, Soldier Prayer, Prayer, Patriotism, Letters to Soldiers

The Sacrifice of Strangers

The Sacrifice of Strangers Great Uncle Vic was married to Ruby only one year when he enlisted as a US soldier during World War II. He was probably younger than me when he came home on furlough and convinced his sister-in-law, Naomi, to go bowling with them. "C'mon," he said. "This may be the last chance you get to bowl with me." Naomi told me this story recently, adding, "I think he already knew somehow."

Also labeled: Prayer of Appreciation, Prayables Team Blog, Abigail Wurdeman, Prayer Blog, Veterans Day, Patriotism, Soldier Prayer, Prayer for a Soldier

A Stripe and a Star

A Stripe and a Star I am a stripe, I am a star, I am red, white and blue. Although we have never met, I will always pray for you. I wouldn’t know your name

Also labeled: Soldier Prayer, Prayer for a Soldier, Prayer, Heidi Haller, Patriotism

Parades and Pinwheels

Parades and Pinwheels Food and fun, family and friends. So much busy-ness surrounds the holiday. Please help it be more than parades and pinwheels. Even as...

Also labeled: Soldier Prayer, Prayer, Sue Bradford Edwards, Prayer for a Soldier, Patriotism