A Stripe and a Star

Prayers - Soldiers Prayer

By Heidi Haller

A Stripe and a Star

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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
if I saw you in a crowd.
I would pass you right by, 
yet we are both Americans.

I spend time with my kids,
I sleep undisturbed.
My home is safe
because of what you do.

You, who know
these men and women,
You, who know
who will return from war
and who will give their lives—
be with them all
in their hour of need.

Bless them,
bless their families.
Let them feel the love
I send out to them.
May they know
how I feel:
There but for Your grace go I.

 

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Labels: Prayer for a Soldier, Soldier Prayer, Heidi Haller, Patriotism, America, Prayer

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