MEMORIAL DAY

 

This weekend we remember, with deep gratitude,  the service given to us by our veterans and all of our current men and women serving our country and the world in the military;  let us pray for all of them and their families and other loved ones.  

 

In gratitude to Fr. Austin Fleming who posted this on his blogsite:

 

To the Soldier, To the Veteran

These things I do not know:
   The sound of a bullet.
   The power of a blast.
   The blood of a comrade.
   The depth of your wound.
   The terror at midnight.
   The dread at dawn.
   Your fear or your pain.

These things I know:
   The sound of your honor.
   The power of your courage.
   The blood of your wound.
   The depth of your strength.
   The terror that binds you.
   The dread that remains.
   Your dignity and your valor.

For these things we pray:
   The sound of your laughter.
   The power of your voice.
   The blood of your yearning.
   The depth of your healing.
   The joy that frees you.
   The hope that remains.
   Your wholeness and your love.

- by Alden Solovy at ToBendLight