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Chaplain’s Corner
A Prayer for Veterans
Proud of our nation, they answered her call defending the freedom and safety of all.
On land or on sea or in jets high above, they went out of duty and honor and love.
But however they served, Lord, wherever they wnet, please bless them and help them to know whit it meant!
And help us to thank them each and every day, for we owe them for more than we ever could say.
Keep those that are currently serving in your thoughts and prayers. Pray for their families, missing them this Holiday season.
Chaplain’s Corner
A Prayer for Veterans
Proud of our nation, they answered her call defending the freedom and safety of all.
On land or on sea or in jets high above, they went out of duty and honor and love.
But howver they served, Lord, wherever they wnet, please bless them and help them to know whit it meant!
And help us to thank them each and every day, for we owe them for more than we ever could say.
Keep those that are currently serving in your thoughts and prayers. Pray for their families, missing them this Holiday season.
Chaplain’s Corner
Almighty God,
We come to honor you this day. We come to acknowledge that you are the only one who can rightly lead and guide our country.
Lord, we lift up prayer for our country.
We ask that you would bless our country with your wisdom, your love, and your compassion. May we be a people who are pursuing you and your plans for us – individually and corporately.
Lord, we lift up prayer for our leaders.
Lord, we ask for blessings on our leaders. May these servants who are in positions of authority take that responsibility seriously and do their very best each day. May they realize their need for you and for your direction. May they hear your voice as they make their decisions, and may they follow your guidance. May they have a passion for people, for truth, and for righteousness.
Lord, we lift up prayer for our troops.
Lord, we ask for blessings on our service men and women. We ask protection for all our men and women in uniform both here and around the world. We are grateful for their service and their dedication to keeping our nation safe. We pray that you would keep them safe.
We thank you for our blessings of life and liberty. May our country continually show love and honor to you. May our dedication to you cause us to reach out to all the other nations and people groups with a strong desire for peace and harmony to be displayed whenever possible.
We ask all these things in the name of your beloved son, Jesus Christ.
Amen
Chaplain’s Corner
“God, please let every veteran of our nation’s armed forces feel truly and appropriately honored by the attention and appreciation of their fellow citizens. Let no one feel forgotten or neglected. Let every man and woman, young or old, feel the deep and enduring gratitude of our nation and its inhabitants.”
“You know that it can be difficult for a person who has returned from battle or stressful military service to reintegrate into ‘normal’ everyday life. You know that veterans can feel isolated and alone even in the midst of their friends and families because there are few around who understand their experience. So I ask You to place in the path of our veterans those who do understand (or strive to), that they may feel less alone. Remind them often that while their fellow human beings may never fully comprehend, You see, You know and You identify with them in everything.”
“You know how deep a warrior’s wounds go. You know the loss that many of our veterans in body and soul. You know the memories that haunt them and the scars that many of them continue to carry. Please bring healing to those veterans who still hurt. Please grant patience and wisdom to those around them who cannot understand but can sometimes help the healing process. Please apply both natural and supernatural medicine to their wounds.”
Chaplain’s Corner
It seems now more than ever our country needs repentance, healing, and God’s grace. Let us pray for our countrymen with love and cherish that God is sovereign over all powers and principalities of this world.
“Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.” ~ Matthew 22:37-39
Keep Us In Peace
Keep us in peace, O Christ our God,
under the protection of your Holy Cross;
save us from our enemies, visible and invisible,
that we may glorify You with thanksgiving,
with the Father and the Holy Spirit, now and forever.
Chaplain’s Corner
5 Prayers for Veterans
There may be no better way to honor and connect with a veteran than in prayer.
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There may be no better way to honor a veteran than in prayer. Whether it is offered in a religious service, or privately, or silently as a parade passes by, or in a personal card or note, prayer can connect you, a veteran and God in a meaningful and productive way.
Here are five specific kinds of prayers you can pray for veterans (or, with a few small changes, for a specific veteran):
1) To Feel Honored
“God, please let every veteran of our nation’s armed forces feel truly and appropriately honored by the attention and appreciation of their fellow citizens. Let no one feel forgotten or neglected. Let every man and woman, young or old, feel the deep and enduring gratitude of our nation and its inhabitants.”
2) To Be Understood
“Father God, You know that it can be difficult for a person who has returned from battle or stressful military service to reintegrate into ‘normal’ everyday life. You know that veterans can feel isolated and alone even in the midst of their friends and families because there are few around who understand their experience. So I ask You to place in the path of our veterans those who do understand (or strive to), that they may feel less alone. Remind them often that while their fellow human beings may never fully comprehend, You see, You know and You identify with them in everything.”
3) To Be Healed
“Lord, You know how deep a warrior’s wounds go. You know the loss that many of our veterans in body and soul. You know the memories that haunt them and the scars that many of them continue to carry. Please bring healing to those veterans who still hurt. Please grant patience and wisdom to those around them who cannot understand but can sometimes help the healing process. Please apply both natural and supernatural medicine to their wounds.”
4) To Be Rewarded
“Father, please turn your gaze to those men and women who in their military service have sacrificed time, comfort, strength, ambition, health and prosperity for the peace and safety of family and friends and others they’ve never even known. Please reward them a hundredfold for all their sacrifice and service. Bless them far beyond all their expectations. Reward them richly for all they have given.”
5) To Know You
“Almighty God, You know every veteran by name. You know their deeds, their hard work, and their perseverance. You know their needs, both material and spiritual. Please draw each one closer to you and grant them all the peace that passes understanding (Philippians 4:7), the peace of Christ to rule in their hearts (Colossians 3:15), and ‘joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand’ forevermore (Psalm 16:11).”
Chaplain’s Corner
Chaplain’s Corner
Memorial Day commemorates the men and women who died while in the military service of their country, particularly those who died in battle or as a result of wounds sustained in battle. In other words, the purpose of Memorial Day is to memorialize the veterans who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country. We spend time remembering those who lost their lives and could not come home, reflecting on their service and why we have the luxury and freedom that we enjoy today. We might consider how we can support and safeguard their grieving families and loved ones who are left behind.
Most of us know about “poppy days” and volunteers handing out paper poppies and asking for donations. Does everyone know the story of the White Clover and the connection to AMVETS?
The White Clover is the official flower of AMVETS. WHY THE WHITE CLOVER? The White Clover is symbolic of the universal struggle for freedom. It means “Remember Me.”
At its heart, the White Clover Program is about connecting to our communities. Through the White Clover Program, our AMVETS, AMVETS ladies Auxiliaries, Sons of AMVETS, AMVETS Riders, and Jr. AMVETS can collect donations that are used to support and assist local veterans in need. This may mean providing meals and transportation to a homeless veteran, funding an entertainment program for patients at the local VA medical center or helping the family of a local veteran support themselves.
More ways the donations are used are providing a service or items for a veteran in a VA medical facility or a sick or hospitalized veteran not receiving care in a VA medical facility. It also provides the tools and the supplies necessary to be used by volunteers providing their service for their local communities.
We are Veterans, AMVETS Ladies Auxiliaries, Sons of AMVETS, AMVETS Riders, and Jr. AMVETS helping Veterans.
Ways to Get Involved: · Donate and receive a white clover! Proceeds go to AMVETS sponsored programs. · Volunteer at a White Clover Drive with your local AMVETS post. · Encourage friends and family members, community members, and your local community to support your local White Clover Drives. · Reach out to surrounding organizations such as churches, youth groups, and other service organizations for volunteers and support. · Hang up posters and pass out brochures around your area to spread the word about AMVETS’ White Clover Program.
The more visible we are within our communities, the more our communities become aware of who we are and what we do. Encourage membership to grow AMVETS and other Service Organizations. Seek out ways to bring in all veterans and their families.
REMEMBER ME
Chaplain’s Corner
Father God, good leaders, come from you. Lord, this nation needs leaders with discerning hearts and wise minds. We come to you today asking you to give us wise leaders that will lead this nation in the right direction. Let our leaders be people who honor your holy name for it is only from you that they will get true wisdom. It is in the mighty name of Jesus that we believe and pray, Amen.