On Sunday 11 November, communities throughout the world will commemorate Remembrance Day, marking the 100th anniversary of the Armistice which ended the First World War (1914–18). One hundred years ago, on 11 November 1918, the guns of the Western Front fell silent after four years of continuous warfare.
Father of all, remember your holy promise, and look with love on all your
people, living and departed.
On this day we especially ask that you would hold forever all who
suffered during the First World War, those who returned scarred by
warfare, those who waited anxiously at home, and those who returned
wounded, and disillusioned; those who mourned, and those communities
that were diminished and suffered loss.
Remember too those who acted with kindly compassion, those who
bravely risked their own lives for their comrades, and those who in the
aftermath of war, worked tirelessly for a more peaceful world.
And as you remember them, remember us, O Lord; grant us peace in our time
and a longing for the day when people of every language, race, and
nation will be brought into the unity of Christ’s kingdom.
This we ask in the name of the same Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
