Hello to you. Today was Veterans Day. My cousin asked me to go out for lunch or breakfast but I already had committed myself to going to the last Bible study at Missy’s house. I was proud of myself as I got there using my GPS and didn’t get lost.
There was good food and good company at Missy’s house. Her home is one of the new ones and is really nice. I got to see her husband Ray who is recovering from bleeding on his brain. He’s struggling with finding a balance between his blood pressure and diabetes medications. He’s in physical therapy to regain his ability to drive and just have balance. He showed me how he couldn’t do the test police use to check if someone is sober.
The more time I spend with people older than me the more I dread facing all the challenges they are facing. There are shoulder and knee replacement surgeries. There is diabetes and heart related issues. It makes me think of having a new car that eventually you will have to start taking to the shop for repairs. I have some health issues but overall I’m in good health.
Good prayer I found to honor this day and what it’s about:
God of peace, we pray for those who have served our nation and have laid down their lives to protect and defend our freedom. We pray for those who have fought, whose spirits and bodies are scarred by war, whose nights are haunted by memories too painful for the light of day. We pray for those who serve us now, especially for those in harm’s way. Shield them from danger and bring them home. Turn the hearts and minds of our leaders and our enemies to the work of justice and a harvest of peace. Spare the poor, Lord, spare the poor! May the peace you left us, the peace you gave us, be the peace that sustains, the peace that saves us. Christ Jesus, hear us! Lord Jesus, hear our prayer! Amen.
Prayer by Fr. Austin Flemming, a priest of the Archdiocese of Boston on his blog
