Good morning, God
Lord of heaven and earth, of life and of death, we ask your special presence with us today as we give respect and honor to one of our fallen young men. Alec Terwiske is coming home to us today, but not the same way we last saw him. Alec, one of your creations, is coming home to us in a casket. Thankfully, his soul came home to you when his life here was snuffed out. We give you thanks and praise for our heavenly home where there is no more death but only eternal life.
Lord of the universe, when our local men and women die in service to our country, it hits us hard because they are so close to us. But we also need to always remember what we thought about yesterday – the terrorist attacks on the twin towers, on our country, on our democracy, on our way of life and on innocent lives. But we don’t need to remember in order to seek revenge, but we need to remember because of the necessity to pray to you for peace and well-being, for you desire us to have peace through faith and belief in Jesus Christ, your Son. May we all believe.
In Jesus’ name, Amen
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