On May 29, we will be celebrating Memorial Day. On Memorial Day, citizens of the U.S. commemorate our country’s men and women who died while in military service. As of Sunday, April 17, 2011, at least 4,446 members of the U.S. military have died since the start of the Iraq war, and at least 1,421 have died as a result of the Afghan war and related operations.¹ This year as we celebrate Memorial Day, let’s pray for the families they have left behind, the fathers, mothers, sons, daughter, grandsons, granddaughters and friends who are mourning their loved ones.

Pray for:

• The grandparents who have lost their grandchildren in the military service.

• The grandparents who are reaching out to their grandchildren who have lost their parents in the military service.

• The grandparents who will be bringing their grandchildren to the Military Kids Grand Camp this summer.

• The loved ones of those who has made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom.

• The loved ones to have the courage to face each day.

• Our armed service men and women to be covered with God’s sheltering grace and

• presence as they stand in the gap for our protection.

¹ The Asssociated Press in The Oregonian 4//18/11.

©Lillian Penner 2011