May 25 is Memorial Day this year in our country.  Memorial Day commemorates U.S. men and women who died while in military service to our country. This year as you celebrate Memorial Day,  pray for the families they left behind.

Since the Iraq war began, there have been more than 4,200 American deaths of our men and women. Many fathers, mothers, sons, daughters, grandsons, granddaughters, and friends are mourning their loved ones.

Pray for:
• The grandparents who have lost their children and/or grandchildren in the military service to experience God’s comfort.
• 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 GrandCamp this summer.
• The families of those who are making the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom today.
• Their families to have the courage to face each day without them.
• 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.

© 2009 Lillian Penner