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Prayers At A Time
Of National Disaster

God of perfect peace,
violence and cruelty have no part with you.
Accept the prayers we offer for our nation,
and especially for those who have died or been injured,
all whose lives have been changed by the disasters that
have taken place in New York City, Washington DC,
Pennsylvania, and throughout our nation.

Give strength, wisdom, and direction
to President George Bush and his advisors
as they address the magnitude of this tragedy.

For the families and friends
of the injured and those who have died,
uphold and sustain them with your grace.

For all emergency personnel
and all others responding to this disaster:
protect them; give them strength, courage,
and sound judgment.

Give wisdom to us all
at this time of confusion,
perplexity, and pain.
Keep us from rash judgment.
Restore tranquility, peace,
and soundness to our lives.

We ask this through Christ,
our Savior and Lord.
AMEN.

Prayer of Saint Francis of Assisi

Lord, make me an instrument of your peace.
Where there is hatred, let me sow love;
where there is injury, pardon;
where there is doubt, faith;
where there is despair, hope;
where there is darkness, light;
and where there is sadness, joy.

O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek
to be consoled as to console;
to be understood as to understand;
to be loved as to love.
For it is in giving that we receive;
it is in pardoning that we are pardoned;
and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.

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