SNJM Prayer Connection document:

 This prayer connection document, is created by Miriam Malone, SNJM. Please use the prayer guide as often as you wish -- but Sr. Miriam suggests that we join in solidarity on Fridays to pray for all women and men who are sent to war, and for peace in our world. 

 You can also use this idea for September 21^st, International Day of Peace

 SNJM U.S.-Military Prayer connection

 V. O God, come to our assistance.
R. O God, make haste to help us.

 Scripture: 2 Corinthians 1, 3-5, 7
Blessed be the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the God of compassion and God of all encouragement, who encourages us in our every affliction, so that we may be able to encourage those who are in any affliction with the encouragement with which we ourselves are encouraged by God. For as Christ’s sufferings overflow to us, so through Christ does our encouragement also overflow. Our hope for you is firm, for we know that as you share in the sufferings, you also share in the encouragement.

 Response: In the names of David, Mark, Matt, Jonathan, John, Brooke, David Spencer, and Kate, (add in names of those that you know) and all women and men throughout the world who are sent to war we pray in the words of Psalm 86:

Incline your ear, O God, answer me, for I am afflicted and poor.
Keep my life, for I am devoted to you; save your servant who trusts in you.
You are my God; have pity on me, O God, for to you I call all the day.
Gladden the soul of your servant, for to you, O God, I lift up my soul;
for you, O God, are good and forgiving, abounding in kindness to all who call upon you.
Hearken, O God, to my prayer and attend to the sound of my pleading.
In the day of my distress I call upon you, for you will answer me. 

Scripture Promise: John 15, 27
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you.
Not as the world gives do I give it to you. 

Blessing and Sign of Peace:
Spend a few moments of intentional silence holding our loved ones and all women and men at war in prayer before our God and praying that peace will prevail upon earth.

Create a list of the loved ones serving in your community, include pictures.