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This Veteran's Day, Pray, Ponder and Seek God's "Pastures of Protection in a Time of Violence""We must pray for families, friends, and even foes (as Jesus commanded, see Luke 6:28) affected by violence, asking for God to comfort, bring courage, and a conviction that violence is not the answer; Christ is." -Brian Nixon (Albuquerque, NM)—[ASSISTNews.net] "Ponder the lives that were lost ... and the day humans will learn war no more" (Isaiah 2:4), the newly installed Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of the Rio Grande, Michael Buerkel Hunn, reminded a congregation of several hundred people during a service of Remembrance at The Cathedral of St. John in Albuquerque, New Mexico. (Photo: Creative Commons-Pixabay) I did as Hunn asked. I pondered, prayed, and pleaded for God's mercy in a day-and-age defined by violence; be it the shootings at the Tree of Life Synagogue, the people at a country and western club in California, or our war-weary soldiers in battle-torn terrain around the world. We must pray for families, friends, and even foes (as Jesus commanded, see Luke 6:28) affected by violence, asking for God to comfort, bring courage, and a conviction that violence is not the answer; Christ is. After Hunn spoke and opened in prayer, Canon Maxine Thevenot, led a choir in the performance of Leonard Bernstein's Chichester Psalms and Maurice Durufle's, Requiem, Opus 9. Both performances and pieces were moving. To help us remember people affected by violence on Veteran's Day, particularly the men and women who serve, I leave you with the texts used for Bernstein's Chichester Psalms: Psalm 108 verses 1-5, Psalm 100, and Psalm 23. On this Day of Remembrance, do as Michael Buerkel Hunn requests: "Ponder the lives that have been lost, and the day humans will learn war no more." Using the texts as our teacher, we must learn to pray, praise, ponder, and seek God's pastures of protection in a time of violence. (Image via ANS) Psalm 108, vs. 1-5: A song. A psalm of David. 1 My heart, O God, is steadfast; Psalm 100: A psalm. For giving grateful praise. 1 Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth. 4 Enter His gates with thanksgiving Psalm 23: A psalm of David. 1 The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing. 5 You prepare a table before me
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