Ronin’s Prayer

Note to readership: Today is our memorial day, a day set aside to honor our fallen, our friends, family, strangers and ancestors that gave their lives in defense of a nation built on the premise that all men are created free.

Having served in times of conflict, I have a problem considering this a holiday, I can easily remember the names of men and women that paid a higher price for their service than I did for mine. That would depress me so instead, I will do two things to honor them and their service. First, I want to thank everyone that has ever served this nation and secondly, I will offer a prayer to our fallen.

While reflecting on my own service, it dawned on me that every operation, ceremony and graduation started with a prayer. Not being known as a religious man, I will admit that I have to have help with this but it is from the heart and captures what Ronin’s prayer would be on memorial day. Enjoy, and feel free to honor those that have served, will serve and those in harm’s way today.

Ronin’s Prayer

Our most gracious heavenly father, we give thanks and honor to our fallen warriors today.

People feeling oppression built this nation. Built from scratch, by those willing to cry, bleed and toil, you blessed them and their efforts.

In defense of basic human rights and freedoms, our warriors fought around the globe to liberate the oppressed and defend the weak.

When our nation was governed by true believers and pious, just men and women, we were a force to be reckoned with. Evil fled from America but it was hunted down, found and crushed.

When our nation was governed by self-serving bureaucrats and greedy men. Men without morals and lacking the gift of a servant’s heart, we spent our nation’s blood defending oppressive, kings, rulers, despots and regimes. We turned against our national values and our foundation of individual rights. America became a force defending evil.

Currently our finest are fighting one form of evil but in doing so they will only guarantee that another equally rigid form of oppression will burden the people for another generation. No good can come from a fight that will continue oppression in any form.

Father our nation is once again ruled by people that do not honor or respect our original values, freedoms or the goals of an oppressed people. Our national leadership mistakenly believes they understand humanity’s needs and do not request or require assistance from you. I pray that you show them and us who the real guiding force for this planet is. Moreover, that you judge each and everyone of them on their individual convictions and actions, without mercy and with swift justice.

This nation will have one final chance this November to return to a God fearing nation. One built to defend humanity from the greedy and corrupt. This nation is the most powerful force ever assembled by men; it can be a force of good or incredible evil.

Should we fail Father to retake this nation, the most powerful military machine ever built and fielded will not guarantee humanity’s safety, or defend the oppressed. An America unleashed as an agent of evil men will ensure the enslavement of us all.

Father, I humbly pray that we can return this nation back to its original purpose and values this November. That we honor those fallen that got us to this point by returning us back to you. That we fill our governments seats with God fearing, men and women, people of strong morals and a servant’s heart.

If that is not your will for America, I pray that you destroy her without mercy before she is once again used in a manner that would cause disgrace to those that sacrificed to build and protect her. Should we once again fail you, we ask that our punishment be swift and decisive; that once again, humanity learns that it is you and not man that teaches values, and guarantees freedom.

Amen.

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