[Peace-discuss] Fwd: [ShalomCenterM] 9/11 Commemoration/ Seeds for September #4
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>Dear Friends,
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>This is another of the Seeds for September Commemoration of 9/11
>materials being distributed by the "Eleven Days in September:
>Remembrance, Reflection, & Renewal" Project of The Shalom Center/
>ALEPH: Alliance for Jewish Renewal, assisted by grants from the
>Nathan Cummings Foundation and the New World Foundation.
>
>This litany was prepared for the National Council of Churches by Rev.
>Eileen W. Lindner and Rev. Marcel A. Welty. With the slight addition
>of alternative phrasings at the end (see below), it may be useful for
>multi-religious gatherings and for Jewish and Muslim as well as
>Christian communities.
>
>For this and other "Eleven Days in September" materials, see
>www.shalomctr.org/html/peace95.html
>
> Please pass this and the other materials on to others who might be
>interested.
>
>Shalom,
>
>Rabbi Arthur Waskow
>The Shalom Center
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>Litany of Remembrance, Penitence and Hope
>
>We light a candle in remembrance for all those who suffered and died
>on September 11th in New York, Pennsylvania and at the Pentagon in
>Arlington, Virginia. We light a candle to remember those who still
>live and who suffer because of the events of that day.
>
>One: When we remember the stockbrokers, office workers, maintenance
>workers, bystanders, window-washers and all the others who worked
>together so valiantly to help each other, we can say together,
>
>All: We remember great courage.
>
>One: When we recall the firefighters who rushed upstairs as most
>everyone else was racing out, we can say together,
>
>All: We remember selfless service.
>
>One: When we recall the police officers who stood to protect and
>defend the people and performed their duties until the towers came
>crashing down on top of them, we can say together,
>
>All: We remember selfless sacrifice for the safety of others.
>
>One: When we recall the thousands of workers, women and men and, old
>and young, single and married, American-born and those born in
>countries around the world who did not escape the buildings, we can
>say together,
>
>All: We remember the loss of human life.
>
>One: When we recall those citizens who rushed to help, did all they
>could to help, we can say together,
>
>All: We remember and give thanks for dutiful commitment to those in
>distress.
>
>One: When we recall the people who stood in line at the nation's blood
>banks to make living donations from their very bodies, we can say
>together,
>
>All: We give thanks for those who live on to pass on life and love.
>
>One: When we remember the millions of Americans who gave so generously
>of their life and labor to endow funds to help the survivors and their
>families recover from their losses, we can say together,
>
>All: We are grateful for generosity.
>
>Remembrance begins with deep, personal identification. It begins with
>remembering the affliction of our brothers and sisters, and marking
>their pain as our own. Remembrance is a sacred moment when we raise
>up and hold to the light of the eternal moment, the good who have
>passed.
>
>We light a candle, in penitence, recognizing that we have not done
>enough to address the sources of anger, hate, dehumanization, rage and
>indignation that lead to acts of violence
>
>One: In our sadness, horror and shock we acknowledge that our own
>fears turned murderous and we have sought revenge, sometimes against
>even the innocent.
>
>All: We confess and regret our own anger and recognize its dangers to
>our spirits, our health, our community, and others.
>
>One: In the midst of the aftermath of the events of September 11th,
>2001 we have been tempted to seek only our own good, hear only our own
>truth, acknowledge only our own suffering
>
>All: We know that peace will come to us and to our children only when
>the concerns of justice anywhere become the subject of political and
>social will everywhere, and that no justice leads to no peace
>
>One: In striving for national security and domestic peace we run the
>risk of confusing might for right and participating in the very
>behaviors we condemn
>
>All: Guard and guide our country that in our search for security we
>may not trample the rights of the innocent nor disregard the rule of
>law. Let us not confuse leadership within the global community as the
>voice for the whole community.
>
>Repentance means to turn away from wrong deeds. Repentance means
>choosing instead deeds which require moral restraint, and are more
>beneficial to all persons who suffer.
>
>We light a candle to light the way to a better world for our children
>and our children's children, and all the children of God.
>
>One: We recall with joy the unity we felt in the outpouring of help,
>kindness, thoughtful words and deeds from at home and around the
>world.
>
>All: We must hold firmly to our unity, borne forward now not of
>tragedy but of loving kindness.
>
>One: We place fresh confidence in international organizations and
>conversations that bring the diverse gifts of the world to the
>problems of poverty, injustice, terror and strife
>
>All: We long for wise policies that forego short term gain for long
>term stability, justice and peace.
>
>One: In a year filled with tragedy we dare to hope for an era yet to
>come in which the slaughter of innocents, greed, the ambitions of
>power, and cultural, racial and religious bigotries are but memories
>of a dim and unenlightened past.
>
>Unison Prayer
>
>God of the ages, before your eyes all empires rise and fall yet you
>are changeless. Be near us in this age of terror and in these moments
>of remembrance. Uphold those who work and watch and wait and weep and
>love. By your Spirit give rise in us to broad sympathy for all the
>peoples of your earth. Strengthen us to comfort those who mourn and
>work in large ways and small for those things that make for peace.
>Bless the people and leaders of this nation and all nations so that
>warfare, like slavery before it, may become only a historic memory.
>
>{We pray in the strong name of the Prince of Peace.]
>[We pray in the Name of God Whose Name is Shalom}.
>[We pray in the name of God the Compassionate.]
>
>Amen. Ahmeyn. Ahmeen.
>
>Liturgy by Rev. Eileen W. Lindner and Rev. Marcel A. Welty, with
>slight addition of alternatives at the end.
>******************************************
>For more "11 Days in September" information, see www.shalomctr.org/
>html/peace95.html
>
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