09/11/2025
Ever year on 9-11, I post a prayer that I wrote a in 2002. One year after the attack on our country.
Due to recent events, this still holds true.
Let's us not forgot, but also pray and work towards PEACE.
AMERICA, MY COUNTRY
God, you have blessed America with great abundance.
You have given America many freedoms.
You have given America tremendous opportunities.
You have made America a great melting pot.
We ask that you be with us daily as we struggle to rebuild.
We pray for those who have given their lives.
We ask you give us the courage to continually move forward.
We pray for those who are fighting for our freedom.
We ask you make us kinder people.
We pray for leaders that will make good decisions.
We ask that you give us clearer minds so not to live in fear.
Let me give a smile to everyone I meet.
Let me give consideration to those with opposite views.
Let me give understanding to those who are troubled.
Let me give time to those who need someone.
Let me give resources to those without.
Let me give of myself everyday I live.
Lord, help me to love my neighbors more,
To show more respect to those who aren’t like me,
To give more time to my family and friends,
And to build better relationships to those I know.
God, thank you for the gift of life today.
Help me to use my gifts to build a better nation.
Help me to do what I can to make America a better and safer place.
We pray for peace all over the world today until the end of time.
Amen.
By—William Sonak
Written Sept. 2002
(No matter your religious beliefs or practices, prayer and positive thinking are extremely important to build a stronger community and country. Peace begins in the home with each one of us.)
