A Prayer of Consolation for Households Lacking Their Fallen Navy Heroes
By Lynette Kittle
“Valuable within the sight of the Lord is the demise of His devoted servants” – Psalm 116:15
Dr. Jerry Newcombe, Government Director of Windfall Discussion board, explains, “We’re free largely as a result of others sacrificed on our behalf that we is likely to be free. Memorial Day is an annual reminder of the debt we owe to those that died whereas serving our nation.”
“It’s a time to honor the fallen. To honor those that have performed the final full measure of devotion to our nation,” provides Newcombe.
Dropping a beloved member of the family isn’t ever straightforward, and when a beloved one is a member of the Armed Forces and loses their life by way of warfare, battle, train, or accident, dying as a fallen hero doesn’t harm any much less for the household. Whether or not a member of the Military, Navy, Air Drive, Marines, or U.S. Coast Guard is misplaced, the grief and sorrow are sometimes overwhelming and particularly tragic for shut household and associates.
As a result of most people views them as fallen heroes deserving of patriotic honor, many might mistakenly suppose that this by some means helps to melt the blow of the loss to their members of the family. However for a lot of households, it may be extraordinarily troublesome to simply accept and course of, particularly as a result of their passing is with out warning, surprising, and with no alternative to say goodbye.
Sophisticated Passing
As a hospice chaplain, my husband tells me how surprising deaths, being other than somebody after they go away, or not having the ability to say goodbye all make the grieving course of extra difficult. Grief is tough sufficient, even after we know the passing of a beloved one is about to occur. For Christians, too, particularly if members of the family had been praying for God’s divine safety over their army family members. It will possibly really feel like He didn’t hear and reply their prayers, which might trigger a disaster in private religion in Jesus Christ.
The Excessive Price of Freedom
Newcombe writes how, on November 21, 1864, President Abraham Lincoln wrote Mrs. Bixby of Massachusetts, a mom who had misplaced 5 sons within the Civil Conflict, saying: “I really feel how weak and fruitless should be any phrase of mine which ought to try and beguile you from the grief of a loss so overwhelming. However I can not chorus from tendering you the comfort that could be discovered within the thanks of the Republic they died to save lots of.”
“I pray that our Heavenly Father might assuage the anguish of your bereavement, and depart you solely the cherished reminiscence of the beloved and misplaced, and the solemn satisfaction that should be yours to have laid so expensive a sacrifice upon the altar of freedom.”
The place to Flip
2 Corinthians 1:3 directs us the place to show in instances of grief. “Reward be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all consolation.”
This rings true for households who’ve confronted the tragic lack of their army family members. Clarence “Bud” Clay, the daddy of fallen Marine Dan Clay, who was killed December 1, 2005, in Iraq, acknowledged, “God provides you what you want once you want it.”
“Now it doesn’t imply we don’t have instances when it [grief] doesn’t type of roll over you want a wave,” explains Bud, “however you simply type of swallow and go on. This isn’t the tip. Dan’s residence and I’ll see him once more.”
Like 2 Corinthians 7:6 assures, God comforts us in sorrow, because the Clay household skilled. He additionally provides us the hope and promise of seeing our fallen heroes once more.
How God Views Their Lack of Life
God doesn’t take the lack of our army family members flippantly. As Martin Luther acknowledged, “The demise of His saints is held to be of worth.”
He provides His Holy Spirit to consolation us in our grief. “And I’ll ask the Father, and He offers you one other advocate that can assist you and be with you eternally” (John 14:16).
God guarantees new life for our fallen heroes who belief in Him. In John 11:25, “Jesus stated to her, “I’m the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in Me will dwell, though they die.”
Let’s pray:
Expensive Father,
Our hearts are deeply grateful for the women and men who’ve served within the Armed Forces and put their lives on the road for our nation. Many of those courageous people have misplaced their lives throughout their service within the army. The lack of their lives is a good loss to our nation, and particularly to their household and associates. We bear in mind them right this moment and ask you to consolation their family members who’re lacking their presence right here on earth.
Be close to, O Lord, to the households who’re brokenhearted. Heal their hearts and bind up their wounds. Though nobody can ever exchange them within the hearts of those that love them, we ask You for Your peace to abide inside every one who is lacking their fallen hero.
In Jesus’ title, amen.
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Lynette Kittle is married with 4 daughters. She enjoys writing about religion, marriage, parenting, relationships, and life. Her writing has been revealed by Give attention to the Household, Resolution, Immediately’s Christian Lady, kirkcameron.com, Ungrind.org, StartMarriageRight.com, and extra. She has a M.A. in Communication from Regent College and serves as affiliate producer for Soul Verify TV.
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