Aug 26, 2020
Reprinted from The Sabbath Recorder dated September 10, 1945.
Reprinted in recognition of the 75th anniversary of the end of WWII.
A CALL TO THANKS AND PRAYER
The Lord will give strength unto his people;
the Lord will bless his people with peace.
—Psalm 29:11
Now that the Peace is Signed…
LET US GIVE THANKS
Let us give thanks to God for:
1. He has guided our nation to victory over our enemies.
2. He has lifted us from the slough of seeming defeat into victory.
3. He has given us power over our enemies.
4. He has kept us from retaliating in kind to the viciousness of our enemies.
5. He has brought to an end the terror and sorrow and new bereavements, the noise and confusion and heartache, the bloodshed and shrieking death that is war.
6. He has brought us a new sense of responsibility for the welfare of all men everywhere.
7. He has become nearer and dearer to us during these war years.
Let us thank God!
LET US PRAY TO GOD
Let us pray that he will:
1. Guide us and lead us as a nation that we may help to build a righteous world order—unselfishly serving the whole earth.
2. Inspire our leaders with wisdom from on high in their work of dealing with conquered peoples and conquered nations.
3. Give us peace—an end of war, an end of fear, an end of sorrow, an end of hate, and the fulfillment of love.
4. Give to us each, as individuals, a sense of our responsibility for maintaining peace in the world.
Let us pray to God!
For the Lord will give strength to his people;
the Lord will bless his people with peace.
Let us then be HIS PEOPLE.
—Victor W. Skaggs
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