The Prayers of the People

Today I remember in a city that will never forget.

I borrow the following prayer from The Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine:
With all our heart and all our mind, we pray to you, O Lord.
For the peace of the world, that a spirit of respect and forbearance may grow among nations and peoples, we pray to you, O Lord:
Make us instruments of your peace.
For our enemies and those who wish us harm, especially those who are led to acts of public violence throughout the world; that in the aftermath of the destruction in New York, Pennsylvania, and Washington on September 11th, 2001 we may grow ever more deeply in your spirit of justice and peace, we pray to you, O Lord:
Where there is hatred, let us sow love.
For all who believe in you, Lord Christ, and all whose faith is known to you alone, that they may be delivered from the darkness of fanaticism that arises from poverty and oppression, and form the pride that arises from wealth and comfort, and brought into your light, so that divisions that foster violence may cease, we pray to you, O Lord:
Where there is injury, let us sow pardon.
For all that divides the peoples of the Earth and separates us from the love of God, whose will is that we might all be one, we pray to you, O Lord:
Where there is discord, let us sow union.
For those who have lost their faith in you Lord God, for those who continue to mourn those who died in the terrorist attacks, may your Church give comfort and hope in this time of remembrance, we pray to you, O Lord:
Where there is doubt, let us sow faith.
For all those whose spirit has been broken and whose lives have been irrevocably disrupted by violence and its aftermath, we offer our prayers along with the persecuted, the lonely, and the sick who have bid our prayers today, that they may be relieved and protected. We pray to you, O Lord:
Where there is despair, let us sow hope.
For the mission and ministry of the Episcopal Church, especially in the Diocese of New York and in this Cathedral Church; that we may listen to the Gospel of reconciliation and proclaim it in word and action for the building of your reign here on earth, we pray to you, O Lord:
Where there is darkness, let us sow light.
For all those who died in the violence of September 2001 and for all others whom we remember today, for those who died in the recent attacks in our sister cities, London and Madrid, for those who believed in your resurrection and those who knew not of your promise of eternal life, in trust that they have been found by you and are at rest in your holy habitation, we pray to you, O Lord:
Where there is sadness, let us sow joy.