Father God, we lift up all of those who have worn our nation’s uniform. We pray for these, because they were in harm’s way, were wounded, lost friends and family, and now suffer the scars of these experiences. Father, we pray for physical and emotional healing for those struggling with woundedness including PTSD. Lord, we lift up their family members who often suffer silently with them. Move on us as a nation and as individuals to have the compassion we need to honor them and serve them well. And Lord, equip us as Jesus followers to heed the Apostle Paul’s words, and to ‘Render therefore to all their due.” In Jesus name we pray, Amen.