Anzac Day					April 25 
Sentence
No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.	John 15:13 
Collects
God,
our help in the past and our hope for the future,
we commend to your care those who have died from war,
and those who yet struggle for health and peace.
As the sounds of battle die away,
may the comradeship live on,
and the memories of sacrifice
strengthen our resolve
to strive for peace with justice.

God our Father,
we give you thanks for those
who laid down their lives in war;
we pray for courage and self-sacrifice like theirs,
so that evil may always be resisted and peace maintained;
through Jesus Christ our Saviour.

We remember, O God,
we your people solemnly remember
the wars we have endured;
the killing, the grief, and the courage.
For the evil that was done
we ask your pardon;
for what was great and honourable
we give you the glory.

Lord God,
we pray simply for peace on earth.
If in war we brought peace closer,
strengthen our hope;
if we shared our bread with others,
keep us generous;
if we dream of a better world,
hear our prayer.
Psalms	46	67	90:1-12

Readings
Ecclesiastes 3:1-8		A time for war and a time for peace
Or Jeremiah 31:15-17	Hope in bitter weeping
James 4:1-3		The cause of war
Or Revelation 21:1-4	A new creation
Mark 15:33-37; 16:1-2, 5-7	Death and resurrection
Or John 11:17-27		I am the resurrection and the life
Post Communion Sentence
My servant will not falter or be discouraged until true justice is established in the earth.	
					Isaiah 42:4 (adapted)