Leader: Dear God, today we light a candle.

People: We light it in memory of those killed in this week’s terrorist attacks in New York and Washington and Pennsylvania.

Leader: We light this candle in concern for families who today are grieving their lost loved ones, or waiting in painful silence for news concerning one who is still missing.

People: We light it in sad recognition that, for some in our world, such horror and loss is a regular part of life.

Leader: We light this candle, and watch it flicker, to remind us…