For Pete and all of the soldiers

[Faery-Wings]

Blessed Mother, we just got news that Pete in now in Iraq, for a year. Please keep him and all of the other soldiers safe. Keep their loved ones back home strong as well. let this war be over quickly. I ask you for your protection, strength and wisdom for all of them.
So mote it be.

[~*Ginger*~]

So mote it be.

[gunner]

MITHRAS, God of the Morning, our trumpets waken the Wall!
‘Rome is above the Nations, but Thou art over all!’
Now as the names are answered, and the guards are marched away,
Mithras, also a soldier, give us strength for the day!

Mithras, God of the Noontide, the heather swims in the heat.
Our helmets scorch our foreheads, our sandals burn our feet.
Now in the ungirt hour—now ere we blink and drowse,
Mithras, also a soldier, keep us true to our vows!

Mithras, God of the Sunset, low on the Western main—
Thou descending immortal, immortal to rise again!
Now when the watch is ended, now when the wine is drawn,
Mithras, also a soldier, keep us pure till the dawn!

Mithras, God of the Midnight, here where the great bull dies,
Look on thy children in darkness. Oh take our sacrifice!
Many roads thou hast fashioned—all of them lead to the Light,
Mithras, also a soldier, teach us to die aright!

[Faery-Wings]

Mother, keep your strong light of protection around him and all who are there. Reading the letter that said he was shot at was horrifying. It brings the reality of this endeavor home so strongly. The headlines are equally terrible. Please help these soldiers get every chance they can to come home safely and quickly.