Yesterday morning, our President cried, and millions of us cried with him at the senseless horrific act of violence in New Town, Connecticut where 20 innocent, beautiful children were murdered along with 7 adults trying to save and protect them. Since then millions around the world have been praying to God for comfort of the bereaved families, and the traumatised surviving children who witnessed this terrible act against their classmates. May we continue our prayers in the months ahead, and may we come together to devise ways to prevent such acts of violence from happening again.
God of immeasurable power, and yet with the gentleness of a loving mother/father, in complete disbelief and heart wrenching grief, we come to you in prayer on behalf of the families of those beautiful children and adults who were murdered in their school yesterday. We struggle to discover the reason behind such violence, in the attempt to prevent similar acts in the future. Evil is the only explanation some of us have, and we know we need your power and love to stand up against such evil in our world. So, God of the past, present and future, may our prayers not be words only, but lead to our resolve to unite with one another, giving allegiance to You, and standing as one supporting each other, and protecting each other. Put your loving arms around all of us who are grief stricken - especially the parents and families of these little victims - and comfort us and strengthen us to love our children more and to nurture ALL children as our own - for we are all yours, children of the Heavenly Father. In Jesus Name we offer this humble prayer. Amen.
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