Lord,
Today we lit the Advent candle of joy reminding us of the joy
that the Christ child brought into this world.
And yet today Lord, it is difficult to feel any joy with
death of 20 children and 7 adults just days ago in Newton, Connecticut.
We are stunned, silenced, saddened and angered that this tragedy
could happen.
We think of our children and want to protect them, keep them
safe and draw them close to us.
And we grieve for those who hearts are broken by empty
hands, empty beds, and empty spaces in their lives.
We pray for the children and teachers who survived that they
may heal from their traumatic memories, fears, grief and loss.
We pray for the First Responders and Policemen that their
hearts and minds be healed also.
We pray for the parents, counselors, pastors who will help
the children and teachers who survived that they will be good listeners and able to
help in the healing process.
We pray for our country where it seems like violence has
become too commonplace.
We pray for our world where often children are the ones who
suffer most when there is war, hunger, poverty.
We pray for ourselves Lord that you would heal our broken
hearts and help us to be healing agents in this broken world.
We pray for the day your son does come again bringing joy
for everyone.
Come Lord Jesus come……..
cross posted at revgalblogpals
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Prayer for the Broken Hearted (from Belief.net)
“God, you care deeply for broken-hearted people. This is a promise you make: You are close. We pray for all those who are crippled by broken relationships. Our hearts take the blow of disappointment. We feel crushed because our hopes are dashed. God, heal broken hearts. We cannot fix our own wounds. But you can. If pieces of our heart have been lost, or are held captive by another, recover them and bring them back to us and miraculously “put us back together” so that our heart is whole again. You are a mender of broken hearts. We ask for this miracle, in the name of Jesus.”
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