Our Father in Heaven, the attacks on Your Peacemakers across America are a continuing indication how valuable they are on the front lines protecting and serving their communities. And as a result, we come to YOU in prayer seeking Your Protecting Hand in everything Your peacemakers do. Once again Lord, we are so thankful to You for sparing the life of this Clackamas County Sheriff's Deputy. As the news reports he has since been treated and released from a hospital, we ask You to continue to pour out Your healing power upon this deputy and bring about a full recovery. As the family of this deputy is with him loving and supporting him, may Your Presence and grace be made known to their hearts and minds as You carry them through this near-death encounter. May they intimately know Your love and unending mercies. We also want to lift the officers who were present when this shooting occurred before Your Throne of Grace. May they deeply sense Your Hands of mercy and Your Presence carrying them through this near loss of a co-worker. As we know this deputy had to use deadly force in which the suspect died, we know this deputy can experience short-term and long-term emotional and spiritual trauma. We therefore seek an abundance of Your grace to be poured upon him and allow him to heal. As this near-death encounter has affected the entire Clackamas County Sheriff's Department, may every member be encouraged by Your Word as follows, “Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.” Lord, may You use this near-death encounter to cause many deputies and family members to examine their hearts. If any have strayed from Your path, may You use this to draw them back unto the love of Your Son. And if any deputy does not know You, may You cause them to seek You with all of their heart, soul, mind and strength. If anyone desires to seek You, may they click on this link to learn more: bit.ly/2Chopdr. May Your amazing grace touch many lives within Clackamas County Sheriff's Department, in the name of Jesus we pray, Amen.

News link:
https://www.kgw.com/article/news/crime/officer-involved-shooting-being-investigated-in-clackamas-county/283-245b2c19-7409-48f6-b2ef-1f31bc20d43a