Our Gracious Lord, whenever a fellow officer loses his life in the line of duty, there are those who take this loss especially hard.  And as this loss has affected many, we come boldly before Your Throne of Grace to reach out to You, our Savior and Lord for comfort and mercy.  We, first, want to lift up the men and women of the Spartanburg Police Department as they cope with this sudden and tragic loss of their dear co-worker and friend as we know this loss will affect many ever so deeply.  So Lord, we ask You to reach out to every officer and co-worker and may a supernatural touch of the Master’s Hand rest on their hearts and minds to comfort them as only our Heavenly Father can.  May each co-worker sense Your amazing grace and strength carrying them through this very difficult time of loss.  May You use this tragedy to bring the men and women of the Spartanburg Police Department ever so close to each other in the bonds of love.  May Your amazing grace especially touch the wife and children of Officer Harris and may they sense Your presence, Your grace and Your everlasting comfort carrying them through this very difficult time.  And as the Spartanburg Police Department must now begin the process to say a final farewell to their fallen comrade, may You grant the leadership with extraordinary wisdom to make these final preparations.  Lord, as we know tragedies like this can cause emotional trauma, may Your amazing grace preserve the hearts of every officer and prevent them from enduring any short-term or long-term emotional trauma. And whenever there is a tragic loss, we know the hearts of many are deeply saddened and broken.  But as we know You are our King of Kings and Lord or Lords, we know you are intimately familiar with grief and sorrow and only You can comfort those with a supernatural love.  So, Lord, may You pour out your grace upon anyone grieving and mourning.  May You use this tragedy to speak to the hearts of any officer who may have strayed from Your side and may You draw them back into Your arms of loving kindness and mercy and forgive their backslidden condition.  As this tragedy occurred during Easter week, we want to thank you for the forgiveness of sins and especially for the fact that if we confess our sins, You are faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.  May many officers and family members be drawn to the love of Your Son in whom there is everlasting life.  May many officers know that now is the acceptable time—that NOW is the day of salvation.  May many officers receive You into their hearts to be their Savior and Lord, in the name of Jesus we pray, Amen.
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http://wspa.com/2017/04/13/spartanburg-police-officer-dies-days-after-motorcycle-crash/