September 29, 2017
10:35 AM pst

Our Father in Heaven, we seek Your unfailing love and mercies upon the men and women of the Polk County Sheriff’s Department.  Lord, our hearts are numb with grief and sorrow at this tragic loss of a Polk County detective.  First, Lord, we come before Your Throne of Grace to lift the second deputy who was shot in the vest.  We are so thankful he survived and place him into Your Care and Love.  As we know this deputy is in pain, physically, emotionally and spiritually, may Your grace and peace settle upon his heart and mind.  As we know this attack has hit the Georgia law enforcement community especially hard, may You raise up chaplains and other Godly officers to be a support and help at this very emotional time.  As the news reports a suspect is on the loose, may You supernaturally protect every law enforcement officer involved in the search.  May You give them wisdom to locate and arrest this suspect.  And if this suspect tries to harm any other deputies, may You cause this weapon to malfunction or misfire.  May You confuse the mind of this suspect and cause him to be spotted by citizens.  We especially lift up the families of these two deputies and place them into Your loving Arms.  May Your Holy Spirit be made real in everyone’s heart and sustain them through this very difficult time.  Lord, we need Your grace more than anything to be upon the entire Polk County Sheriff’s Department.  May Your unending mercies, unfailing love and peace provide supernatural strength to them at this time of uncertainty.  Lord, we also want to lift up the small army of law enforcement officers and countless paramedics, fire-fighters and other first responders who were at that scene who had to witness the tragedy upon those with whom they worked so closely.  May You encamp Your angels around them and supernaturally sustain them with Your peace, mercy and grace.  Grant the state investigators wisdom as they piece together the facts of this incident.  Finally Lord, may You continue to provide wisdom to law enforcement officers across America and the world to remember their training and always use sound tactics.  May Your Holy Spirit gently settle upon the entire Polk County Sheriff’s Department and allied agencies and strengthen them with Your Holy Spirit.  Touch the hearts of every member of the many law enforcement agencies assisting in this very difficult situation.  May You protect the heart, mind and spirit of every member of the Polk County Sheriff’s Department and draw them unto Your Son for strength at this loss of a dear friend and co-worker.  May Your love reign supreme and may many law enforcement officers come to receive Your Son into their heart as their Savior and Lord.  And as they will be having to make preparations for a final farewell for this fallen detective, may You be magnified center stage at this service .  O’ Lord, may You raise up chaplains and other Godly officers to be a representative of Your Light.  May You bring about good through this difficult incident.  In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.
News Link:
http://www.northwestgeorgianews.com/polk_standard_journal/update-one-dead-one-injured-in-polk-shooting/article_61dae4e6-a52d-11e7-940a-bb1999aee1a2.html