Our Father in Heaven, we come into Your Presence, O’ Lord with hearts of praise and gratitude unto You for sparing the life of Harris County Deputy Christopher Gaines and three other deputies. As the news reports indicate the Deputy Gaines is in stable condition at a local hospital after undergoing surgery, we ask for Your Healing touch to continue to be upon him and to grant the medical doctors wisdom and insight in order to provide for a full and complete recovery. May Your grace additionally touch these three other wounded/injured deputies and restore them to full health. More importantly, Lord, we ask for Your amazing grace to settle upon the hearts and minds of each of these wounded/injured deputies as they must deal with the emotional reality of this life-threatening event. May Your grace and your presence especially touch Deputy Gaines heart and mind as he faced this near-death encounter. May Your Presence, mercy and grace be with the members of the Harris County Sheriff/Constable department as we know it can affect other co-workers as well. May Your peace that passes all understanding especially touch the family of this Deputy Gaines as they rally around their loved one after this near death experience. Lord, may You use this near tragedy to draw the members of the Harris County Sheriff/Constable department unto Your side where many can intimately experience the joy provided by Your Son. And if Deputy Gaines or any other co-workers or family members do not know Your love and forgiveness, may Your Holy Spirit cause many to examine their hearts and draw them to the Love of Your Son. Lord, we ask You to provide the investigators with wisdom and insight as they investigate this attempted murder on your servants. May Your mercies and Your Presence protect all law enforcement officers from all harm and danger. Most importantly Lord, as a result of this near death encounter, may You draw many deputy’s and family members to Your side and may many come to receive You as their Savior and Lord. May Your word as follows bring comfort to many, “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.“ May Your mercies and peace rest upon the many other officers, first responders and medical personnel who aided in saving the life of these wounded warrior. This we ask in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.

News Link:
http://abc13.com/1-deputy-shot-3-others-injured-after-suspect-opens-fire-/3354545/

 

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