Our Father in Heaven, We come into Your Presence Lord a critically wounded Franklin County Sheriff's Deputy and place him into Your loving care. We are so thankful to You, Lord, that his life was spared and that since undergoing surgery, he has upgraded to be considered non-life threatening. Nonetheless Lord, we ask you to guide the hands of the doctors to continue to render the correct medical care and restore him to complete health. May Your grace and Presence especially touch the family of Your wounded deputy and draw them ever so close to Your side. As we know life-threatening encounters like this can affect co-workers just as much as the injured deputy, we ask for your grace, peace, mercies and comfort to settle upon every law enforcement officer who was involved in that incident and may they experience your amazing presence in their hearts especially since some had to use deadly force to stop the suspect. May every deputy be drawn to You where they can experience Your abundant peace. And for this wounded deputy and those co-workers who may have been very deeply affected emotionally, may they intimately know they can always cast theirs cares upon you for we know You care for them. May you prevent any of them from experiencing any long-term emotional trauma. May Your love, mercy, grace and comfort touch the men and women of the Douglas County Sheriff’s Department as they support their wounded comrade. We also lift up the family of the suspect who lost his life and hold them with Your Arms of Love. May Your grace touch the hearts and minds of the families of every law enforcement officer who were involved in this dangerous incident and may Your love reign supreme. May many deputy's and others come to know You as their Savior and Lord by receiving Your forgiveness and mercies. May they know that now is the day of salvation for Your Word says, “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid”. May Your Holy Spirit touch many lives, this we ask in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.

News Link:
http://www.nbc4i.com/news/local-news/deputy-in-critical-condition-suspect-killed-in-west-columbus/1175673534

 

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