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Our Merciful Lord, O’ God, the pain of this horrific crime upon the men and women in the city of Virginia Beach is beyond imagination.  Our Father, our Savior, Our God of All Comfort, we know this pain is just so unbearable to so many.  We need Your supernatural, unending, everlasting, divine intervention for the men and women of the Virginia Beach Police Department and entire city staff as they cope with this horrific crime in which so many were injured and lost their lives.  O’ Lord, it is only by the power and intervention of Your Holy Spirit that we ask You to grant the investigators with wisdom to piece together all of the facts surrounding this act of violence.  We come boldly before Your Throne of Grace to lift up the families of the men and women of the Virginia Beach Police Department who are investigating this horrific crime.  May Your Holy Spirit embrace them so very tightly and may all police of city employees know Your Word says, “Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me…”  And Lord, as this loss has hit the men and women of the City of Virginia Beach so very hard, may Your Holy Spirit be with every member right now and hold them in Your Arms eve so tightly.  May You draw them ever so close to You and each other for support.  Lord, let Your Word comfort the hearts of so many, “The Lord is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; he knows those who take refuge in him.”; ‘But I trust in you, O Lord; I say, ‘You are my God.’ My times are in your hand; rescue me from the hand of my enemies and from my persecutors!”  Lord, we ask You to empower every investigator with supernatural abilities to endure as they process this very difficult scene.  May You use this tragedy to open the eyes and hearts of countless law enforcement officers and employees of the city of Virginia Beach of their need to draw close to Your Son in whom there is everlasting life.  May You bring about good through this tragedy.  Lord, surround every law enforcement officer and all government employees across America right now and forevermore with Your Supernatural Shield of Protection.  Give every law enforcement officer and governmental worker Your Wisdom to always be vigilant.  As the City of Virginia Beach must now begin the task to say farewell to many of their friends in the coming weeks, may You Holy Spirit draw many hurting souls unto the love of Your Son and may many come to know the amazing love of grace of Your Son, in the name of Jesus Christ we pray, Amen.
News link:
https://www.yahoo.com/gma/multiple-people-injured-shooter-custody-virginia-beach-police-205600051--abc-news-topstories.html