Our Gracious Lord, we come into Your awesome presence to lift up Deputy Dijon Whyms who was seriously wounded in the line of duty during a traffic stop. As the news report indicates he is in the hospital recovering, it is You Lord that we ask to continue to touch his entire body and bring about a complete healing. May You provide the best medical care for this deputy and may continue to raise up the right medical specialists to effectively diagnose and to continue to properly treat his injuries. May Your mercies and presence especially touch the family and friends of this deputy and draw them ever so close to Your side where they may sense Your grace and comfort. May Your peace, grace, comfort and love encircle the men and women of the Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Department and allied law enforcement agencies as they rally around their injured friend and co-worker. We ask You to give the investigators wisdom to gather all of the facts in this deadly encounter with this suspect who also wounded. May Your grace, peace, mercy and comfort be with Deputy Dijon Whyms’ family as they experienced this near-loss of a loved one. As we know Your Word says, “My ways are not our ways, neither are my thoughts your thoughts”, we pray for Your supernatural intervention in this entire situation and ask that You would touch Your wounded servant. May Your Holy Spirit speak to the heart and soul of Deputy Whyms and fill him with Your peace and grace. And if he does not know You as Savior and Lord, may You provide him an opportunity to receive You into his heart to receive eternal life. May every deputy, friend and family member know that they can always cast all their cares upon You because You intimately love and care for them unconditionally. May You raise up chaplains and Godly deputies to be available to support the men and women of the Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Department. May You use this near-tragedy to draw many unto Your Son, the Author of Life. May many recognize their need to receive Your Son into their hearts and receive forgiveness of sins and eternal life. And may even this suspect come to know Your love and forgiveness even though he must be subject to justice. May You, Lord, continue to provide the best medical care and bring about a full healing for Deputy Whyms for we know Your word says You will never leave us nor forsake us. And may anyone struggling emotionally or spiritually be encouraged by Your word as follows, “The Lord is near. Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus”, This we ask in the name of Jesus Christ we pray, Amen.

News link:
https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nc/charlotte/news/2022/02/20/mecklenburg-county-deputy-shot-in-charlotte