Our Father in Heaven, Our hearts are broken and our spirits weak as we mourn with the men and women of the Pima County Constable’s Office in the on-duty murder of Constable Deborah Martinez. O’ Lord, there are times when we don’t know how to pray to You for the grief is so great. Nonetheless Lord, we know You know the hearts of those within the Pima County Constable’s family and hear their groans of pain at the loss of one of Your servant peacemakers. So Lord, we lift up the men and women of the Pima County Constable’s before your Throne of Grace and ask for Your mercies to touch their hearts with Your hands of loving kindness. May Your grace uphold those whose hearts are broken at the loss of a dear friend and co-worker. We are thankful that the suspect is no longer a threat. May You grant the investigators wisdom to gather all of the facts surrounding this deadly incident in which several others were also murdered. May Your mercies and amazing grace especially settle upon the family of Constable Martinez. May they intimately sense Your presence around them at all times knowing that it is You who will be carrying them through this very difficult time of loss. We thank You, Lord, that Your Word clearly says that the law enforcement officer does not carry his sword (or firearm) in vain. As we know this traumatic event has created great emotional trauma in the hearts of many law enforcement officers involved in this encounter, we ask for Your mercies and comfort to be poured out upon them and may You preserve their hearts and minds from enduring any short-term or long-term emotional trauma. Grant Your grace and mercy to the many first responders, medics and doctors who were involved in the life-saving efforts and treatment of Constable Martinez. And in the coming days as preparations will be made to say farewell to Constable Martinez, may many law enforcement officers be drawn close to You where they may examine their hearts and reveal their need for a personal relationship with You Lord, our Forgiver and Savior. Grant hope and comfort in the hearts of those grieving ever so greatly. Wrap your Arms around every member of the Indiana Pima County Constable’s Police Department and allied law enforcement agencies and carry them through difficult days ahead. May Your word as follow bring comfort to broken hearts, “The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit.” And, “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.” Finally, may many know Your love personally and receive You as their Savior and Friend, in the name of Jesus Christ we pray, Amen.

News link:
https://arizonadailyindependent.com/2022/08/25/pima-county-constable-landlord-neighbor-shot-and-killed-by-man-facing-eviction/