Praying for the Hermann (MO) Police Department in the on-duty murder of Sergeant Mason Griffith and a second critically wounded officer
March 13, 2023
7:35 AM pst
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Our Father in Heaven, we seek Your unfailing love and mercies upon the men and women of the Hermann Police Department. Lord, our hearts are numb with grief and sorrow at this tragic loss of Sergeant Mason Griffith. First, Lord, we come before Your Throne of Grace to lift the second officer who was critically wounded. We are so thankful he survived and place him into Your Care and Love. As we know this officer is in pain--physically, emotionally and spiritually, may Your grace and peace settle upon his heart and mind. May You grant the doctors wisdom to effectively treat this wounded officer and restore him to full health. As we know this attack and loss has hit the Hermann Police Department members especially hard, may You raise up chaplains and other Godly officers to be a support and help at this very emotional time. O’ God, we need You! We especially lift up the families of these two officers and place them into Your loving Arms. May they be deeply and intimately filled with Your amazing grace and compassionate love. May Your Holy Spirit be made real in everyone’s heart and sustain them through this very difficult time. Lord, we need Your grace more than anything to be upon the entire Hermann Police Department. May Your unending mercies, unfailing love and peace provide supernatural strength to them at this time of loss. Lord, we also want to lift up the small army of law enforcement officers and countless paramedics, fire-fighters and other first responders who were at that scene who had to witness this tragedy. May You encamp Your angels around them and supernaturally sustain them with Your peace, mercy and grace. Grant the investigators supernatural wisdom as they piece together the facts of this incident. Finally, Lord, as the suspect, Kenneth Lee Simpson, escaped and is being sought, may You continue to provide wisdom to law enforcement officers to be able to locate and arrest this suspect and bring him to justice. O’ Lord, protect all the officers involved in this search. May You confuse the mind of this suspect and prevent him from using his weapon. May You cause him to be fatigued and confused and cause him to surrender. May Your Holy Spirit gently settle upon the entire Hermann Police Department and allied agencies and strengthen them with Your Holy Spirit. Touch the hearts of every member of the many law enforcement agencies assisting in this very difficult situation. May You protect the heart, mind and spirit of every member of the Hermann Police Department and draw them unto Your Son for strength at this loss of a dear friend and co-worker. May Your love reign supreme and may many law enforcement officers come to receive Your Son into their heart as their Savior and Lord who will carry them through difficult days. May your words as follow comfort those in need, “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.” And, “Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.” And as the Hermann Police will be having to make preparations for a final farewell for this fallen officer, may You be magnified center stage at this service. O’ Lord, may You raise up chaplains and other Godly officers to be a representative of Your Light. May You bring about good through this difficult incident. May every officer know they are God’s Servant for Good. May they forever be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might and always put on the whole armor of God, In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.