Our Merciful Lord, it with a deep sense of urgency that we come boldly into your Presence to lift up officer Rashad Rivers into Your loving arms. As news reports he was shot in the face and has undergone surgery, we seek Your presence, grace and healing power to immediately settle upon him right now. O’ Lord, because You alone are our Rock and our Fortress and our ever-present help in times of trouble, we earnestly come before your Throne of Grace to ask You to supernaturally touch this officer. As he is being treated at a trauma center, may You continue to provide the needed medical specialists and doctors to continue to diagnose his wound and apply the correct surgical treatment and medications to save this peacemaker. As we know the family of Officer Rivers is at his side and are supporting and loving him, we seek Your amazing grace to sustain them through this very difficult time. Lord, may your sustaining grace, peace and mercy touch the hearts and souls of the men and women of the Covington Police Department as they rally to support their law enforcement family. Continue to pour out Your wisdom on the medical staff to treat Your wounded servant. May You grant the investigators wisdom and insight to piece together the facts of this incident in which the suspect died. As another officer was present and had to witness his partner to be wounded, we know that those officers can be affected mentally, emotionally and spiritually. May Your amazing grace prevent any officer from enduring any short-term or long-term affects upon his heart and mind and may he be drawn unto Your side for grace. May Your words as follows speak to the hearts of so many in need, “Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.” ; and “Behold, God is my helper; the Lord is the upholder of my life.” So, Lord, as Officer Rivers is being treated, may You raise up chaplains and other Christian officers to bring comfort to anyone in need. May many come to know and intimately experience Your grace and mercy in their hearts and souls. O’ Lord, continue to touch and heal Your servant, this we ask in the precious name of Jesus Christ, Amen.

News link:
https://www.11alive.com/article/news/crime/covington-officer-shot-head-identified-rashad-rivers/85-98ef0f12-9afd-4cbc-8fcd-7c4bfcefe225