Our Mighty Lord, we come before Your Throne of Grace with hearts of gratitude and thanksgiving that the life of another one of Your peacemakers was spared by Your mercies. Lord, we lift up this wounded Denver Police officer into Your Presence Lord and ask for Your healing touch to continue to be upon him as he is being treated at a hospital. We are so thankful his Kevlar vest saved him. As we know he is hurting from the painful impact trauma to his upper torso, may You grant the medical doctors wisdom to treat and manage his pain. May You also reveal to the heart and mind of this officer Your amazing and unending love, grace, peace and comfort of Your Holy Spirit. May Your love, grace, mercy peace and comfort especially touch the family of this wounded officer as they are at his side supporting and loving him at this very emotional time. May this wounded officer know Your word says, “The LORD sustains him on his sickbed; in his illness you restore him to full health.” May Your grace additionally extend to the many co-workers and friends of this officer and uphold them with Your arms of love. Lord, we also ask You to give the investigators wisdom as they piece together the details of this incident in which the suspect died. May Your mercies, Your Presence and grace gently settle upon the hearts and minds of the men and women of the Denver Police Department and draw them ever so close to Your side for comfort. May Your love and grace extend to the many other officers, firefighters, paramedics and first responders who responded to that scene and surround them with Your love as they had to witness this carnage up close. May Your grace additionally settle upon the family of the suspect as they cope with this loss. May Your word as follow strengthen every law enforcement officer, “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.” And, As we know traumatic incidents like these can cause short-term or long term emotional trauma, may Your amazing grace surround those involved and preserve their hearts and minds in Your love. Finally, may Your Holy Spirit reveal the Love of Your Son to the many who were present at that scene. And if the wounded officer or any other officer does not know You personally, may Your Holy Spirit draw them unto Your side where they may have an opportunity to receive Your Son as they Savior and Lord, in the name of Jesus Christ we pray, Amen.

News link:
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