Praying for the Gila River (AZ) Police Department in the on-duty murder of Officer Joshua Briese and a second seriously wounded officer
June 2, 2024
5:05 PM pst
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Our merciful Lord, we come before Your Throne of Grace with deeply broken hearts as we lift the men and women of the Gila River Police Department into Your arms of comfort as they cope with the on-duty murder of Officer Joshua Briese. We first come boldly into Your Presence, Lord, to lift up a seriously wounded Gila River Police Officer into Your healing arms. As this officer is being treated at a trauma hospital, may You grant the doctors with supernatural wisdom to treat and restore this officer to full health. As the families of both officers have been so deeply affected, may Your love, grace, peace, mercy and comfort and most of all the presence of Your Holy Spirit be with them as You carry them through this dark valley. May they know Your word says, “He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.” So Lord, surround the men and women of the Gila River Police Department with Your Protecting Arms as they mourn the loss and serious injury of their colleagues. May they all be drawn unto the love of Your Son and may every law enforcement officer know that whosoever calls on the name of the Lord will be saved. O’ Lord, place a thirst for Your Son in the hearts of every law enforcement officer and every citizen in Arizona. May they intimately know Your word says, “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” As this incident is being investigated, grant the investigators wisdom and insight to gather all of the facts. May Your amazing grace and love be poured out upon those grieving and mourning. May amazing grace deeply ring true in the hearts of the family of Officer Briese. As we know this loss has deeply affected countless law enforcement officers in and around Arizona, may Your Amazing Grace, presence and comfort touch their hearts and prevent them from enduring any long-term emotional trauma. In the coming days as the men and women of the Gila River Police Department begin the task to prepare a final farewell for Officer Briese, may You raise up Godly officers, chaplains and others to be a Light to those in need. May Your Holy Spirit touch the hearts of many whose hearts are empty and are searching for truth. May many know You told us that You are the Way, the Truth and the Life, this we ask in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.
News link:
https://www.ktvq.com/us-news/crime/police-officer-dead-five-others-injured-in-arizona-shooting