A Prayer for Tumbler Ridge, BC

God of loving-kindness,
you hold all situations and souls in your hands.
You sent Christ into the world
that we might have life
and have it abundantly;
and that he came as the Prince of Peace
to a world that is too often violent, painful and filled with tragedy.

In the face of deadly and life-altering gun violence in a home and school in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia.

We come to you in grief
for those whose lives are cut short or forever changed;
We come to you in sorrow and in anger
at the violence in our schools, workplaces and homes;
We come to you in regret
for complicity in the culture of violence
and in regret for our silence.

We pray that you give us the strength to be a comfort for those in any loss;
and the courage to be a force for change in our communities.

And in your grace, let us see the day when guns and all weapons, that destroy life,
are transformed into instruments of peace and healing.

These things we pray in Jesus’ name.
Amen.
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From the Presbyterian Church in Canada