Brokenhearted? God is near!

Spiritual Vitamin: "The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit." Psalm 34:18. "Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid." John 14:27

Challenge: How do we deal with the senseless tragedies that seem to keep happening? We can lament and grieve for the victims' families, the survivors and all who experienced this shooting in Boulder. We can pray for those people today, even if we don't know their names. God hears our prayers. We can't understand how people can commit such evil in their hearts! But, we can stop, right now and pray for those people. 

Prayer: Dear God, We pray for all those suffering with grief, loss, despair and absolute disbelief today as a result of another shooting. God, have mercy on us. We pray for those suffering today from having lost a loved one, been in the grocery store or experiencing trauma/flashbacks after hearing about it. God, we ask that you bring a stop to these senseless tragedies. We pray for evil people to be comprehended before they act out. God, heal your people today. Have mercy on us. Amen.