Prayer for Virginia Tech

Most holy and gracious Father, your Son Jesus Christ in his resurrection manifested the justice and mercy of your Kingdom, and brought life and immortality to light; receive our shock, our fears, our grief, and our prayers in light of the massacre at Virginia Tech. Receive the victims who have died into the arms of your mercy, comfort families, friends and colleagues who are gripped by grief, and heal those who have been injured and give strength to the medical professionals who are treating them. Bestow your wisdom upon university and public officials who in the days and months to come deal with this crisis, give insight to the law enforcement agencies involved, and strengthen pastors and counselors responding to the crisis. Help your church to be present throughout this crisis as the community of our Lord, proclaiming the hope, mercy, justice, and eternal life made known in his resurrection from the dead. These prayers we offer in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, who with you and the Holy Spirit, lives and reigns now and forever. Amen.