Oh God, who mourned with the oppressed in the exile, we cry out to you on this dark day
We cry out for we know that the world we live in is far from what you intended
We cry out for we feel the darkness surrounding us getting darker
We cry out for we see innocent lives taken from us—innocent children, innocent teachers
We cry out for we find it harder and harder to see your light
Hear our mourning cry
Accept into your care the souls of those who we lost today
Grant them peace and rest
Comfort those those who have lost sons and daughters and loved ones on this tragic day
May they feel your presence and love
Be with our nation in this time
May we all work together until we know the day when swords are beaten into ploughshares
We pray all this in the name of your son, Jesus, who wept with Mary and Marsha
Amen
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