For those who have journeyed to the life beyond after watching what would be their last film,
Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer.
For those who simply wanted a night out of enjoyment at a movie theater and find themselves in the most bewildering shock of their lives as memories of confusion continue to play in their minds,
Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer.
For those who will continue to support, treat, help and love on those now in physical, emotional and spiritual pain in Aurora and for the long days of pain to come,
Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer.
For those who have lost a daughter, a son, a brother, a sister, a friend, a teacher, a lover, a neighbor to this unexplainable event who are now planning funerals they never believed they'd attend,
Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer.
For all those around the globe who woke up this day with the people of Aurora on their minds, wondering how they could believe in a God anymore who could let this kind of death, injury and heartache happen.
Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer.
For those who will use this moment in time to push their own political agendas that are rooted in ego rather than love,
Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer.
For those teens and young adults who feel lost, alone, and no mattering to anyone who are considering "copying" this horendous act in an effort to be seen on the evening news,
Lord, in your mercy hear our prayer.
For all people of faith who have been touch by this senseless event-- as residents of Aurora, over the Internet, through their television screens, or through word of mouth-- may you grow our compassion muscles so that we live less in isolation and more in abiding communion with You and one another.
Lord, in mercy hear our prayer.
Do what you can only do O God. Come close. Bring your Spirit. Teach us again how to be human beings that love each other. AMEN
