Sometimes I find that words, even for prayers, are hard to come by in the aftermath of evil. This is especially true when you are touched by the evil and/or when you can relate so closely with those afflicted. I am often comforted by the truth in these verses when I find that words simply will not come:
Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words. And he who searches hearts knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God. (Romans 8:26-27)
In relation to last week's shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut, I found this response of prayer from Kevin DeYoung helpful in lifting those affected up to our Gracious God. It is soaked in truth and full of Biblically centered pleas to the Father.
A prayer for Sandy Hook and for us all
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