{"id":1050,"date":"2007-04-16T14:36:00","date_gmt":"2007-04-16T14:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/chatteringmind\/2007\/04\/prayers-for-healing-from-communal.html"},"modified":"2007-04-16T14:36:00","modified_gmt":"2007-04-16T14:36:00","slug":"prayers-for-healing-from-communal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/chatteringmind\/2007\/04\/prayers-for-healing-from-communal.html","title":{"rendered":"Prayers for Healing from Communal Tragedy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/media.beliefnet.com\/imgs\/tout\/story\/treechat.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer;cursor:hand;width: 200px\" src=\"https:\/\/media.beliefnet.com\/imgs\/tout\/story\/treechat.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>Words cannot express the heartache we all feel as we watch news reports of student deaths on the campus of Virginia Tech today. Here are some prayers I&#8217;ve found that seem appropriate.<\/p>\n<p><em><br \/>Blessed are you, Source of Life<br \/>Who helps us to bring <br \/>Light where there is darkness, <br \/>Healing where there is brokenness, and <br \/>Peace to all of the earth&#8217;s inhabitants.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This prayer was written by the staff of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kolot.org\/site\/c.dnKIISNrEkG\/b.2004493\/k.8D9\/Prayer_for_Healing_from_Communal_Tragedy.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Kolot<\/a>, a Jewish studies group, after the 9\/11 tragedies.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s another prayer fragment I found that works well in this instance:<\/p>\n<p><em>Dear God, provide comfort to all of the grieving families and friends. We will be your partners, Lord, and shower your loved ones with Your message of concern and consolation<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;from a prayer adapted by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ujc.org\/content_display.html?ArticleID=15784\" target=\"_new\">Rabbi Eric M. 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