{"id":1561,"date":"2013-09-17T00:20:49","date_gmt":"2013-09-17T04:20:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/discoveriesofawanderer\/?p=1561"},"modified":"2013-09-17T00:23:57","modified_gmt":"2013-09-17T04:23:57","slug":"a-prayer-for-the-washington-dc-tragedy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/discoveriesofawanderer\/2013\/09\/a-prayer-for-the-washington-dc-tragedy.html","title":{"rendered":"A Prayer for the Washington DC Tragedy"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><em id=\"__mceDel\">Prayer for Victims of Violence<\/em><\/h1>\n<p><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/~\/media\/739B03EFE0F447F7ADFD20D3D489F3AE.ashx?w=400&amp;h=300\" width=\"252\" height=\"189\" \/><\/em><br \/>\nLoving God,<br \/>\nWelcome into your arms the victims of violence and terrorism.<br \/>\nComfort their families and all who grieve for them.<br \/>\nHelp us in our fear and uncertainty,<br \/>\nAnd bless us with the knowledge that we are secure in your love.<br \/>\nStrengthen all those who work for peace,<br \/>\nAnd may the peace the world cannot give reign in our hearts.<\/p>\n<p>-Amen<\/p>\n<p>We should also pray for the man who fired the gun and caused this violence.<\/p>\n<p><em>From the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/Prayers\/Protestant\/Violence-Disasters\/Prayer-For-Victims-Of-Terrorism.aspx?su=%2fFaiths%2fPrayer%2fPrayer-Search.aspx%3fp%3d1%26prayer_text_search%3dViolence%26prayers_by_faith%3dProtestant%26q%3dViolence%26submitted%3dyes%26t%3dProtestant&amp;tl=Protestant&amp;sd=&amp;ed=&amp;q=Violence#\">Beliefnet Prayer Library<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prayer for Victims of Violence Loving God, Welcome into your arms the victims of violence and terrorism. Comfort their families and all who grieve for them. Help us in our fear and uncertainty, And bless us with the knowledge that we are secure in your love. 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