Good Morning, God,
Perhaps we should have prayed this on Monday when we prayed the prayer of thanksgiving for the newness in downtown Jasper. Perhaps we should go ahead and pray for the 4-H fair today: It's success, its fun, its safety. But today we need to pray for peace - personally, locally, nationally, racially and neighborly.
Lord, you have endowed all of us with hearts and heads and hands that consider issues, that form opinions, that can make decisions. You have also given us the ability for grace - grace to not unduly celebrate victories and grace to not resent perceived losses. Lord, both kinds of us need a bunch of your grace today and tomorrow and further to accept the verdict of the court of law in the Martin and Zimmerman case. Lord, the verdict was rendered. We have agreed to the process through our privilege as citizens.
Lord, please give us good wisdom. Lord, please cause the Media to tone down the voices, to make the headlines smaller, to quit the sensationalism. Lord, may the Media encourage the acceptance of what was decided, rather than fanning the flames of disagreement and discontent.
Please give us a special measure of your grace.
In Jesus' name, Amen.
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