{"id":488,"date":"2014-07-25T22:46:13","date_gmt":"2014-07-25T22:46:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hopelcs.ca\/church\/?p=488"},"modified":"2014-09-24T06:07:32","modified_gmt":"2014-09-24T06:07:32","slug":"488","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hopelcs.ca\/church\/488\/","title":{"rendered":"A Call to Prayer in the Wake of the  Moncton Tragedy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dear friends of the Lutheran Church-Canada family,<\/p>\n<p>As delegates to our recent Tenth Convention were\u00a0making their way to Vancouver, they-together with\u00a0everyone in Canada-were shattered by news of the\u00a0shooting deaths of three Royal Canadian Mounted\u00a0Police officers in Moncton, New Brunswick.<\/p>\n<p>Our delegates couldn&#8217;t help but be troubled by this\u00a0sorrow as they began their work. They prayed for\u00a0the safety and witness of our Moncton pastor, Rev.\u00a0David Milette, whose church and home were in the\u00a0&#8220;lockdown zone&#8221; until the perpetrator was in custody.\u00a0They couldn&#8217;t help but recall the pain of ABC\u00a0District President Don Schiemann and his wife,\u00a0Beth, who lost their beloved son, Peter, in another\u00a0such tragedy in 2005. And they couldn&#8217;t let this\u00a0event go by without a response. On the first business<br \/>\nday of the Convention, delegates quickly\u00a0passed a resolution to respond to the sorrows unfolding\u00a0in the other end of our country.<\/p>\n<p>Their resolution asked our churches to &#8220;pray God&#8217;s\u00a0protection on those who work in law enforcement in\u00a0our country, and to beg His comfort for the families\u00a0and co-workers of the officers who lost their lives in\u00a0Moncton.&#8221; So now, as the Synod&#8217;s chief pastor, this\u00a0is what I am imploring you to do.<\/p>\n<p>On the Sunday before Canada Day,\u00a0that&#8217;s June 29\u00a0this year, I imagine our churches will pray in the service\u00a0for God&#8217;s blessing on our country. As you do\u00a0this, could you please remember the families of\u00a0these fallen officers in those prayers? And ask the\u00a0Lord to keep safe others in law enforcement who\u00a0are trying to maintain a stable life for us all? I have\u00a0included some possible prayers below, but I know\u00a0that our pastors may have their own better way of\u00a0saying it, which I surely respect. God in Christ watch<br \/>\nover you all, and keep you in His care.<\/p>\n<p>Pastor Robert Bugbee, President<br \/>\nLutheran Church\u2014Canada<\/p>\n<h3>A Prayer for the Fallen RCMP Officers in\u00a0Moncton<\/h3>\n<blockquote><p>O Jesus, You are the Lord of all comfort. You took\u00a0pity on a widow who lost her son, and You cried at\u00a0the tomb of Your friend, Lazarus. Stand close to the\u00a0families, friends and co-workers of the RCMP constables\u00a0killed in Moncton in the line of duty. Carry\u00a0them when they do not know how to hold themselves\u00a0together. Send kind people to help them with\u00a0the adjustments they now must make. Fill the empty\u00a0spaces in their lives with Your love. And use this\u00a0time of trauma to make Your promises very real in\u00a0the hearts and homes of the\u00a0sorrowing. Lord, inYour mercy, HEAR OUR PRAYER<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>A Prayer for those who Serve in Law\u00a0Enforcement<\/h2>\n<blockquote><p>Great God our King, the work of those who keep\u00a0public order in our land always needs Your blessing.\u00a0Give diligence to the men and women in law enforcement.\u00a0Give them the eyes and heart to see\u00a0themselves as servants of the people. Endow them\u00a0with fairness in their dealings with the community.\u00a0Kindle courage in their hearts when they face danger.\u00a0Surround them with your constant protection.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.macleans.ca\/authors\/charlie-gillis\/the-rcmp-and-the-c8-the-commissioner-responds\/\" target=\"_blank\">Image Credit<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear friends of the Lutheran Church-Canada family, As delegates to our recent Tenth Convention were\u00a0making their way to Vancouver, they-together with\u00a0everyone in Canada-were shattered by news of the\u00a0shooting deaths of three Royal Canadian Mounted\u00a0Police officers in Moncton, New Brunswick. Our delegates couldn&#8217;t help but be troubled by this\u00a0sorrow as they began their work. 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