A Prayer for Boston

Almighty God, Creator and Sustainer of the universe,

            We come before You today with hurting hearts, wet eyes and shaking fists.  We come before You today in the midst of chaos and confusion.  We come to You today because we are once again reminded of the presence of Evil in our world and because it seems that You did nothing to stop it.  We come to You today because fellow humans have been injured and maimed from this act of violence and its hurts us collectively as a race of people.  We come to You today because, regardless of their color or creed, Death has claimed more victims.  We come to You today because we are left with only questions to ask without answers to provide.  We come to You today because there is no place else to go to seek solace from this pain. 

We come to You today because our hearts are hurting and eyes are wet and our fists are shaking.  We come to You today because we are confused.  We come to You today because we have been reminded that Evil is present in our world and we are looking for You to respond.  We come to You today because injury has come upon some of Your children, and that hurts us.  We come to You today because, regardless of color or creed, Death seems think it has claimed a victory.  We come to You today because only You can provide answers to our questions.  We come to You because only You offer solace from this pain.  Amen.

                        Your children on Earth