A Prayer for Boston

Gracious and loving God
hear our anguished prayers

For your children
whose lives were taken

For your children
whose families were devastated

For your children
whose minds are capable of such evil

For your children
whose hearts are searching
for answers immediate and eternal

Speak oh God
through the hands and feet
of first responders

Hear oh God
through our fumbling attempts
at comfort and compassion

Know oh God
with our suffering
bodies and minds

Be oh God
the salve
on this gaping wound
in our humanity.
Amen.