Father,

In this precious unique moment, right now, we come to sit with You. With so much darkness able to be seen now, we come to You to look upon your shining face and to feel once again Your purest intentions of Love. Fill us with Your righteous strength when we stand and face those who strayed so far from the lighted path. Help us remember our humanity when staring at so much evil. To be able to stand firm in the name of all that is good and holy in front of those who would wish to see our light extinguished. In the presence of evil, we will brighten. Where there are those who would seek to weaken us and do us harm, their plans crumble to dust. We stand resolute and Our Light will not be diminished. “Rejoice not over me, O my enemy; when I fall, I shall rise; when I sit in darkness, the Lord will be a light to me.” (Micah 7:8)

When darkness tries to take over, we will join together to light up our world. When evil attempts to knock us down, we will become like wind. When it tries to cut through us, we will be like water. Evil will never penetrate the mighty fortress that is our faith, bound together as Your Children, one family. “A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a time of adversity” (Proverbs 17:17) Shining more brightly together, speaking in one voice, we will tell the darkness, No More.