creator of the heavens and the earth. oh, god, we thank you for your loving kindness, your grace and your mercy. we thank you, lord, for being here with us today, for stopping the rain and sending rain and s spirit as a source of hope and inspiration that we will make it past today. god, we are calling out to you today with tears in our eyes and sorrow in our hearts. we come for you -- before you with grief, pain, and sorrow. god, please stretch out your hands towards us, fill us with your spirit of love. and please knit our hearts together. where there is despair, bring hope. where there is confusion, bring peace. lord, hear the mothers cry. heal us. comfort us. today, tomorrow, and forever. replace the pain in our hearts