Oh, god exalted in full of compassion, grant Perfect Peace in your sheltering presence among the holy and the pure to the souls of all of our loved ones that perished in that horrible day. They have gone to their eternal home, master of mercy, we beseech you. Remember all of their worthy and righteous deeds that they performed in the land of the living. May their souls be bound up in the bond of life eternal. There is no death, just transformation. May they rest in peace. And let us say amen. Amen. Please, be seated. And let us unite our hearts in prayer. Oh, god of love and mercy. We come before you this night with broken hearts. We offer you our tears and our pain, our anger and our sorrow. Oh, lord, there was a hole so large we wonder if even you and your greatness can fill it as we grieve and mourn for those who are lost. Each light that sits before us is a light thats been lost to our world. So many innocents, so many brave, lord, all we can do is throw ourselves upon your tender
it includes a prayer sung by a rabbi, readings from the bible and the koran, prayers from christian leaders and a promise from president obama. in the coming weeks, i ll use whatever power this office holds to engage my fellow citizens from law enforcement, to mental health professionals, to parents and educators in an effort aimed at preventing more tragedies like this. tonight the crowd at the prayer service gave a standing ovation to the first responders, those who answered the call at sandy hook elementary school. we want to update you on the investigation as well, the developments in the aftermath of the tragedy in newtown. here s what we know now. police say that two people shot and wounded in the rampage are recovering. initial reports indicated only one person who was wounded had survived. now, investigators continue piecing together exactly what happened. now, they say they re not going to stop until they ve interviewed every witness and analyzed every piece of