Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Day

My health may fail, and my spirit may grow weak,
    but God remains the strength of my heart;
    he is mine forever.

~Psalm 73:26

 

Today is Law Enforcement Officers' Memorial Day.  This is the day where we remember and honor the Law Enforcement Officers whose lives were given Protecting and Serving the Public.

 

It seems as though every single day brings more news about officers being assaulted, wounded or killed.  We have an entire generation teaching the next generations that laws are to be ignored; that laws don't apply; that law enforcement officers are weak and ineffective because of the skewed stories found on Social Media and in the Mainstream Media.

 

This could be very discouraging....unless you understand today's verse.  No matter how discouraged I feel because of what I am told or how I am viewed, GOD is the strength of my heart and my source of all FOREVER!

 

Being a Law Enforcement Officer is a calling, just like the call to Ministry.  Take time this very day to say "Thank You" to a Law Enforcement Officer.  Take time to pray for them.  Take time to let them know they are appreciated!

 

Father,

     In the quiet of our soul, hear the message of thanks we offer to You for those You have called to be Law Enforcement Officers.  

     When they put on their uniform, remind them that You have clothed them in Your love.

     When there is a split-second decision to be made, grant them Your clarity and discernment.

     When there is doubt, grant each officer Your courage to do what is right no matter what.

     When fear seeks to enter their hearts, destroy that fear with the knowledge that You are with them.

 

Grant them the courage to Protect and Serve without bias or hesitation. 

      Let those who break the law fear those You have sent to enforce it.

      Let those who keep the law be encouragers of the Peacemakers.

 

Take each officer where You want them to go.

Show them who You want them to meet.

Help them speak what You want to be heard.

Remind them that You have their "6"

 

And when their shift is completed, my each Officer and their family give You thanks and praise.  My we never forget that we are in Your Hands and Heart forever.

                                                                                                      Amen.