Heavy are our hearts,
How they ache you,
Wanting to believe
This tragedy not to be true.

Please know in our prayers
You are, you will be,
Each and every victim,
And every family.

Cheerful were the cries
As runners ran the race,
Yet who would know the terror
All would soon face?

May the tears we shed
And the many prayers we raise
Bring comfort to you
As gentle sunrays.

May God’s eternal arms
Wrap you with His peace
As the horror of the day
Your soul does release.

In God’s eternal heart
Please find peace and rest,
Knowing He works all things,
Even this, for best.

Those who planned this,
For you we also pray
That you may repent
And follow God’s way.

Yes, many prayers we lift,
Many tears we now shed
For those we lost,
For those who bled.

Lord, help us now,
Help us to see Your love,
Let us embrace Your mercy
Streaming from above.

Heal Boston’s wounds,
Restore her sweet joy,
Remove fear from all:
Man, woman, girl, boy.

For a race we run
One leading to eternal treasure,
And in Your presence
We find peace without measure.

You are our only hope,
Our portion for eternity,
So please bless every victim
And every family.

Yes, heavy are our hearts,
And we lift them to You,
Please heal Boston and her people
With Your love true.

Caroline Gavin ©April 2013
Purposeful Pathway

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John 16:33
These things I have spoken unto you,
that in me ye might have peace.
In the world ye shall have tribulation:
but be of good cheer;
I have overcome the world.