It is hard for me to pray during this time of great grief. I spend extra time in contemplation, just being with God, just letting the Spirit pray through me with groans and sighs too deep for words. I pray of specific friends, many LGBT or close friends and relatives of LGBT people, who are grieving or in fear.
W, P, A, T, Y, D, and R all come immediately to mind.

For me, I don’t know anyone who was killed directly but a former classmate of mind had a friend murdered in Orlando. I pray for those who grieve, and for each person who died. Here is a list of those who have died, their pictures and a brief bio.

In a Facebook group, I pray for whom prayers have been asked, especially for M, K, J, E, T, B, and M.

Finally, I get to a point of thankfulness. I offer prayers of thanksgiving for C and for S who have shared great prayers online. I offer prayers of thankfulness for those who have organized vigils across our country and for those who have attended these vigils. I try to share information about the vigils when I hear about them.

I end my daily devotion with the lessons and prayers for the feast day of Evelyn Underhill and download some some recordings of her writings.

Now, I move on to start my daily tasks.