First Responders:

Fire, Police, EMS and dispatchers work tirelessly to keep our tri-county area running. They do the jobs no one should have to do and see things that no one should ever have to see. They work day and night keeping us safe, saving our lives and our property, keeping a dutiful eye so that we may rest in peace. The PTSD and suicide rates are growing annually and first responders are more likely to die by suicide than in the line of duty. And while dispatchers are not likely to die in the line of duty they share in the high rate of suicide, since they take calls that are life and each day and seldom are they able to release the daily stress in healthy ways.

Pray especially during this time for those who are working full shifts and are unable to self-quarantine. Pray for their families, pray for peace in the homes so that when they do return home they may find rest. Pray that they may find the courage and strength of God in all they do and that, similarly, they seek helpful ways to not carry the stress for each incident.

Blessed are the peacemakers for they will be called children of God.

Matthew 5:8 NIV

'And when did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?’ And the King will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’

Matthew 25:39-40 ESV