Prayer List: 35,000 Murders in Chicago Since 1965

PBS reports, “From 1965 to Labor Day weekend this year, more than 35,100 people — roughly the population of Tupelo, Mississippi — were murdered in Chicago, according to Chicago Police Department records and the Chicago Tribune.” More than 500 people have been murdered in Chicago in 2016.

Prayer List

* Pray for the Holy Spirit to comfort the murder victims’ families and friends.
* Pray for gang members and drug dealers to repent of their sins and to be born again through faith in Jesus Christ.
* Pray for unemployed males to find employment.
* Pray for gun owners to practice self control while handling their weapons.
* Pray for suicidal people to seek out help.

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