Praying for those affected by the shooting in Colorado

Dear heavenly Father,

     At this time, we pray that You will comfort those who were there in the theater when the shooting took place.  And we ask You to comfort those who lost loved ones that night.  We pray that You will help the injured heal both physically and emotionally.  And we pray that You will help us to gather what we can from this situation, so that perhaps, there may not be a repeat of it.
     We do not wish that freedoms be taken away, laws be made stricter, or security screening be put in place.  Because none of that is not the problem, nor will any of it solve the problem.  The problem is the condition of the heart within mankind.  This act was evil.  The shooter's heart was evil.  But this evil was not just contained in one incident.  It had been building in the shooter's heart for a long time.  We're not sure, what exactly, triggered this man to do what he did.  And I'm not really sure that it matters much now anyway.    
     Whatever the motive, help the victims heal from this, and help us all to learn what we can from this situation.  Lord, help us all to open our eyes to see those around us who would like some, help, or even just some company.  Open our ears to hear, to REALLY hear, people as they talk to and with us.  And open our hearts, Lord, so that once we see or hear of a need we will do what we can to meet those needs.  Not just to find out the need just to "wish then the best" and go on about our day.  But that we would be moved enough to do whatever we could right then and there, heavenly Father.  Lord, help us know how to bear-up under one another's burdens.  Help us to share OUR burdens with others too!  It is so very prideful to try to deal with everything we face, on our own, all the time.  Help us to humble ourselves and ask for help when we could use the help.  Help us all to reach out to those around us, no matter how heavy our burdens are or how many problems of our own we are dealing with, and help them.  Teach us, Father God, to share.  To share burdens, to share trials, to share struggles, as well as sharing the blessings and rewards.  Help us to run this race well, Lord.
     We thank You for helping us through this life.  We thank You for being there for us all the time, even when we feel that we have no where else to turn.  We thank You for putting people in our lives who help us through life's journey and for those who You put in our lives who we are able to help.  We also thank You for the lessons You teach us when we go through hard times.  We even thank You for allowing us to stay in those hard times until we have learned what You were trying to teach us.  And we thank You for the unconditional love with which You love us.  We love You God.  Thank You.

Amen