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Remembering the Lives of those Lost to Police Brutality Black people have been killed by the hands of police officers for years and the annual statistics are alarming. Thank God for technology. We now have cell phones and social media and courageous bystanders that are recording incidents through live streaming for the entire world to see what is happening to innocent people. Many hearts are filled with disappointment and sorrow because of the people killed by cops and their family members and what they must be going through. I ask that we all pray and continue to pray until we see change. Let us ask God to expose every cop and every leader that choose to live and hide the truth about every case that we know of or are not aware of at this time. Lord, we thank you for the lives of every person killed by the hands and knees of cops. Father, I pray that laws change to remove the systemic racism, prejudices and heinous crimes of cops against Black people. Lord, expose every penal system designed to incarcerate, kill and diminish the lives of African American men, women and children. Lord, I thank you for every organization that is birth to bring about change. Send forth protection and resources to sustain them for years and generations to come. Lord, I thank you for the hearts of people who want to see change and refuse to be silent anymore. Lord, help us to seek your face, give us
wisdom and courage to keep moving forward in your strength and grace. Help us to remember the names of those listed below and those we have no names. Give us hearts to pray without ceasing because all lives matter to you and we know that by your power we shall see change because of the Blood of your Son, Jesus Christ. Amen. 2020: Daniel T. Prude, 41, George and Breonna Taylor, 26
Floyd,
46,
2019: Matiana Jefferson, 28 2018: Botham Jean, 26 2016: Alton Sterling, 37, Greg Gunn, 58, and Philando Castille, 32, 2015: Freddie Gray, 25, Michelle Cusseaux, 50 and Tanisha Fonville, 20 2014: Akai Gurley, 28, Aura Rosser, 40, Eric Garner, 43, Gabriella Nevarez, 22, Michael Brown, 18, Tamar Rice, 12 and Tanisha Anderson, 37 References: Some of the names listed were extracted from Wiki and the following link: https://interactive. aljazeera.com/aje/2020/know-their-names/index.html
