02/12/2026
Please pray with us for the community of Tumbler Ridge—for family and friends whose lives are forever changed by this tragic loss. We are deeply shocked and devastated by the news, and share with you this adapted prayer by one of our retired pastors, Greg Sumner.
A PRAYER FOR TUMBLER RIDGE
Lord of Mercy and Comfort, tonight we come with heavy hearts as we grieve with the community of Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia - for lives lost, for families shattered, for neighbours, friends, and first responders who carry images and pain they did not choose.
Hold close those who are mourning tonight. Be especially near to those who feel afraid, angry, numb, overwhelmed or in complete shock.
Lord Jesus, we ask for Your protection and peace to settle over this small northern BC town.
Where fear now lingers, bring a sense of your faithful presence and supernatural safety.
Where trauma has entered bodies and memories, begin the long, gentle work of soul healing.
We pray for spiritual leaders, pastors, elders, chaplains, community leaders, school teachers and caregivers in Tumbler Ridge.
Be strength for those providing care and leadership in the days ahead.
Give them Your grand wisdom beyond their own strength; tenderness without exhaustion, and courage to speak hope without rushing grief.
Sustain them as they walk with others through the darkness.
Lord, be a refuge for children, youth, and families grasping to make sense of the unthinkable.
Show this community how to carry one another’s burdens, and let love be stronger than fear.
We place the names, the stories, and the sorrow of this day into Your hands - trusting that You are near to the brokenhearted and that You will not abandon those who cry out to You. Thank you Lord that you have said you will not leave us without a Comforter and that you will never leave us.
Be the Light in this darkness, we pray.
For its in Your Name we pray Lord Jesus
Amen
