"Lord, Keep This Nation Under Your Care": Canadian Church Leaders Urge Prayer After Parliament Shooting

Teresa Neumann : Oct 24, 2014
Carey Lodge – Christian Today

"God, keep our land glorious and free! O Canada, we stand on guard for Thee." -Excerpt from the Canadian National Anthem

(Ottawa, Canada)—Canadian church leaders are calling for prayer in the wake of a murder of a soldier and the attack on Canada's Parliament this week.

Anglican Archbishop Fred Hiltz called for prayer, saying, "Now is a moment when the refrain of our national anthem, 'O Canada, we stand on guard for thee' must echo in every heart."

Said the President of the Lutheran Church-Canada, "We thank God for the service of our police officers, who prevented the gunman in Parliament from doing greater harm... I call on our churches around the nation to lift up the situation in Ottawa in prayer. May God grant courage to the people of Canada in this difficult time, and may the love of Christ be a source of comfort to us all."