Loving and caring God, who will not let even a sparrow fall to the ground without your tender care and concern, watch and guide over my little ones and all every single child who is making their way to school today. May their school be what it is meant to be, a place of learning and joy, not a place of bloodshed and violence. May we their parents watch over them with continued vigilance, and may you calm the nerves of all of us who walk a bit more on edge today. This we pray to you in the name of the Prince of Peace, through the power of the Holy Spirit, one God forever and eve. Amen.