National Day of Prayer for Law Enforcement Officers— via National Police Association (June 23, 2021), by Stephen Owsinski, retired law enforcement officer with experience in Field Training Officer (FTO) unit and the Community Traffic Safety Team (CTST): “Like anyone else, our nation’s cops harbor every desire to return home each day and blanket their family with love, bowing to our Maker to have that materialize again and again.
In the face of uncertainty while performing police duties, there is One absolute: the power of prayer ….
There is a reason several scriptures speak solely about the cops among us — our Biblically-emphasized warriors and our society’s proverbial peacekeepers are out there 24/7/365, diligently doing His will.
Recognizing the rigors of the police academy and the onslaught of perils her husband faces as a policeman, a police wife composed and launched a website called ‘Love & Blues: Christian Living for the Modern Police Wife‘ in which she contained a compendium of Bible verses relegated for law enforcement officers ….
Further resources applicable to National Day of Prayer for Law Enforcement Officers that he provided include the following.
- Facebook Group titled “Prayers for Police Officers“
- Fellowship of Christian Peace Officers (FCPO)
He pointedly recommended a Daily Devotional titled “Through the Eyes of a Cop.”
Complete text of “Praying it Forward” by Stephen Owsinski can be freely accessed on the National Police Association website.
