In light of yesterday’s tragedy at Northern Illinois University, Psalm 43 seems an appropriate prayer.

Vindicate me, O God,
and plead my cause against an ungodly nation;
rescue me from deceitful and wicked men.
You are God my stronghold.
Why have you rejected me?
Why must I go about mourning,
oppressed by the enemy?
Send forth your light and your truth,
let them guide me;
let them bring me to your holy mountain,
to the place where you dwell.
Then will I go to the altar of God,
to God, my joy and my delight.
I will praise you with the harp,
O God, my God.

Why are you downcast, O my soul?
Why so disturbed within me?
Put your hope in God,
for I will yet praise him,
my Savior and my God.

According to the NIU website, the following prayer vigils are scheduled for today,

• First Lutheran Church, 12 noon
  324 North Third, DeKalb
• Newman Catholic Student Center,
  512 Normal Rd., DeKalb
  Mass: 12:05 p.m.
  Ecumenical Prayer Service: 7:30 p.m.
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Commons (outside Holmes Student Center), 9 p.m.

You may consider pausing for a few moments at one of these times to pray for those affected by the shooting.