Prayer For Closure

This post is difficult to write, as I have experienced another difficult week.  Satan tried hard to get to me, or maybe it was just the reality of what has happened to our family since Sept 13th.  That being the date when John Skelton first went to Florida with Andrew and Alex (Tanner clung to his Mother not wanting to go) for what he says was a "vacation." 

On Nov. 26th the same suceeded in his intent to take from our daughter Tanya, Andrew, Alex and Tanner.  We have not seen the boys since Nov. 24th, the day they were to spend the night and Thanksgiving until 3 p.m. on the 26th with their father.

Those who live in Morenci experienced with us the over whelming presence of law enforcement agencies and news reporters.  An Amber Alert for the boys, searches for them continued into the following week.

We were told that the investigation was not favorable of finding the boys alive, yet over 100 leads were followed up on over the days, weeks and months to locate the them.  "Hope" was kept alive by many for the safe return of them.  John Skelton was lodged in jail on "parental kidnapping" and "contmept of court" charges.

Eleven days ago a news conference informed the public that the investigation has turned to a murder investigation, but at this time no new charges have been filed against John Skelton the primary suspect.

We continue to hold on to what I call a "glimmer of hope" that the boys will be discovered alive.  Even as the investigators feel differently and want us all to be prepared, I believe in miracles and I believe in God.

I now come to the purpose of this post, "closure" meaning the unknown of the location of the three boys become known.

This brings me to my prayer and the request for all to lift this or a similar prayer to our Lord and Savior, the one and only who is faithful to hear our prayers and answer us.

Dear Lord, it is my prayer that the location of Andrew, Alex and Tanner Skelton be known.  I ask that you put into the mind of the person or persons a conviction so strong it will not leave them.  If alive, cause them to recognize the face of one or all three of the boys and come forward.  If deceased, cause the owner or owners of the land where they lie to discover their remains.  They may be in a remote place on a parcel of land, make the conviction so strong that this place has to be visited.  When the person or persons visit the place where one or more of the boys lay then I ask you are with them giving them the strength to endure what they discover.  They will have nightmares and I ask that you give them your peace and rest to know they have done a good thing. Bring our boys home so that not only we the family can have closure but that the country can have it too.  Thank you Lord Jesus, Amen