Mourners lit candles and prayed silently Friday to honor three people killed in a knife attack at a church, as France heightened security at potential targets at home and abroad amid outrage over its defense of the right to publish cartoons mocking the prophet of Islam.

Empowering Everyday Women Ministries founder, Dianna Hobbs, is offering prayers, as well as words of support and comfort after extremist attacks killed more than 200 people and injured hundreds more in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday. “We are praying for the victims’ families, loved ones, and the entire country…”