“I pray that right now you will start to heal the hurt, Father God,” said one prayer leader.

With just hours until what's set to be the largest Justice for Trayvon rally up to this date, protesters spent the day Sunday praying they'll get the outcome they're looking for.

In Sanford, one of many Justice for Trayvon prayer vigils took place just steps away from where Trayvon Martin was killed.

They prayed for healing, but that healing, they say, won't come until George Zimmerman is behind bars.

They prayed at another vigil in front of Sanford City Hall. People of all ages and all colors.

They prayed for healing from the pain caused by the killing of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin by man that is still free today.

Mayor Jeff Triplett showed up for the prayer vigil with his two sons, acknowledging the calls for justice have become more than just a call for the arrest of

George Zimmerman, but a call for justice for Sanford's African-American community.

“I understand the frustration levels, I understand everything that's going on right now,” said Triplett. “There's a lot of history.”

It’s a history that has brought out people by the thousands.

“Don't let his death be in vain. Make it count, make it stand for something, let this be our beginning to where we say ‘ok enough is enough, we are sick and tired of being sick and tired,’” said one woman who led a prayer.

But as the community and city leaders come together in prayer, those asking for justice don't want people to lose focus.

“Real true healing won't begin until two things happen, one is that Zimmerman is arrested, two that the police chief resigns,” said City Commissioner Velma Williams.

Protesters at the vigil put up a cross on at the memorial for Trayvon Martin, which continues to grow as people want to keep Trayvon on the community's mind.

Monday, city commissioners are planning for large crowds at the scheduled meeting.

It will be held at the Sanford Civic Center, near Fort Mellon Park.

Jesse Jackson encourages youth to get out the vote

Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson encouraged Central Florida’s youth to get involved in the Trayvon Martin case.

He spoke to them at an Eatonville church Sunday morning.

It was youth day at Macedonia Baptist Church, and through song, a group of teens brought 1,000 people to their feet.

But Jackson wanted them to know their power is much greater than that.

“Only registered voters can serve on juries. They have the power to be a juror, the power to elect sheriffs and prosecutors. They have the power to elect to elect legislators,” said Jackson.

Jackson has pushed for changes in the “Stand Your Ground” law at the center of the controversy.

Changes he said won’t happen unless more people fight for justice with their vote.

“I believe it. I believe it 100 percent because that’s the way this country has changed. It all depends on the vote,” said Joshua Stoutmire.

To show just how serious they are about getting out the vote, they have registration set up before and after church service to make sure that the numbers are there.

“We need to let our voices be heard. And, we need to make a difference and make a change. We need to be the change that we want to see in the world,” said Joslyn Smith.

Jackson plans to attend a rally Monday night during the Sanford City Commission meeting.

Meanwhile, church services across the nation turned into memorials and rallies for Trayvon Martin.

From his hometown of Miami, at Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, to New York, people wore hoodies, a symbol of the movement calling for justice.

Former lawmaker opposed 'Stand Your Ground' law

A former state lawmaker says she voted against the “Stand Your Ground” law because it would lead to the type of incident which claimed Trayvon Martin's life.

She said lawmakers talked about the same kind of scenario, which lead to Trayvon Martin's death, when voting on the “Stand Your Ground” bill in 2005.

That lawmaker has a message for her former colleagues and then Governor Jeb Bush who voted the bill into law.

Joyce Cusack is saying “I told you so.”

She was a state lawmaker when the "Stand Your Ground" bill was approved by her colleagues, State Senator Gary Siplin and then Governor Jeb Bush.

“I told you so, that this would happen. That we were giving them ammunition to kill,” said Cusack.

Both Bush and Siplin have gone on record to say the law was not meant to defend the actions taken by Zimmerman.

But Cusack says lawmakers talked about the law being vague, even discussed scenarios surrounding people arming themselves, claiming to feel threatened by black men walking toward them.

"I envisioned that what happened to Travyon Martin would happen. That what it did would provide a venue for a right to kill," said Cusack.

Cusack wants the law off the books. One current lawmaker is listening.

"This ‘stand your ground,’ or ‘make my day law,’ should be repealed," said Dwayne Taylor (D), who serves in the Florida House representing District 27.

Taylor says he will either file or co-sponsor a bill to take the law off the books.

That action, however, could come as late as November during the next session.

Cusack wants it before the Trayvon Martin incident is repeated.

"Cause this could happen in any city in Florida. This is a bad, bad, bad bill and law that we passed," said Cusack.