It was not how anyone gathering at St. Mathews Church Tuesday night wanted to spend their holidays: in a huddled mass, grieving a young boy who remains in hospice care following a devastating vehicle accident. But more than 100 gathered anyway, candles in hand, to honor and pray for seven-year-old Brian Murkison, who remains in critical condition after a three-car wreck Dec. 2. Friends, family and neighbors circled outside the church sanctuary for a series of song and prayer in support of the injured boy and his family.