Troop Prayer Thread 10 - A Year of VICTORY!

[TEXOKIE]

THREE CHEERS FOR OUR WONDERFUL TROOPS, THEIR ALLIES, AND ALL WHO ARE SERVING IN SUPPORT CAPACITIES IN THE WAR ON TERROR! YOU HAVE GIVEN THIS NATION A YEAR OF VICTORY IN THAT WAR! The honor is yours, but know that we bask in your accomplishments and love you for your steadfast service on this day!

Welcome, everyone to the 10th Troop Prayer Thread! Today is the anniversary of the resumption of hostilities with Iraq, wherein our troops have made military history that shall ring down the centuries.

The troop prayer threads are dedicated to giving our troops, allies, and all who are serving the Holy Cause of Freedom, including (but not limited to) the families and loved ones waiting at home and those who are not in uniform but who are serving in dangerous situations supporting our troops and gathering intelligence spiritual support. We seek together to offer prayer, scriptures, encouraging messages, and other devotions dedicated to this purpose.

We have over the past year gathered together a prayer list of these servants of freedom. You will find it posted below. FReeper amom has been serving as our List Keeper this past year and I wish to thank and commend her for doing such a meticulous job of keeping it updated. She has also been keeping our ping list up to date. If you wish to submit a name for the prayer list or to add or take off a name from the ping list, please let either or both of us know.

For those of us who have somewhat limited computer capacity, or still have phone modems, we request that graphics be limited to pictures of loved ones for whom we are offering prayers, special visuals that seem particularly appropriate, and as much as possible, non-moving graphics. Thank you.

Thank you so much for spiritually supporting our troops, allies, support civilians, and their families.

We are grateful to God that for those who have been injured or taken back Home, He has dispatched angels to their care.

To view the previous prayer threads, use these links:

Troop Prayer Thread 9:
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1031704/posts

Troop Prayer Thread 8:
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/994696/posts?page=451,50

Troop Prayer Thread 7:
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/973786/posts

Troop Prayer Thread 6:
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/917197/posts?page=301,50

Troop Prayer Thread 5:
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/898097/posts

Troop Prayer Thread 4:
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/879044/posts

Troop Prayer Thread 3:
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/873600/posts?page=151,50

Troop Prayer Thread 2:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/870136/posts

Troop Prayer Thread 1:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/863153/posts

For those who wish to pay their respects and honor our Fallen Heroes, please visit this thread:

Names,Stories, and Pictures of Fallen Heroes of Operation Iraqi Freedom

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/872330/posts?q=1&&page=601

Dear Lord,
Lest I continue
My complacent way
Help me remember
Somewhere out there
A man died for me today
--As long as there be war
I then must
Ask and answer
Am I worth dying for?"

Taken from the book, "A Man Called Intrepid" by William Stevenson about William Stephenson, the head of British intelligence services prior to and during WWII. He wrote this at the very beginnings of the Battle of Britain and shared it with Eleanor Roosevelt.

STAR SPANGELED BANNER

Oh, say, can you see, by the dawn's early light,
What so proudly we hail'd at the twilight's last gleaming?
Whose broad stripes and bright stars, thro' the perilous fight,
O'er the ramparts we watch'd, were so gallantly streaming?

And the rockets' red glare, the bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof thro' the night that our flag was still there.
O say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?

On the shore dimly seen thro' the mists of the deep,
Where the foe's haughty host in dread silence reposes,
What is that which the breeze, o'er the towering steep,
As it fitfully blows, half conceals, half discloses?

Now it catches the gleam of the morning's first beam,
In full glory reflected, now shines on the stream:
'T is the star-spangled banner: O, long may it wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!

And where is that band who so vauntingly swore
That the havoc of war and the battle's confusion
A home and a country should leave us no more?
Their blood has wash'd out their foul footsteps' pollution.

No refuge could save the hireling and slave
From the terror of flight or the gloom of the grave:
And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave.

O, thus be it ever when freemen shall stand,
Between their lov'd homes and the war's desolation;
Blest with vict'ry and peace, may the heav'n-rescued land
Praise the Pow'r that hath made and preserv'd us as a nation!

Then conquer we must, when our cause is just,
And this be our motto: "In God is our trust"
And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!

FRANCES SCOTT KEY

AMERICA, WE LOVE YOU!
AMERICA, WE LOVE YOU!
AMERICA, WE LOVE YOU!
AND OUR LOVE IS GREAT ENOUGH TO HOLD YOU ETERNALLY VICTORIOUS IN THE LIGHT!

[TEXOKIE]

PRAYER WARRIOR FIELD TRIP!!

Put on your hiking boots and all your gear because you are going to Iraq through the words of a soldier there. His name is Joe Roche and he serves with the U.S. Army's 16th Combat Engineer Battalion in Iraq and is an adjunct fellow at the National Center for Public Policy Research, a Washington think-tank.

He makes the case that we MUST support the war effort. The attacks on our troops are not just against our military but are aimed at those of us on the homefront. The enemy wants us to wilt and go home. By God's grace, we shall stay the course.

Comments may be sent to him via info@nationalcenter.org


http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1113327/posts

[TEXOKIE]

What I neglected to say is that Oprah was especially interviewing our injured troops, and THEY were the ones who were so adamant about their Vision and dedication.

God bless them. They are so brave and such an inspiration and encouragement to us all.

[MEG33]

Joe Boucher's nephew was seriously wounded in Iraq and Slip 18's nephew is in Fallujah.I ask God's healing hand on Joe's nephew and protection for Slip 18's nephew.May God watch over and protect all our forces in harms way.

I thank God for the safe return of Eric,Karen,and Kalen.I am thankful Sgt Mike is safely home in the US after skin cancer surgery.

May God comfort the loved ones of all our fallen heroes and may the wounded be comforted and healed.

[SAMWolf]

Bump!

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

I ask God's healing hand on Joe's nephew and protection for Slip 18's nephew.

Joining you in prayer for Joe's nephew, and Slip 18's nephew, MEG. Asking, also, prayers for Amelia's brother, in Fallujah, xzins' son in Iraq, and a FRiend in Balad, taking incoming at their Camp.

[MEG33]

Amen.Prayers for Amelia's brother,xzins son and your FRiend under fire.

[Slip18]

Thank you all so much. I felt so much better last night knowing so many people were praying for my nephew. If it helps, his name is Allen.

[Slip18]

Forgot to mention, I'm praying for all the military all over the world.

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

Bump for Allen.

Freeper prayers are full of love for our troops. I am so grateful we have such a fine group of faithful friends lifting them up daily.

They lift me up daily, too. *g*

[TEXOKIE]

"Joining you in prayer for Joe's nephew, and Slip 18's nephew, MEG. Asking, also, prayers for Amelia's brother, in Fallujah, xzins' son in Iraq, and a FRiend in Balad, taking incoming at their Camp."

BLESSED FATHER GOD,

We place before you at this time all our brave young uniformed men and women and those who stand with them who are in danger in Iraq and elsewhere. We especially place before you petitions of healing for Joe Boucher's nephew who was wounded seriously in Iraq. Reach into each and every wound he has received and at a cellular level heal them. Heal the trauma and shock. If there are physical scars, or emotional scars, or mental scars, or spiritual scars, please intercede and grant healing for all of them. Let this be done for all of our precious veterans who have been injured in war and bear the marks in their bodies and souls. Stand with Joe and their entire family while they stand vigil for this young hero. Stand with all the families of those who have been injured or taken.

We are aware that Slip 18's nephew,Amelia's brother in Fallujah, xzins' son in Iraq, and our FRiend in Balad are among those in danger in this hour. We know that many more are with them. Father, we continue to ask for miracles of protection and mercy for them and their families. We are so very grateful that these have dedicated themselves to the cause of Freedom, and are willing to pay the price. But Father, we petition you that by our prayers and your intercession, you will, by your Grace and Mercy cause that price in the lives and blood of our troops and support personnel to be minimal.

These who are named represent the loved ones of all of us who are in harm's way. We reach out to Heaven and call upon you, our Father, for your help and mercy. We ask that if there is any way possible, that we may fulfill in some way the admonition to "pray without ceasing." If there is a level of our consciousness, or subconcious, or unconscious, or superconscious that we may be engaged in perpetual prayer and petitioning, we ask that we may be guided into how to do this. If it is possible, we offer ourselves to this work. Let us especially be engaged in this, if it is according to your Will and Possibility, even while we sleep and are going about our business in our daily lives. Help us to find moments in the day to place our attention on you and help us to see the larger Vision you have for this nation and the work our beloved troops are engaged in. We pray for the protection of that Vision as well as for the protection of our beloved troops and those who stand with them.

Father, we are mindful of our friends on this forum and elsewhere who are waiting for news of their loved ones. Father, grant that they are comforted and strengthened while they wait. Grant that they have abundant faith and the grace to feel your loving touch in these bleak hours of facing the Unknown. Grant them peace of mind and calmness of spirit. If they are so inclined, as they meditate on the magnificent and merciful heart of our Lord, let there be an upliftment and a grace and miracle of love and comfort which does not come from this world.

We surrender these loved ones to you and trust your compassionate keeping. We ask that all our prayers will be adjusted according to thy Will and that they will be acceptable unto you. Father, we praise you and magnify your Name in the earth!

Amen

[VOA]

(reposted from another thread)

This is one of the few times I'll post a relevant text from a Democrat with an "amen"
in my heart.
The text and aim of the prayer applies even now, in this day and hour.

President Roosevelt gave the following prayer in a radio address to the American people
shortly after the beginning of D Day, June 6, 1944:

In this poignant hour, I ask you to join with me in prayer:

Almighty God: Our sons, pride of our Nation, this day have set upon a mighty
endeavor … to set free a suffering humanity.

Lead them straight and true; give strength to their arms, stoutness to their
hearts, steadfastness to their faith.

They will need Thy blessings…. They will be sore tried, by night and by day,
without rest — until the victory is won. The darkness will be rent by noise and
flame. Men's souls will be shaken with the violence of war.

For these men are lately drawn from the ways of peace. They fight not for the
lust of conquest. They fight to end conquest. They fight to liberate. They fight
to let justice arise, and for tolerance and good will among all Thy people. They
yearn but for the end of battle, for their return to the haven of home.

Some will never return. Embrace these, Father, and receive them, Thy heroic
servants, into Thy kingdom.

And for us at home — fathers, mothers, children, wives, sisters, and brothers
of brave men overseas — whose thoughts and prayers are ever with them —
help us, Almighty God, to rededicate ourselves in renewed faith in Thee in this
hour of great sacrifice….

Thy will be done, Almighty God.

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With the minor addenda that the prayer is for all our Coalition and their family and
friends, I say "amen"

[Dubya]

Bump for Allen. Thanks for the ping.

[Soaring Feather]

Prayer bump for all our troops standing in harms way.

[MEG33]

Amen,TEXOKIE.Thank you for the powerful prayer.

[Soaring Feather]

bump

[juzcuz]

I Pray that Our Father Protect Our Boys with such a cover that they are not seen by the enemy...

[juzcuz]

I Pray that Our Father Protect Our Boys with such a cover that they are not seen by the enemy...

[TEXOKIE]

On another thread I saw VOA's post in which he shared a prayer which had been written by Franklin Roosevelt during a dark time in WWII. It is very appropriate to events unfolding at this time and I asked him to repost it here.

Thank you so very much for finding this and bringing it to us here, VOA.

Follows is a repost of VOA's repost!

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(reposted from another thread)

This is one of the few times I'll post a relevant text from a Democrat with an "amen"
in my heart.
The text and aim of the prayer applies even now, in this day and hour.

President Roosevelt gave the following prayer in a radio address to the American people
shortly after the beginning of D Day, June 6, 1944:

In this poignant hour, I ask you to join with me in prayer:

Almighty God: Our sons, pride of our Nation, this day have set upon a mighty
endeavor … to set free a suffering humanity.

Lead them straight and true; give strength to their arms, stoutness to their
hearts, steadfastness to their faith.

They will need Thy blessings…. They will be sore tried, by night and by day,
without rest — until the victory is won. The darkness will be rent by noise and
flame. Men's souls will be shaken with the violence of war.

For these men are lately drawn from the ways of peace. They fight not for the
lust of conquest. They fight to end conquest. They fight to liberate. They fight
to let justice arise, and for tolerance and good will among all Thy people. They
yearn but for the end of battle, for their return to the haven of home.

Some will never return. Embrace these, Father, and receive them, Thy heroic
servants, into Thy kingdom.

And for us at home — fathers, mothers, children, wives, sisters, and brothers
of brave men overseas — whose thoughts and prayers are ever with them —
help us, Almighty God, to rededicate ourselves in renewed faith in Thee in this
hour of great sacrifice….

Thy will be done, Almighty God.

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With the minor addenda that the prayer is for all our Coalition and their family and
friends, I say "amen"

VOA

[TEXOKIE]

"I Pray that Our Father Protect Our Boys with such a cover that they are not seen by the enemy..."


AMEN!

[Soaring Feather]

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