Posted on 05/20/2008 11:48:45 AM PDT by GovernmentShrinker
Can we please have a civilized thread offering our prayers for Sen. Kennedy and his family? He has just been diagnosed with brain cancer (glioma) which has a very poor prognosis. The moderators have already been forced to pull at least FOUR threads on this topic due to uncivilized posters. If you feel the urge to post something unkind, don't.
MOD: Violation of decorum on this thread will be dealt with by immediate suspension. Thanks for your cooperation.
“May God bless and comfort all of them.”
Amen
Prayers sent for Senator Kennedy and his family. A truly terrible diagnosis.
I agree. This is about humanity and compassion, not politics. God Bless them at what must be a terrible time.
I agree.
Perhaps the mods won't pull them.
Prayers for the Senator.
Prayers for the Senator.
1 Timothy 2:1-4 I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone— for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. This is good, and pleases God our Savior, who wants all men to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth.
Dear Heavenly Father,
I lift up Senator Kennedy and his family, asking for Your comforting hand and mercy to be on their lives. Lord, he has done a lot that we disagree with, a lot that we can even say transgresses Your law- but again, we are all guilty of breaking Your law and none of us deserves Your mercy and grace. Therefore, Lord, we pray for the Senator what we ourselves have been given, grace. We pray for his family that this illness may draw them all closer to You. The Kennedy family has had a tragic history, and Teddy’s malignant tumor only adds to that pain. Yet, they have also been strong through it all and can be admired for that reason. Politics aside, this is a family that needs You now. And so we pray for each of them and we pray that You will gain glory from this situation.
For it is in the beloved name of Christ Jesus my Lord that I pray these things, Amen.
My hope is that Senator Ted can find The Truth... before it’s too late....
Prayers for Ted Kennedy and his immediate family.
I am praying for Sen. Kennedy. He is in my deepest thoughts and prayers. Hopefully, the prayers of all of us combined will save him from the eternal torture and damnation he surely faces.
Prayers for Senator Kennedy for comfort and healing, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
Lord, I pray your perfect will for Theodore Kennedy.
My prayers and best wishes for Sen. Kennedy and his family.
Amen.
Is this thread going to be locked too?
All the others have been and no links to open threads or reason why.
God help Senator Kennedy and give him and his family hope and courage.
Prayers for him and his family in this latest tragedy to befall them.
The Mods are getting tired of playing babysitters on these threads.
Excellent idea ~ thank you.
I care about anyone who has taken ill.
Prayers up for Sen. Kennedy & his family. For his own sake, I hope he will take an immediate retirement from the Senate so he can spend his remaining days with his family.
But like someone else said on anothe thread - I most of all pray God uses this to make Senator Kennedy face the truth, repent, and trust in Jesus Christ alone as Lord and Savior.
2 Timothy 2:4 ~ That none shall be left behind!
Prayers going out for Sentor Kennedy and his family.
I pray for his healing, for his spiritual well-being, for rest and for his family and friends. He’s nearing the end of his life journey at 76 and I hope that he recognizes the need to be at-peace with God as he looks toward eternity.
Good post. Lest anyone forget.
Appears the Karma Police have not forgotten!
Yes, prayers up. This is a very, very serious diagnosis. It will be very difficult for him and the family in coming months.
Amen. I couldn’t have said it any better.
We need to show some class here...
...it is disheartening when freepers complain about the comments on the liberal blogs about the deaths of Heston and Falwell, and then I read some of the sme type of bile when a liberal icon comes to grief...wonder why people can’t realize they’re better than that, if they’d allow themselves to be...
For all his faults he has been good to all his nieces and nephews that looked to him as a substitute father. I’m offering a special prayer for Carolyn Kennedy. For this young woman the losses have been great and she has maintained such dignity and grace.
Does this mean the tumor is inoperable? If so... I'm very sorry to hear about that...
That will depend on whether ill-mannered posters can refrain from posting things that require moderator intervention.
There were reasons given. Three were locked for being duplicates. The 4th was locked because AdMod didn't want to try and keep up with the demeaning remarks that reflect on Free Republic. The 5th was locked because, apparently, AdMod(s) had left the building...whatever that means.
Prayers up for Senator Kennedy and his family. May God comfort them all in this time of distress.
Praying for his return to health, and comfort and strength for his family. I am very sorry he received this diagnosis.
Praying for FReepers to have the kind of heart and spirit their religion wishes them to have.
Prayers for his complete recovery. And that this experience will give him cause for reflection.
As far as the senator goes, I pray this tragedy will be what makes him realize that he needs to repent and get right with God. Any other pray would be cruel and deny the reality that he is in dire need of spiritual redemption.
Thank You for this thread!
Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name.
Thy Kingdom come,
thy will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory, for ever and ever.
Amen
Not only prayers for Ted Kennedy and his family...but also for posters who thought it necessary to leave disparaging remarks on all the closed threads...
I pray for Truth, Justice and God’s blessings to the righteous. Whoever they might be.
Let’s not forget that the left is VERY capable of posting something nasty under the guise of being one of the right’s own...
Thank you for this thread.
I join in prayers that Sen. Kennedy will be healed, fully. In both body and spirit. Spirit...especially. We ALL need God in our lives.
We’ve ALL fallen short...all of us.
Pray for Hillary! and Obama, while you’re at it, for THEIR salvation. Now wouldn’t THAT be something? :)
Agreed. I have to say I’m quite proud of the FR base, very few used this as an opportunity for something other than well wishing. Doesn’t matter what we think of his deeds, he is a human in dire need of the Lords touch, something we should wish for all. Good Lord help him and his family through this difficult time.
prayers up
An ex-boyfriend of mine died of this. What a horrible prognosis.
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