Posted on 07/04/2008 1:51:11 AM PDT by Jim Robinson
Happy Birthday everyone, what troubles me is that I don’t think we could get 55 signers today.
Thank you and best wishes back and again for this thread!
And to you too Jim.
I am spending the morning and afternoon watching “Band of Brothers” on DVD. It’s a wonderful tribute to our Country.
We should start by REMOVING ALL BLACK ROBED JUDGES
that FAIL to unhold the Constitution!
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Howdy! :^D
I’m heading off for work in a few minutes.
Have a super day!
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We pray, Thee O Almighty and Eternal God! Who through Jesus Christ hast revealed Thy glory to all nations, to preserve the works of Thy mercy, that Thy Church, being spread through the whole world, may continue with unchanging faith in the confession of Thy Name.
We pray Thee, who alone art good and holy, to endow with heavenly knowledge, sincere zeal, and sanctity of life, our chief bishop, Pope n., the Vicar of Our Lord Jesus Christ, in the government of his Church; our own bishop, n., all other bishops, prelates, and pastors of the Church; and especially those who are appointed to exercise amongst us the functions of the holy ministry, and conduct Thy people into the ways of salvation.
We pray Thee O God of might, wisdom, and justice! Through whom authority is rightly administered, laws are enacted, and judgment decreed, assist with Thy Holy Spirit of counsel and fortitude the President of these United States, that his administration may be conducted in righteousness, and be eminently useful to Thy people over whom he presides; by encouraging due respect for virtue and religion; by a faithful execution of the laws in justice and mercy; and by restraining vice and immorality. Let the light of Thy divine wisdom direct the deliberations of Congress, and shine forth in all the proceedings and laws framed for our rule and government, so that they may tend to the preservation of peace, the promotion of national happiness, the increase of industry, sobriety, and useful knowledge; and may perpetuate to us the blessing of equal liberty.
We pray for his excellency, the governor of this state , for the members of the assembly, for all judges, magistrates, and other officers who are appointed to guard our political welfare, that they may be enabled, by Thy powerful protection, to discharge the duties of their respective stations with honesty and ability.
We recommend likewise, to Thy unbounded mercy, all our brethren and fellow citizens throughout the United States, that they may be blessed in the knowledge and sanctified in the observance of Thy most holy law; that they may be preserved in union, and in that peace which the world cannot give; and after enjoying the blessings of this life, be admitted to those which are eternal.
Finally, we pray to Thee, O Lord of mercy, to remember the souls of Thy servants departed who are gone before us with the sign of faith and repose in the sleep of peace; the souls of our parents, relatives, and friends; of those who, when living, were members of this congregation, and particularly of such as are lately deceased; of all benefactors who, by their donations or legacies to this Church, witnessed their zeal for the decency of divine worship and proved their claim to our grateful and charitable remembrance. To these, O Lord, and to all that rest in Christ, grant, we beseech Thee, a place of refreshment, light, and everlasting peace, through the same Jesus Christ, Our Lord and Savior. Amen.
Our gratitude is deepened when we remember the price others paid to help obtain freedom. In the United States, one such person was Richard Stockton.
Stockton was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. He was a prominent lawyer and a wealthy landowner. Because he supported the war efforts, he and his family were driven from their home. That home was sacked and burned. Stockton was imprisoned for several years and subjected to harsh treatment that broke his health. He died a pauper at the age of 51. Yet few Americans remember this hero who paid such a high price for the cause of liberty. His sacrifice is largely forgotten.
Even more important, have we become so familiar with the gospel that we fail to appreciate what our salvation cost the Savior? We rejoice in the spiritual freedom we enjoy by faith in the sin-canceling death of Jesus, but do we realize at least to some small degree the price He paid?
Are we truly grateful to Jesus for all He sacrificed to set us free spiritually? If so, we are to “stand fast . . . in the liberty by which Christ has made us free” (Gal. 5:1). No matter what else may be demanding our attention, let’s take time to remember the unpayable debt we owe Him.
Thankfully I was asleep during the good part of that show mother nature put on. LOL
See posts 25 and 48, also go to http://www.rushlimbaugh.com which also has it posted.
Thank you Jim, and may God continue to bless these United States of America.
FReegards,
David
And a glorious Fourth to you, Jim!!
I know this has been a trying year for you, but the best is yet to be!
The older I get, the more I think I understand the incredible courage it took for these men to write these words and stand behind them, in the face of the greatest military and political power known to man up to that point in time.
And the more I realize, that without God, none of it would have been possible.
In a desperate hour of need, I reached out in a nationwide (cyberstyle) hunt for anyone who could help us. I believe the hand of God led me to Free Republic. It is because of Free Republic and the people I found on here that my Nephew, Sgt. Evan Vela, received the help he did.
I would like to send a huge
And this prayer:
For the rest of you freepers
Happy Independence Day!
courtesy of teenyelliott.
BTTT
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God Bless you and our Free Republic!
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