Fasting and Prayers for our Military and the suffering People of Iraq

3-6-03 | patriciaruth

[patriciaruth]

Anyone who would like to request prayers or fasting for their loved ones in the military or for themselves as they go into harm's way, or would like to offer up such prayers and fasts, please join this thread.

Isaiah 58

Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and shew my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins.
Yet they seek me daily and delight to know my ways, as a nation that did righteousness, and forsook not the ordinance of their God: they ask of me the ordinances of justice; they take delight in approaching to God.
Wherefore have we fasted, say they, and thou seeth not? wherefore have we afflicted our soul, and thou takest no knowledge? Behold, in the day of your fast ye find pleasure, and exact all your labours.
Behold, ye fast for strife and debate, and to smite with the fist of wickedness: ye shall not fast as ye do this day, to make your voice to be heard on high.
Is it such a fast that I have chosen? a day for a man to afflict his soul? is it to bow down his head as a bulrush, and to spread sackcloth and ashes under him? wilt thou call this a fast, and acceptable day to the LORD?
Is not this the fast I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke?
Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seeth the naked, that thou cover him; and that thy hide not thyself from thine own flesh?
Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thine health shall spring forth speedily: and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of the LORD shall be thy reward.
Then shalt thou call, and the LORD shall answer; thou shalt cry, and he shall say, Here I am. If thou take away from the midst of thee the yoke, the putting forth of the finger, and speaking vanity;
And if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall thou light rise in obscurity, and thy darkness be as the noon day:
And the LORD shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.
And they that shall be of thee shall build the old waste places: thou shalt raise up the foundations of many generations; and thou shalt be called, The repairer of the breach, The restorer of paths to dwell in.
If thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on my holy day,; and call the sabbath a delight, the holy of the LORD honorable; and shalt honor him, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking thine own words:
Then shalt thou delight thyself in the LORD; and I will cause thee to ride upon the high places of the earth, and feed thee the heritage of Jacob thy father: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it.

[patriciaruth]

Please also remember the words of Yeshua, the Christ, who counseled us, in Mark 11: 22-26

"Have faith in God.
For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.
Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that thou shall receive them, and that shalt have them.
And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive your trespasses.
But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses."

Thus, I ask we reserve this thread for true devotional prayers and requests for prayers, as we as a nation undertake a heavy moral burden.

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God bless and have mercy on OhioWfan's son Eric

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God bless and have mercy on mystery-ak's husband Mike and their son Jonathan

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God bless and have mercy on Inspectorette's son Eric

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God bless and have mercy on LBGA's son

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God bless and have mercy on Slip18's nephew

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God bless and have mercy on anniegetyourgun's nephew Josh

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God bless and have mercy on Himyar's son Robert

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God bless and have mercy on homeschool mama's nephew Michael

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God bless and have mercy on CyberAnt's nephew Jody

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God bless and have mercy on milagro's son

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God bless and have mercy on BlessedAmerican's nephew David

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God bless and have mercy on Jewels1091's daughter's friends, Ross and Chris

God bless and have mercy on Jewels1091's cousin Phil

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God bless and have mercy on Maigrey's cousin C. C.

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God bless and have mercy on Condi2008's friend J.D.

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God bless and have mercy on TruthNTegrity's brother John

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Psalms
121:3 He will not allow your foot to slip; He who keeps you will not slumber.
121:4 Behold, He who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.

The Lord, unlike man, is a reliable source of help. He gives sure footing when the path is narrow and treacherous. He is always on watch. He never slumbers nor sleeps like human sentries.

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God bless and have mercy on Wneighbor's son-in-law Thomas

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:-) Thank you.

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God bless and have mercy on zlala's brother

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God bless and have mercy on tamikamaria's cousin Annette and her best friend’s brother and sister

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God bless and have mercy on Radix's son

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God bless and have mercy on Pippin's niece and nephew

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God bless and have mercy on WomanofStandard's dear friend's three sons, Dustin, Troy, and Tyler

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God bless and have mercy on baseballmom's friend’s nephew, Thomas

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God bless and have mercy on hoosier_RW_conspirator's friend’s son Danny

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God bless and have mercy on ivoteright's husband, who is also I’m ALL Right's brother-in-law

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God bless and have mercy on kemathen7's boyfriend, John

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God bless and have mercy on GretchenEE's dear friend's son Silas

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God bless and have mercy on Warriormom's dear friend Greg

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God bless and have mercy on Per-ling, and bless and protect his wife and 2 year old child whom he leaves behind

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God bless and have mercy on leenie312's son Nicholas

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God bless and have mercy on rintense's friend's brother Brian

[Reagan's_Mom]

May God bless and have mercy upon all who serve, including my brother-in-law Dave.

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God bless and have mercy on JulieRNR21's friend's grandson Justin

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God bless and have mercy on Severa's husband

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God bless and have mercy on Pastor Mike's brother Tom

God bless and have mercy on Dale's son Dean

God bless and have mercy on Cindy's stepson Adam

God bless and have mercy on Jim and Terri's son Stephen

God bless and have mercy on Joy's son Michael

God bless and have mercy on my cousin Ed

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God bless and have mercy on the suffering people of Iraq

[Judith Anne]

A wonderful thread, thank you so much.

God bless and have mercy on my friend Deana's son.

[Pippin]

Thank you, PatriciaRuth and may God bless you and all our military persons as well as all who post and lurk here!

[Radix]

Thank you!

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God bless and protect you, CENTVRIO EQVITVM

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Ping.

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Ping.

[Miss Marple]

Prayers for all those listed on this thread, for all the military, and for the President.

[patriciaruth]

Sincere thanks to your son for his service to our country in these dangerous times.

May the Lord bless him and keep him. May the Holy Spirit bring you peace of mind.

[patriciaruth]

Thank you.

Praise God from Whom all blessings flow!
Praise Him all creatures here below!
Praise Him above, ye heavenly host!
Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost!

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God bless and protect your brother-in-law Dave. Give our thanks to him and your sister for their sacrifices and service to our country.

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God bless and protect your friend's son. We thank them for their sacrifices and their service to our country in time of peril.

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God bless and protect your neice and nephew. We are so grateful for their sacrifices and their service to our country, and pray that their families are shielded by the Holy Spirit while they are gone.