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!!

I hadnt planned to send you on another field trip today, but this thread showed up, and how could I not bring it to you?

Just before President Bush's press conference, a rainbow appeared above the Whitehouse. It seems to me to be a very powerful symbol at a very critical time given to us by our beloved Father. Miracles for for Believers!

http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1117169/posts

[Peach]

A circle of angels is protecting our president and may God give him strength in the months ahead.

[LucyJo]

Thank you, Texokie. I know we are all praying for President Bush, his family, and this administration. I think it would be nice if we sent him an email note of support to let him know that we are indeed with him in this fight for freedom as he surmised in his press conference tonight.

[potlatch]

[A circle of angels is protecting our president]

A beautiful thought, Peach, he certainly needs it after today!

Thanks for the ping, as always, TEXOKIE!!

[TEXOKIE]

PRAYER WARRIOR FIELD TRIP!

Here is one more which I am certain you would not want to miss. Many thanks to each of you who pinged me!

RaceBannon posted a letter which General Major General James Mattis, the Commanding officer of the 1st MEF in Iraq wrote to the families of his troops back home. Not only is the letter itself inspiring, but the thread itself is too. Race informs us that a link to the thread has been sent to the General so everyone has the opportunity to send thanks, best regards, and other well wishes directly to him on the thread.

http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1117149/posts

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

Finally took a few moments to rest in this peaceful place. TEX, thanks for your passionate leadership these difficult days. It is such a joy to be able to send worried loved ones your way - and recruit other FReepers by posting links to your inspired words.

Adding my prayers to those of our FR 'army' for Ordinary_American in Afghanistan, and JeeperFreeper's Marine son in Fallujah.

Thanks to RaceBannon for lifting up the families by sharing General Mattis's e-mail with us.

Thanks for the happy diversions, too, TEX - 'cept maybe the 'creepycrawly' one. *g*

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

Please add Maj Gen James Mattis to the prayer list. This isn't the first time he's reached out with strengthening words as his Marines headed into harm's way, and their families held vigil back home.

Thank you!

[TEXOKIE]

"Please add Maj Gen James Mattis to the prayer list."

Excellent suggestion, Rags.

Beloved Father in Heaven,

We place before you one of our military leaders. His name is Maj Gen James Mattis of the US Marine Corps. Father, this man has shown over many years great integrity and love toward this nation and the men and women he leads. We ask that you will grant him one of our prayer blankets which is woven from our prayers and charged with all the blessed qualities of protection, power, courage, love, wisdom, insight, hope, health, ministration, and mercy from your heart to be issued to him according to need of the hour. Enfold him with heavenly armor and a golden chain mail which is impervious to all harm and that which would seek to interfere with your divine Will for his life.

We are grateful for the staunch service of this man to the Holy Cause of Freedom. Grant him all the spiritual resources that he needs in order to fulfill the vows he has made to duty and honor. Grant him extraordinary intercession in the world and especially on the battlefield to lead his troops to Victory.

We pray for this man and all the ones who serve under him. We pray for his colleagues who serve beside him. We pray for each of these these who are dedicated to doing hard and difficult jobs in order to maintain the safety and freedom of this nation. In each generation we have witnessed your best servants standing tall and paying the price for freedom which as has been said, is not free. We are grateful, Father for raising up in this generation those who have the Vision and courage in their willingness to continue in that service.

Father, bless this General officer and guide him on a path lit by the lanterns of your angels.

amen

[TEXOKIE]

Thanks for your post 193 bump, Ms Feather! How in the world are you? Are you staying on the nest these days or out galavanting the world?

[TEXOKIE]

Thank you MEG33 for joining us in with your hearty amen in your post 194. Thanks so very much for your kind words. All glory to God!

[TEXOKIE]

And here's another thanks for your 195 bump!

[TEXOKIE]

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

Amen to your heartfelt prayer in your post 196, juzcuz.

[TEXOKIE]

Here's bumping back atcha for your post 200 bump!

[TEXOKIE]

Thank you for joining us in prayer in your post 203, Chong.

[Soaring Feather]

bumping your bump Ms Texokie!!

I have been staying on the nest these past few months, however, the urge to spread wings and fly is getting very strong!!

I am doing well thanks and hope you are, also.

[TEXOKIE]

Thanks for your post 207, potlatch.

"I will include TruthNtegrity, and armymarinemoms request in my prayers."

More prayers offered!

[TEXOKIE]

"Let our prayers be multiplied "
"Amen to that!"

Here's an Amen to your post 208 and raising you another Amen!

[Soaring Feather]

And a bumper back at ya Ms Texokie!!

[TEXOKIE]

re your 209...

LOL!! here's another one! ((((Ms 'Tima)))

How is our Karen doing? Tell her we love her and are STILL happy she's home!

[MEG33]

Prayers for our men and women in harms way and for their leaders.I pray God's comfort for all the loved ones of our fallen warriors.