Prayer Vigil for the Immigration Issue

5/29/06 | Knitting a Conundrum

[Smartass]

PRAYER FOR OUR NATION

Thought...

Finding fault in someone else is so easy for most of us.   Finding fault in ourselves is much trickier.   Jesus reminds us that we must deal with the shortcomings and sins in our own lives before we start telling others how to live.   Seems pretty simple, doesn't it?   But we all know it isn't.

Prayer...

Father, please forgive me when I am severe, harsh, and judgmental toward others.   I know there are problems in my own life that need the work of your Holy Spirit.   I confess that there are routine sins that I find myself excusing more and more.   Please, dear LORD, forgive my sin and empower me to move beyond it.
In Jesus' name I pray.
Amen.



Deus vobiscum

[WestCoastGal]

Amen

Thanks for the ping, that's a very thoughtful prayer and much needed these days!

[Altura Ct.]

Amen!

[Knitting A Conundrum]

Evening prayer vigil ping!

Dear Lord,
We come before your presence knowing you are the one who holds all things in your hands.

Be with our leaders this day. We ask you to heal the hurt of those who are bitter, soothe the anger of those overcome with rage and breathe your wisdom into their hearts, so they will act like leaders who know the future will be shaped by their actions.

Lord, we ask you to watch over our military, so that the men and women deployed might come back into the welcome embrace of their families.

Help those who guard our nation's safety in their work.

O Lord, our light, our truth, our way, guide us always.

In the name of Jesus, Amen.

[Smartass]

Folks In Heaven

I was shocked, confused, bewildered
as I entered Heaven's door,
not by the beauty of it all,
not by the lights or decor.
But it was the folks in Heaven
who made me sputter and gasp--
the thieves, the liars, the sinners,
the alcoholics, the trash.

There stood the kid from seventh grade
who swiped my lunch money twice.

Next to him was my old neighbor
who never said anything nice.

Uncle Bill, who I always thought
was rotting away in hell,
was sitting pretty on cloud nine,
looking incredibly well.

I nudged Jesus, "What's the deal?
I would love to hear Your take.
How'd all these sinners get up here?
God must've made a mistake.
And why's everyone so quiet,
so somber? Give me a clue."

"Hush, child," said He.
"They're all in shock
No one thought they'd see you either."



Deus vobiscum

[Czar]

Really like this one.

[Smartass]

Yeah, that one speaks volumes. I like it too.
It depicts one's imperfections!

 

[Pegita]

Heavenly Father, we return to thank You that You have gathered unto Yourself a community of believers to plead the cause of our nation before the Throne of Grace. May blessings abundant fall upon each one as we speak our anguish and despair and hope.

Grant unto those in authority over us, divine wisdom and strength of purpose, that laws made or enforced would be to enhance the safety of our beloved country. Turn aside attempts for personal gain or power ... let our hearts be guided by the Rule of Law and decency and order, for chaos and confusion comes from the camp of the enemy.

Give voice to the great concerns of the citizenry ... let their voice be heard across the land, and may those whom we have elected as our representatives, be circumspect in responding. May the righteous stand firm in conviction, and may they prevail, O Lord, that we might again rejoice ...

My country tis of thee,
Sweet land of liberty,
Of thee I sing.
Land where my fathers died!
Land of the Pilgrim's pride!
From every mountain side,
Let freedom ring!

My native country, thee,
Land of the noble free,
Thy name I love.
I love thy rocks and rills,
Thy woods and templed hills;
My heart with rapture fills
Like that above.


Let music swell the breeze,
And ring from all the trees
Sweet freedom's song.
Let mortal tongues awake;
Let all that breathe partake;
Let rocks their silence break,
The sound prolong.

Our father's God to, Thee,
Author of liberty,
To Thee we sing.
Long may our land be bright
With freedom's holy light;
Protect us by Thy might,
Great God, our King!

Amen and Amen ...

[Pegita]

I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills
from whence cometh my help;

My help cometh from the Lord
who made Heaven and Earth.

Psalm 121:1-2

[Knitting A Conundrum]

Thank you Pegita for posting these...

(I am down this morning with a really horrendous headache. I'm not sure how much I will be posting)

O Lord, our Father,
We turn to you
to ask your guidance, your blessing, your aid,
especially on those who lead our country.

May we be guided by your wisdom
to see beyond the realm of political gain
one person besting another in a national war
that leaves us open to destruction,
and instead, by your light
make the decisions most in line with your will.

In the name of Jesus I ask, Amen.

[Cindy]

Dear Lord,

Thank You for Knitting A Conundrum.
I pray that she feels better today.

Thank You Lord for the bountiful
blessings you have bestowed on
each of us specifically and on our
country, in general.

We don't deserve it.
We thank You for Your love.

Please guide us.
Please protect us.

Your will be done.

Thank You God.

In Jesus' Holy name
I pray this humble prayer.

Amen.

[Altura Ct.]

"The time is now near at hand which must probably determine whether Americans are to be free men or slaves; whether they are to have any property they can call their own; whether their houses and farms are to be pillaged and destroyed, and themselves consigned to a state of wretchedness from which no human efforts will deliver them.

"The fate of unborn millions will now depend, under God, on the courage of this army. Our cruel and unrelenting enemy leaves us only the choice of brave resistance, or the most abject submission. We have, therefore, to resolve to conquer or die."

George Washington - 1776


~And for the support of this Declaration, with firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor."

Continental Congress - 1776

[Pegita]

Joining you in prayer for Knitting ... that the Lord would take from her all pain and discomfort ...

And agreeing with your prayer for our beloved country ...

Please guide us. Please protect us.

Amen and Amen ...

[Knitting A Conundrum]

And Lord, thank you for friends who join us in such important work and who show how good hearted they are by being willing to take time out to reach out to those in need.

Lord, when you look at this nation and all its faults, look mostly at the heart of those who love you and who are here to be your servants, doing your work.

And teach us, in spite of all the wrong around us, to love the way you want us to.

And may our prayers lift up our nation, and give strength to all who are standing up for your truth.

To you, O Lord, be the glory, and the honor, and the power, forever, and ever, Amen.

[Cindy]

and Amen.

[Knitting A Conundrum]

Morning prayer vigil ping!

Lord, we call upon you once again.

You have given us another day, and another opportunity to do your will.

On this day we pray for our nations and our leaders, that they be not dismayed at negative rhetoric, but hearken to your word and stand for the right.

Lead them to do their jobs as you would have them do. Guide them with your wisdom and protect them from those who would lead them down paths that would harm our nation.

In the name of Jesus, Amen.

[pissant]

Amen!

[Pegita]

Unto You, O Lord, we return with thanksgiving for Your goodness and mercy upon us. Continue, we pray, to work in the hearts of those in authority over us, that they would be mindful of what is true and just, that they would be pleasing in Your sight as they stand guard over the citizenry. Protect them from the wiles of corruption and personal gain ... let them not be seduced by flattery or money or deceitful lies, but give them discerning hearts.

And grant unto the people the ability, by the Power of the Holy Spirit, to know what is right and just, and may they call to account those who are wayward ... may they insist, and receive, truth and justice and decency and order and a respect and adherence to law.

In the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ, may it be thus, O Lord, may it be thus, Amen ...

[The Spirit Of Allegiance]

Agreed, in prayer, amen.

[Cindy]

and Amen.