Evening prayer ping!
As everybody who's seen me post on FR knows, I use Micah 6:8 as my permanent tagline.
I found this story about Theodore Roosevelt (who I admit is one of my heros) talking about just that Bible verse:
In 1917, when American troops were preparing to sail across the seas in order to take to the battlefields of France and Belgium in the first World War, the New York Bible Society asked Theodore Roosevelt to inscribe a message in the pocket New Testament that each of the soldiers would be given. The great man happily complied. And he began by giving a striking Biblical call for a life of balance, what he called Micah mandate."He has shown you, O man, what is good and what the Lord requires of you, but to do justice and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God” Micah 6:8
Saying that the whole teaching of the New Testament is actually foreshadowed in Micah’s verse, he exhorted the men to "lead the world in both word and deed through unimpeachable moral uprightness.”
In his brief message to the soldiers he explained, “Do justice, and therefore fight valiantly against those that stand for the reign of Moloch and Beelzebub on this Earth. Love mercy, treat your enemies well, succor the afflicted, treat every women as if she were your sister, care for the little children, and be tender with the old and helpless. Walk humbly, you will do so if you study the life and teachings of the Saviour, walking in His steps."
http://www.eadshome.com/TheodoreRoosevelt.htm
O Father God,
In the past you have raised up many men of great courage and integrity for this nation.
We ask you now to be with those who know you and lead us, persons of integrity, courage and who understand their duty to guard and guide and protect our nation.
Fill them with a special anointing, O Lord, and be the light guiding their every steps as we are reaching such an important crisis point for our country. Let your will be done, in righteousness and truth, and may you use these people as examples and heralds of how our leaders should act.
Lord, the darkness seems strong, but we know your light is brighter than any dark. Help our country in its time of need, in your way and according to your plan.
O Lord, forgive us of where we fail you, and open our eyes so we too will learn to walk acting with justice, loving mercy and walking humbly with you all the days of our lives.
In the name of Jesus, our Lord and Savior, Amen.
and Amen.
Thank you for you diligent prayers. I just knew there were some more reasons to honor the "Rough Rider". Thanks for sharing that tidbit.