The Prayer Room: Praying for America, FR, and all who need it

Various | 11/8/06 | Knitting a Conundrum

[E.G.C.]

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Prayer is the soul’s sincere desire,
Unuttered or expressed;
The motion of a hidden fire
That trembles in the breast.

Prayer is the burden of a sigh,
The falling of a tear
The upward glancing of an eye,
When none but God is near.

Prayer is the simplest form of speech
That infant lips can try;
Prayer, the sublimest strains
That reach The Majesty on high.

Prayer is the Christian’s vital breath,
The Christian’s native air,
His watchword at the gates of death;
He enters Heav’n with prayer.

Prayer is the contrite sinner’s voice,
Returning from his ways,
While angels in their songs rejoice
And cry, “Behold, he prays!”

The saints in prayer appear as one
In word, in deed, and mind,
While with the Father and the Son
Sweet fellowship they find.

No prayer is made by man alone
The Holy Spirit pleads,
And Jesus, on th’eternal throne,
For sinners intercedes.

O Thou by Whom we come to God,
The Life, the Truth, the Way,
The path of prayer Thyself hast trod:
Lord, teach us how to pray.

~James Montgomery

[bperiwinkle7]

A beautiful post.
Amen to that Carb.

[bperiwinkle7]

Gal 5:13 For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.
Gal 5:14 For the whole law is fulfilled in one word: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”
Gal 5:15 But if you bite and devour one another, watch out that you are not consumed by one another.
Gal 5:16 But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.
Gal 5:17 For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are opposed to each other, to keep you from doing the things you want to do.
Gal 5:18 But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.
Gal 5:19 Now the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality,
Gal 5:20 idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, rivalries, dissensions, divisions,
Gal 5:21 envy, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
Gal 5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
Gal 5:23 gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.
Gal 5:24 And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.
Gal 5:25 If we live by the Spirit, let us also walk by the Spirit.

LORD, you alone can empower us to walk by your Holy Spirit.
Help us to carry out that law of love in Christ Jesus.
It is not easy to live this Christian life, but you have given us everything we need for life and godliness through the knowledge of Him who called us to his own Glory and goodness.
You have started a good work in us.
You will finish it.
I acknowledge LORD, and desire that you will be glorified in all the earth.
Praise the LORD.

http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/i/a/iamresol.htm

I am resolved no longer to linger,
Charmed by the world’s delight,
Things that are higher, things that are nobler,
These have allured my sight.

Refrain

I will hasten to Him, hasten so glad and free;
Jesus, greatest, highest, I will come to Thee.
I will hasten, hasten to Him, hasten so glad and free;
Jesus, Jesus, greatest, highest, I will come to Thee.

I am resolved to go to the Savior,
Leaving my sin and strife;
He is the true One, He is the just One,
He hath the words of life.

Refrain

I am resolved to follow the Savior,
Faithful and true each day;
Heed what He sayeth, do what He willeth,
He is the living Way.

Refrain

I am resolved to enter the kingdom
Leaving the paths of sin;
Friends may oppose me, foes may beset me,
Still will I enter in.

Refrain

I am resolved, and who will go with me?
Come, friends, without delay,
Taught by the Bible, led by the Spirit,
We’ll walk the heav’nly way.

ONE MORE TIME!

I am resolved, and who will go with me?
Come, friends, without delay,
Taught by the Bible, led by the Spirit,
We’ll walk the heav’nly way.

I will hasten to Him, hasten so glad and free;
Jesus, greatest, highest, I will come to Thee.
I will hasten, hasten to Him, hasten so glad and free;
Jesus, Jesus, greatest, highest, I will come to Thee.

AMEN.

[Kitty Mittens]

Amen and Amen!

This is my Father's World

"This is my Father's World,
And to my listening ears,
All nature sings and round me rings
The music of the spheres.

This is my Father's World,
I rest me in the thought,
Of rocks and trees, of skies and seas,
His hands the wonders wrought.
Amen."

Thank You, Merciful Master, for Your Love and Your Grace. Help us to Live to Thy Glory, O God of Everlasting Praise. O Lord of Creation, our Mighty King, we Love to Lift High Thy Name. May Thy Kingdom Come Soon, the Age of Eternal Day.

Be Pleased, Your Grace, to Bless Thy Ransomed Lambs. Hold us to Thy Heart, O Shepherd-King Most Dear. We Love You, Your Highness, and Exalt You Forevermore, amen.

The Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. (Rev.22:21)

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...led by the Spirit,

Four very important words.

[bperiwinkle7]

Indeed.

[Knitting A Conundrum]

Remember Man
(Tune)
http://www.contemplator.com/midimusic/maidwho.mid

Remember man, that thou are dust,
to dust you shall return
When God shall call your spirit home
to soar with him or burn.
He has told you what is good O man,
what matters most of all —
So choose you wisely while you may
To walk with him or fall.

Some do think when they are young
That what they want is right.
Power, love, or frenzied games,
While they are young and bright.
But like the flowers of the field
That bloom so bright in May
The time will come as days run by
That brightness fades away.

When darkness comes crashing down
and lovers lose their charms,
And power leaves a bitter taste,
Hope crumble in your arms,
O what will fill the aching gap
That burns within your soul?
What can fill your emptiness
And make your spirit whole?

Remember Man, that thou art dust,
But Jesus wore that dust, too,
To open wide the doors of grace,
Healing, cleansing and true.
If you listen to his voice,
and follow where he leads you,
Living waters there will quench your thirst
And the Bread of life will feed you.

Listen, Man, he calls you now
To make your wounded life whole.
To heal the pain in your aching heart,
To fill that gap in your soul.
He calls to you with gentle voice
Gives light to show you the way,
Love divine from Heaven’s door
To fill your heart today.

[E.G.C.]

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[bperiwinkle7]

http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/b/e/beholtbc.htm

Behold the Bridegroom cometh in
The middle of the night,
And blest is he whose loins are girt,
Whose lamp is burning bright;
But woe to that dull servant, whom
The Master shall surprise
With lamp untrimmed, unburning and
With slumber in his eyes.

Do thou, my soul, beware, beware,
Lest thou in sleep sink down,
Lest thou be given o’er to death,
And lose the golden crown;
But see that thou be sober, with
A watchful eye, and thus
Cry—‘Holy, holy, holy God,
Have mercy upon us.’

That day, the day of fear, shall come;
My soul, slack not thy toil,
But light thy lamp, and feed it well,
And make it bright with oil;
Who knowest not how soon may sound
The cry at eventide,
‘Behold the Bridegroom comes! Arise!
Go forth to meet the bride.’

Beware, my soul; beware, beware,
Lest thou in slumber lie,
And like, the five, remain without,
And knock, and vainly cry;
But watch, and bear thy lamp undimmed,
And Christ shall gird thee on
His own bright wedding robe of light—
The glory of the Son.
— Methodius of Olympus,

[Knitting A Conundrum]

Lord, there are days when you seem so close,
Then there are days like today
When I feel alone and small,
and you seem dear, but so far away,
And I am clinging to your cross by my fingertips.

O how this world blows hard today,
Its dark heart like a storm at night,
Pushing me with its winds and rain,
trying to push me out of sight
Of the glory here at the foot of your cross.

And yet I know that as it tugs and pulls,
and tries to yank me loose with all of its might
It is I who must let go from your strong hand
It is I who must choose to go into that night,
For you hold me with an unbreakable tie.

You are my light, Lord, you are my home —
Where else can I go but to your cross
Even when the world buffets my heart and mind,
It offers no hope, but pain and loss.
Even when I do not see you clearly, here I make my stand.

[bperiwinkle7]

.....here I make my stand.”

Gal 5:1 For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery.

1Co 16:13 Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong.

Eph 6:11 Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.

Eph 6:13 Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm.

Eph 6:14 Stand therefore, having fastened on the belt of truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,

Php 4:1 Therefore, my brothers, whom I love and long for, my joy and crown, stand firm thus in the Lord, my beloved.

LORD HELP US TO STAND.
Thank you Father for the fellowship in your Holy Spirit that we have here.
Bless FR and JR and all your people, for you have many.
Help us to have patient endurance and joy.

1Pe 1:8 Though you have not seen him, you love him. Though you do not now see him, you believe in him and rejoice with joy that is inexpressible and filled with glory,
1Pe 1:9 obtaining the outcome of your faith, the salvation of your souls.

Strengthen us with the Power at work in us by your Holy Spirit and help us tomorrow to glorify you.
Provide for those who are crying out to you.
Comfort us by returning our eyes to your face and your WORD.
You alone are God.
Amen.

[E.G.C.]

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A Whisper Between Friends

The Lord passed by, and a great strong wind rent the mountains
and brake in pieces the rocks before the Lord; but the Lord was not in the wind
...[nor] the earthquake...[nor] the fire: and after the fire [came] a still small voice....
1 Kings 19:11-12

"I have called you friends....
You did not choose me, but I chose you."
John 15:15-16

Remember at all times - it is God himself, breathing within,
who woos us and calls us to live as His sons and daughters.

Remember His gentleness when you think of yourself as a lowly servant of the most high King.
He is indeed King, but one who loves us as a heavenly Father.
And when you gave yourself to Him,
you took within you the Holy Spirit as your spouse.

And so it is by the wooing, and the sustaining power of the Spirit that you chose,
and continue to choose, a life of godly perfection
that comes by walking the path of the gospel.

~Saint Francis of Assisi, Letter to St. Clare and Her Sisterhood, excerpt.

"My Father, you call me your child....You call me beloved....
I know that no service you ask of me today will be too hard.
Nothing you ask of me will harm me...
though you want to put to death in me the selfish...the fearful...
and all that keeps me from walking close to you."
~David Hazard

[.30Carbine]

Unless the LORD builds the house, those who build it labor in vain.
Unless the LORD watches over the city, the watchman stays awake in vain.
~Psalm 127:1

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[Knitting A Conundrum]

Please remember a fellow FReeper who wishes to remain anonymous. This freeper is undergoing “chemo type therapy for a liver “issue” Not as bad as Tony Snow but got my Dr serious” and needs prayer both for the healing of his body and for dealing with the effects of his body.

[E.G.C.]

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[syriacus]

Prayers for our anonymous fellow Freeper.

[Kitty Mittens]

Amen to your Wonderful Offerings to our God of All Grace! Praying for the Freeper Undergoing the Therapy for his Liver.

Dear Lord and Master mine {Lyrics: Thomas Gill, 1863. Composer: George Kingsley, 1843.}

Dear Lord and Master mine,
Thy happy servant see;
My Conqueror, with what joy divine
Thy captive clings to Thee!

I love Thy yoke to wear,
To feel Thy gracious bands;
Sweetly restrained by Thy care
And happy in Thy hands.

No bar would I remove,
No bond would I unbind;
Within the limits of Thy love
Full liberty I find.

I would not walk alone,
But still with Thee, my God;
At every step my blindness own,
And ask of Thee the road.

Dear Lord and Master mine,
Still keep Thy servant true;
My Guardian and my Guide divine
Bring, bring Thy pilgrim through.

My Conqueror and my King,
Still keep me in Thy train;
And with Thee Thy glad captive bring
When Thou return’st to reign.

We Love You, our Shepherd-King, with All our Hearts and Souls. You are our Everything, our Hope, our Life, our Every Breath. We Worship You and Adore You, and Long to See Your Face. Thank You, my Lord, for the Lambs of Your Heart. Please Bless them to the Uttermost, and Surround them with Your Grace. Pour Out Endless Blessings Upon Jim and Free Republic, O God. We Commit All these we Love to You, and Glorify Your Holy Name.

Revive our Land, O King of the Nations, and may our America Evermore Shine. Send Comfort and Strength to our Persecuted Brethren throughout the Earth. Keep Israel Safe in Thy Constant and Loving Care.

We Pray that You would Torpedo a Clinton Presidency before it Even Begins, Sovereign Lord. Send us a Good Man, and Spare us from the Clinton Regime.

We Ask for Healing for the Freeper Undergoing Medical Care. In the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ we Pray All Things, Worshiping our King, amen.

[E.G.C.]

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