Pause to pray for Americans fighting terrorism

Most Americans don't know the names Javier Camacho or Patrick M. Quinn, but they should. As 150,000 U.S. troops spend the Christmas holiday fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan, all Americans should reflect on the unique sacrifices of the men and women like them who form this new generation of brave soldiers.

Stay with me, God - A Soldier's Prayer This anonymous poem was blown into a slit trench in Tunisia during a heavy bombardment in the early days of World War II.

Stay with me, God. The night is dark,
The night is cold: my little spark
Of courage dies. The night is long;
Be with me, God, and make me strong.

I love a game; I love a fight.
I hate the dark; I love the light.
I love my child; I love my wife.
I am no coward. I love Life,

Life with its change of mood and shade.
I want to live. I'm not afraid,
But me and mine are hard to part;
Oh, unknown God, lift up my heart.

You stilled the waters at Dunkirk
And saved Your Servants. All Your work
Is wonderful, dear God. You strode
Before us down that dreadful road.

We were alone, and hope had fled;
We loved our country and our dead,
And could not shame them; so we stayed
The course, and were not much afraid.

Dear God that nightmare road! And then
That sea! We got there-we were men.
My eyes were blind, my feet were torn,
My soul sang like a bird at dawn!

I knew that death is but a door.
I knew what we were fighting for:
Peace for the kids, our brothers freed,
A kinder world, a cleaner breed.

I'm but the son my mother bore,
A simple man, and nothing more.
But-God of strength and gentleness,
Be pleased to make me nothing less. Help me, O God, when Death is near
To mock the haggard face of fear,
That when I fall-if fall I must-
My soul may triumph in the Dust.

Dear GOD:
Bless and protect our TROOPS, there families. Our COMMANDER-in-Chief and our country. Help us to always look to oh GOD and let us know that you are in control of our lives and our country.
We ask that you lead our TROOPS to Osama very soon, so that the world can bring him to Justice along with Saddam. We plead the BLOOD of JESUS for this to come to pass very soon.
GOD Bless us all for now and ever more.
In JESUS name we pray.
AMEN ! ! !

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