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Our father, who are in heaven, Hallowed be thy name, Thy kingdom come.... As it is IN heaven...so shall it be IN earth. You give us back, this day, the life of Terri. You forgive her trespeasses, and forgive especially those who have trespassed against her. And you now deliver her from the evil that would kill her before her time. Now, you reinsert the feeding tube she needs by your all powerful hand working though just men and women this night. You lead us no further into the darkness of socialism and decay, but have now delivered us from the hand of evil and betrayal, and for this we are grateful. For thine is the Kingdom, and the power, and the glory forever. Thanks to you that you have made all this so right now. Amen

Amen!

O Lord,
remember your child Terri
in her misery,
Thank you for making her a sign
of how even a poor vunerable child like her
that others think of
as the undesired remnants
of a life tragically cut short
but over
can be used, in your hands,
like a glowing ray of light
to shine in the darkness
of man's willingness to sin
and to hurt
and to destroy,
and reveal the cruelty,
and thus show us how precious even the least of your children are
in this hard world,
but Lord,
we ask with trembling heart
and voice
and hands,
for you to let Terri live,
in the loving hands of those who care,
we ask you to give her to drink
so that life returns to her dry and parched body,
we ask you to lift her up
and keep her safe from her enemies
who are trying to kill her
pretending to do this in the name of love.

Yours, O Lord,
Is the kingdom, the power and the glory,
now and forever, Amen!