Gracious Heavenly Father,
We adore You and worship only You on this bittersweet day. We have gone through and seen so much in the past 8 years, and have known and felt Your presence in unspeakable ways.
I ask that You would continue to be with those who have prayed with us on these threads throughout this time. My mind thinks of some sweet people we have lost along the way. Our beloved Kayak, “Whoever”, LadyX, and others who are now in Your presence and who have contributed so much to this thread through the years were special blessings to us all. Give each of them a special hug from their Freeper brothers and sisters down here in this world, and tell them thank you for us. For the Robinsons and the Admin Moderators who have so diligently provided use of this forum and protected this thread, I pray a special blessing. To the prayer leaders who picked up what I started as Dittojed back in 2000 and have been such a blessing each and every day, I know there is a special reward for their labor of love. And to the lurkers who may not have prayed publically but were with us in spirit, I again pray Your richest blessings upon them all.
I lift up our military and defense personnel. Their job will be even harder in the Obama administration. May You protect them and grace them with Your presence as they serve to protect us.
I pray for Israel. Her standing with our government will not be the same as it was. Bless her, Lord. And remember, if our government turns its back on her, there are those who will always love and support her.
I pray each member of the Bush administration - for the Cheneys and each member of the cabinet. May they continue to be productive citizens in this society and may they each come to know You in a way that is real and brings peace.
And finally Lord, I thank You for and pray for our beloved President Bush and his wonderful wife, our first lady, Laura. Protect them wherever they go. Shower Your love upon them. Give them a well deserved rest. And, may both of them know Christ’s love, joy, and presence in every aspect of their lives. May they grow old with the peace of knowing that they had a tough job and they served well. May their daughters and their family always bring them happiness. And may You get glory out of everything that President Bush accomplished in his 8 years in office.
Go with us Lord. Be with this divided nation of ours. And we give You all of the praise, honor, glory, and worship now and forevermore.
It is in that wonderful, matchless, awesome, great, almighty, all knowing, all loving, name of my Savior, Redeemer, Deliverer, and friend Jesus, Yeshua, my Lord that I pray these things, Amen.
Amen. Well said blogger!