Fasting and Prayers for our Military and the suffering People of Iraq

3-6-03 | patriciaruth

[patriciaruth]

Anyone who would like to request prayers or fasting for their loved ones in the military or for themselves as they go into harm's way, or would like to offer up such prayers and fasts, please join this thread.

Isaiah 58

Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and shew my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins.
Yet they seek me daily and delight to know my ways, as a nation that did righteousness, and forsook not the ordinance of their God: they ask of me the ordinances of justice; they take delight in approaching to God.
Wherefore have we fasted, say they, and thou seeth not? wherefore have we afflicted our soul, and thou takest no knowledge? Behold, in the day of your fast ye find pleasure, and exact all your labours.
Behold, ye fast for strife and debate, and to smite with the fist of wickedness: ye shall not fast as ye do this day, to make your voice to be heard on high.
Is it such a fast that I have chosen? a day for a man to afflict his soul? is it to bow down his head as a bulrush, and to spread sackcloth and ashes under him? wilt thou call this a fast, and acceptable day to the LORD?
Is not this the fast I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke?
Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seeth the naked, that thou cover him; and that thy hide not thyself from thine own flesh?
Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thine health shall spring forth speedily: and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of the LORD shall be thy reward.
Then shalt thou call, and the LORD shall answer; thou shalt cry, and he shall say, Here I am. If thou take away from the midst of thee the yoke, the putting forth of the finger, and speaking vanity;
And if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall thou light rise in obscurity, and thy darkness be as the noon day:
And the LORD shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.
And they that shall be of thee shall build the old waste places: thou shalt raise up the foundations of many generations; and thou shalt be called, The repairer of the breach, The restorer of paths to dwell in.
If thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on my holy day,; and call the sabbath a delight, the holy of the LORD honorable; and shalt honor him, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking thine own words:
Then shalt thou delight thyself in the LORD; and I will cause thee to ride upon the high places of the earth, and feed thee the heritage of Jacob thy father: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it.

[Victoria Delsoul]

You can use it now, I just downloaded it.

[kayak]

More names to add to the list. May God give them strength and courage and let His peace fall upon their families and friends who wait at home!

Severa ….. husband (FR screen name Hostel), USN Submariner
…..… brother Wes, USAF Little Rock AFB
…..… friend Tosca, USN Corpsman, USNS Comfort
…..… husband's cousin David, US Army, Fort Gordon, GA
~ stand 4 something ….. husband Mike AND son Scott, (both Air National Guard) deployed to the Mid-East
~ JulieRNR21 ….. a friend's grandson, Wesley in the USAF
~ from LKR59 ….. Timmy (Army) in Kuwait, John (Army) in Afghanistan, and Karen (Army) in Saudi Arabia

I apologize if some of these are duplicates ..... though the extra prayers certainly won't be amiss ..... :-)

[kayak]

Your graphics are beautiful! May I use them also?

[patriciaruth]

God bless and have mercy on LKR59's friends Timmy, John and Karen.

[Victoria Delsoul]

Your graphics are beautiful! May I use them also?

Sure Kayak. I'm glad you like them.

Gotta run now. Have a great day.

[GirlShortstop]

 
bttt

[LKR59]

Thank you for your prayers Patriciaruth...........they are my grandchildren.........Timmy belongs to my daughter Karen
and the other two to my son, John. Why I typed friends, I'll never know......wishful thinking I guess, can handle friends I guess, when it's three of your own......another story. Funny, we humans. They trust the Lord, and believe in their calling and who could ask for more than that.
Again, thank you for your thoughts and prayers.
Love, Lena

[patriciaruth]

Requesting daily prayers for God's blessing and protection for the following:

President George W. Bush and Prime Minister Tony Blair
OhioWfan's son Eric
mystery-ak's husband Mike and their son Jonathan
GoGranny's grandson
Inspectorette's son Eric
LBGA's son
Slip18's nephew
anniegetyourgun's nephew Josh
Himyar's son Robert
homeschool mama's nephew Michael
CyberAnt's nephew Jody
milagro's son
BlessedAmerican's nephew David
Jewels1091's daughter's friends, Ross and Chris
Jewels1091's cousin Phil
Maigrey's cousin C. C.
Condi2008's friend J.D.
TruthNTegrity's brother John and his family
Hoosiermama's students: Brad and his brother Jeff, Bill and another Bill, and Shanty and Josh
notpoliticallycorewrecked's husband
notpoliticallycorewrecked's military email buddies
Wneighbor's son-in-law Thomas
zlala's brother
tamikamaria's cousin Annette
tamikamaria's best friend’s brother and sister
Radix's son
Pippin's niece and nephew
WomanofStandard's dear friend's three sons, Dustin, Troy, and Tyler
baseballmom's friend’s nephew, Thomas
a special Freeper's brother
hoosier_RW_conspirator's friend’s son Danny
ivoteright's husband, who is also I’m ALL Right's brother-in-law
kemathen7's boyfriend, John
GretchenEE's dear friend's son Silas
Warriormom's dear friend Greg
Per-Ling and his family
leenie312's son Nicholas
rintense's friend's brother Brian
JulieRNR21's friend's grandson Wesley
Severa's husband, FReeper Hostel
Severa's brother Wes
Severa's friend Tosca
Hostel's cousin David
lizbet's cousin's son Marc
jtill's friend P.A. and his family
AF_Blue and his family
seamstome's adopted servicemen Trey, David, Cody, and Darby and their families
CENTVRIO EQVITVM and his loved ones
Reagan's Mom's brother-in-law Dave
Judith Anne's friend's son
AFPhys's friend C.M.
olliemb's two young patients now serving
Pastor Mike's brother Tom
Dale's son Dean
Cindy's stepson Adam
Jim and Terri's son Stephen
Joy's son Michael
patriciaruth's cousin Ed
Marvin and Carolyn's son Alan
KitJ
AntiJen's friend Mark
fatima's friends in Baghdad -- Karen, Jim, Patty, and Adam.
TruthNtegrity's friend’s nephew Ben
Stand 4 something's husband Mike and son Scott.
LKR59's grandchildren Timmy, John, and Karen
TigerCup's coworker Kevin
God bless and have mercy on the suffering people of Iraq

[patriciaruth]

PSALM 92

It is a good thing to give thanks unto the LORD, and to sing praises unto thy name, O most High:
To shew forth thy lovingkindness in the morning, and thy faithfulness every night,
Upon an instrument of ten strings, and upon the psaltery; upon the harp with a solemn sound,
For thou, LORD, hast made me glad through thy work: I will triumph in the works of thy hands.
O LORD, how great are thy works! and thy thoughts are very deep.
A brutish man knoweth not; neither doth a fool understand this.
When the wicked spring as the grass, and when all the workers of iniquity do flourish; it is that they shall be destroyed for ever:
But thou, LORD, art most high for evermore.
For, lo, thine enemies, O LORD, for, lo, thine enemies shall perish; all the workers of iniquity shall be scattered.
But my horn shalt thou exalt like the horn of an unicorn: I shall be anointed with fresh oil.
Mine eye also shall see my desire on mine enemies, and mine ears shall hear my desire of the wicked that rise up against me.
The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
Those that be planted in the house of the LORD shall flourish in the courts of our God.
They shall still bring forth fruit in old age; they shall be fat and flourishing;
To shew that the LORD is upright: he is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him.

[patriciaruth]

God bless and have mercy on TigerCap's coworker Kevin.

[patriciaruth]

Weekend prayer and fasting ping for God's blessing and protection for the following:

President George W. Bush and Prime Minister Tony Blair
OhioWfan's son Eric
mystery-ak's husband Mike and their son Jonathan
GoGranny's grandson
Inspectorette's son Eric
LBGA's son
Slip18's nephew
anniegetyourgun's nephew Josh
Himyar's son Robert
homeschool mama's nephew Michael
CyberAnt's nephew Jody
milagro's son
BlessedAmerican's nephew David
Jewels1091's daughter's friends, Ross and Chris
Jewels1091's cousin Phil
Maigrey's cousin C. C.
Condi2008's friend J.D.
TruthNTegrity's brother John and his family
TruthNtegrity's friend’s nephew Ben
Hoosiermama's students: Brad and his brother Jeff, Bill and another Bill, and Shanty and Josh
notpoliticallycorewrecked's husband
notpoliticallycorewrecked's military email buddies
Wneighbor's son-in-law Thomas
zlala's brother
tamikamaria's cousin Annette
tamikamaria's best friend’s brother and sister
Radix's son
Pippin's niece and nephew
WomanofStandard's dear friend's three sons, Dustin, Troy, and Tyler
baseballmom's friend’s nephew, Thomas
a special Freeper's brother
hoosier_RW_conspirator's friend’s son Danny
ivoteright's husband, who is also I’m ALL Right's brother-in-law
kemathen7's boyfriend, John
GretchenEE's dear friend's son Silas
Warriormom's dear friend Greg
Per-Ling and his family
leenie312's son Nicholas
rintense's friend's brother Brian
JulieRNR21's friend's grandson Wesley
Severa's husband, FReeper Hostel
Severa's brother Wes
Severa's friend Tosca
Hostel's cousin David
lizbet's cousin's son Marc
jtill's friend P.A. and his family
AF_Blue and his family
seamstome's adopted servicemen Trey, David, Cody, and Darby and their families
CENTVRIO EQVITVM and his loved ones
Reagan's Mom's brother-in-law Dave
Judith Anne's friend's son
AFPhys's friend C.M.
olliemb's two young patients now serving
Pastor Mike's brother Tom
Dale's son Dean
Cindy's stepson Adam
Jim and Terri's son Stephen
Joy's son Michael
patriciaruth's cousin Ed
Marvin and Carolyn's son Alan
KitJ
AntiJen's friend Mark
fatima's friends in Baghdad -- Karen, Jim, Patty, and Adam.
Stand 4 something's husband Mike and son Scott.
LKR59's grandchildren Timmy, John, and Karen
TigerCap's coworker Kevin
God bless and have mercy on the suffering people of Iraq

[patriciaruth]

As the Father knoweth me, even so I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep.
And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also must I bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd.

John 10: 15-16

[fatima]

Prayers For Our Soldiers

Almighty God, we commend to your gracious care and keeping all the men and women of our armed forces at home and abroad. Defend them day by day with your heavenly grace; strengthen them in their trials and temptations; give them courage to face the perils which beset them; and grant them a sense of your abiding presence wherever they may be; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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"Lord, hold our troops in your loving hands. Protect them as they protect us. Bless them and their families for the selfless acts they perform for us in our time of need. I ask this in the name of Jesus, our Lord and Savior. Amen."

Please stop for a moment and say a prayer for our troops. Of all the gifts you could give a US Soldier, prayer is the very best one.

[swheats]

Agree with me, that the same Spirit that breathed upon these great men will do it again in our Senate.

[kayak]

[kayak]

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[kayak]

Prayer bump.

[Judith Anne]

Prayer bump, and for my daughter-in-laws two Marine brothers.

[KitJ]

Thank you.
Let's Roll!

KitJ
Kuwait

[ohioWfan]

Thank you again for this, Patty.

Could you add the name of Sean......a young man in Eric's unit who is about his age (19), but not extremely mature, recently married, and not accepting what is happening to him very well?

Thanks so much!