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.

[patriciaruth]

We are begging God for the most fortuitous outcome for all. And we send our deepest gratitude for all of you serving and protecting us.

[oceanperch]

Jon Deaver shipped to Texas this month with his wife and two children.

[patriciaruth]

Could you elaborate?

[patriciaruth]

Tarheel requests prayers for Eric
tiki requests prayers for Anton, Steve, Tim and Cory
prairiebreeze requests prayers for Nick and Brad
Hijinx requests prayers for Anna and Tom
H8klintoon requests prayers for William and Ellis
Lando Lincoln requests prayers for Seth
doug from upland requests prayers for Josh
WellsFargo94 requests prayers for Bill, Dan, John, Tom, Brian, Dave, Jim, Dave, N, L, S, W and Pat
Jim O requests prayers for Travis and Brandy
Warrior mom requests prayers for CIA agents who were taken hostage in Columbia after plane crashed
bell requests prayers for Jason, Joshua, and Daniel

Dear Lord, bless and protect Eric.
Dear Lord, bless and protect Anton, Steve, Tim and Cory.
Dear Lord, bless and protect Nick and Brad.
Dear Lord, bless and protect Anna and Tom.
Dear Lord, bless and protect William and Ellis.
Dear Lord, bless and protect Seth.
Dear Lord, bless and protect Josh.
Dear Lord, bless and protect Bill, Dan, John, Tom, Brian, Dave, Jim, Dave, N, L, S, W and Pat.
Dear Lord, bless and protect Travis and Brandy.
Dear Lord, bless and protect Jason, Joshua, and Daniel.
Dear Lord, comfort the families of the CIA agents in Columbia and bring those still living home safely.

[Warrior Nurse]

Thank you

God Bless the President and all the decision makers.

Please bless my Cousins Zack and Robert also my best friend Ben who are on the ground at the sharp end.

[weldgophardline]

Thank you for the prayer thread. All our prayers go out to the troops every where in the world today and forever. MAY GOD BLESS AND PROTECT THE USA.

[FrogMom]

Amen.

Thank you.

May God bless you and yours as well. May God return blessings to all who pray for the safety and victory of our American protectors. May God bless George W. Bush, his family and cabinet, please grant them wisdom, resolve and mercy.

Amen.

[Lando Lincoln]

God Bless you, P.R. May the Lord hold our troops in the safety of His arms.

[dalebert]

prayer bump

[GilesB]

Thank you for your prayers. It means much to me, to his mother and father, his 3 brothers and to him.

[patriciaruth]

God bless and have mercy on Warrior Nurse's cousins Zack and Robert.

God bless and have mercy on Warrior Nurse's dear friend Ben.

[patriciaruth]

Heavenly Father, Author of mercy and goodness and this dear country we love, we pray Thee for Thy divine protection for our Coast Guard and all who watch our shores placing themselves between us and danger. We earnestly entreat You to guide their minds and eyes and hands to find devices of evil that would kill innocents and to aid them to foil the plans of the evil-doers.
In the name of Jesus, who calmed the waves by His presence, we pray for the following as representative of all.

68-69TonkinGulfYatchClub
CWOJackson
Coos Bay Coast Guard Station

[patriciaruth]

We are singing with you, Chong.

God bless America, land that I love.
Stand beside her and guide her
Through the night with the light from above.

From the mountains, to the prairies,
To the ocean, white with foam
God bless America, my home sweet home.
God bless America, my home sweet home.

[patriciaruth]

Dearest Heavenly Father, we recommend also to Your care those who are charged with protecting us through these dangerous shoals. Please bless and protect them and give them unusual discernment to do their tasks according to Thy will, and refresh them for their tasks. In Jesus' name, we pray for.

General Tommy Franks
Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld
Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice
Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge
Attorney General John Ashcroft
F.B.I. Director Robert Mueller
C.I.A. Director George Tenet

[tiki]

My niece just sent this e-mail. I left her portion as well as the husband's who is in the desert. I thought it was cute and gave a little insight.

From the wife at home:

I thought this was funny in a pathetic sort of way so I am passing it along at A's request.

Hope you all are well. We are doing well under pressure, but the relief pitchers (the in-laws) will be coming in tomorrow to give me a much needed break. I got my fourth child (10month old godson) on Saturday so life is interesting. I couldn't do it without help... you know who you are...Thanks.

From the husband in the desert:

I thought that I would give you some little known facts about living here at PSAB. Feel free to share these with others so you can all see how we spend our waking moments.Hey everybody,

You need to put at least five ice cubes in your glass if you are going to get ice tea. It melts quickly.

The bottle of Saudi hot sauce with the white label is much better than the one with the yellow one.

The bottle of ketchup is actually made in Oman.

No one can eat just one or three cookies. It is either two of four (or more…like two dozen).

If you want to watch a movie at the 2030 showing you need to get there at least 45 minutes early, or you will not sit next to your bud.

There are people who bring pizza to the movies and will eat loudly no matter where you sit.

There are only 6 salt shakers here and they are all always at the other tables.

The TCNs at the alterations shop will not acknowledge you unless you are ready to spend over 30 bucks.

The last barber on the left is the only one who will spend more time cutting your hair than talking with the other barbers (I think he doesn’t speak Arabic or whatever language they speak).

There is only one TCN from other than Pakistan or India and he works at the chow hall on the other side of base.

The first three laundry rooms you go to will be in use, the fourth is always empty, just go there first, but then it would be filled because it is the first (figure that one out).

Everyone knows how to play dominos, spades, hearts, euker, and cribbage.

If you want a lounge chair at the pool without having to wait 30+ minuets you have to get there before 1100.

There is only one good foosball table, the one with the yellow and black players.

The French stink and wear silly swimsuits.

The other chow hall always has cheese on the salad bar, but you never get to the right one.

The apple juice must have drugs in it because it is that good.

You will loose a sock in the laundry room, and see five others on the floor that someone else lost.

When you want chicken for dinner, they will be serving fish, when you want fish, they will be serving chicken.

The freedom fries are great with chili and cheese sauce (I have not tried them yet, but might some day).

When you want to get home, the bus will be full and you will have to wait for the next one. When you are not in a hurry, the bus will be empty.

It will always be windy when you start to play darts (at the pool i.e. outside) and will stop when you get done.

Every hour someone will get the whistle blown at them for horseplay around the pool usually slam dunking the basketball thing they have.

There are four things that must be done every day: Eat three meals, workout, check email at the LRC, and check the shelves at the BX to see if they got anything new in during the last 24 hours.

Just when you figure out your schedule, they will change it “for the better”.

The entire base of Tinker is over here, and you will run into someone everywhere so just get used to it.

There is no reason to wear dress clothes to the pool, no one is going to notice your nice Gucci shirt.

Everyone knows at least 47 new uses for duct tape.

No one will laugh at anyone during karaoke night, is just isn’t right.

They will have a huge tray of the cookies at karaoke night and push them till everyone is drugged up on them.

Muscle fitness magazines are a good source of looking at chicks (these have been replaced with the new “Mens” magazines).

The cleanest bathrooms are at the pool and at the chapel.

You will always be told you didn’t put all the required information on your check when you cash it.

Those are just some random thoughts that I have had over the past couple of weeks. Some have come from listening from the others here, but most are my own observations that have been validated by the aforementioned conversations.

Well, it is that time for me to float off to sleep. They have just turned off the lights so I will go to bed now. You will be in my every thought. I love you. I miss you. More later. Me.

[patriciaruth]

Heavenly Father, Author of our libery, we beg Thee to have mercy on those who go forth to defend our nation and liberate the suffering people of Iraq.

The Prayer at Valley Forge, by Arnold Friberg

In Jesus' name, we pray for divine protection for these our soldiers, guardsmen, sailors, marines, and airmen.

OhioWfan's son Eric
OhioWfan's son's unit buddy, Sean
mystery-ak's husband Mike and their son Jonathan
GoGranny's grandson
Inspectorette's son Eric
LBGA's son Tyler
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 and her cousin's son Andy
TruthNTegrity and her brother's friend Andrew and fellow churchmember Keith.
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
seams2me'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 Deana's son
Judith Anne's daughter-in-law's two brothers
AFPhys
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
AntiJen's neighbors Jason, Justin, and Jack
Stand 4 something's husband Mike and son Scott.
LKR59's grandchildren Timmy, John, and Karen
TigerCap's coworker Kevin
shezza's husband Scott
TexasCowboy's niece Misty and his friend Jason.
bigeasy's friend's husband
fc2tomschermuly
fatima's granddaughter Karen
fatima's email friend Jim
fatima's friend's daughter-in-law Patty and a friend's son Adam
pollywog's nephew Jonathan
spirited's friend Rebecca's three siblings
bkwells and his shipmates
Mr.Silverback's nephews Michael and John
Mr.Silverback's friend Pudgeless and his unit
John Doe #1's son Terry
FrogMom's son-in-law Mike
Defender2
My back yard's nephew Bryce
RedWhiteBlue's nephew Brian
Southerngrit's coworker Sarah
Joy Angela's cousin's son Steve and his 6 year old son
exhaustedmomma's nephew Matt
ProudArmyWife's husband Roney
GoRepGo's husband Willie
buffyt's daughter's fiance Robby
GatorGirl's husband
GatorGirl's brother-in-law Jason, cousin Rich, friends Tom and Alex
MikeWUSAF
heylady's son Gregory
Giles Corey
KKing and his wife, father, brother, and sister all serving in the same theatre.
M0sby's husband, freeper M1911A1
Mojo2001's husband
BeAllYouCanBe's son Karl
Warrior Nurse's cousin's Zack and Robert and her dear friend Ben
Snippy_about_it ping for the four above
Blue Scourge's buddy Daniel
maranatha's son Mitchell
jimrob's nephews
MozartLover's nephew
Trish
deadhead's cousin
armymarinemom's three sons, Brad, Stuart and Graham
WaterDragon's son-in-law and grandson
ladtx's two sons
Mama_Bear's nephew
SK1 Thurman
davidosborne
boxerblues' two sons
ThePiper's son
Diver Dave's niece
weldgophardline's brother-in-law
Future Snake Eater's cousin
Warrior Nurse
SpookBrat's nephew
Consort's two daughters
g'nad
ladyinred's friend's children Eric, Scott and Pamela
EuroFrog's husband Mike and her friend's husband Kris
GilesB's nephew Gyles
wlansberry's George
68-69TonkinGulfYatchClub
CWO Jackson
Long Cut and his wife
(TN) Memphis' J.H.
(NJ) West New York's E.C.
(CA) Rosalie's M.C. and Fresno's B.H.
(CT) New Milord's E.P.
(NH) Twin Mountain's E.A.
(WI) Jim Falls' M.O.
USA's S.M, K.A.,
Arizona's S.B.
Michigan's D.M.
New York's E.E.
Wisconsin's J.D.

Tarheel requests prayers for Eric
tiki requests prayers for Anton, Steve, Tim and Cory
prairiebreeze requests prayers for Nick and Brad
Hijinx requests prayers for Anna and Tom
H8klintoon requests prayers for William and Ellis
Lando Lincoln requests prayers for Seth
doug from upland requests prayers for Josh
WellsFargo94 requests prayers for Bill, Dan, John, Tom, Brian, Dave, Jim, Dave, N, L, S, W and Pat
Jim O requests prayers for Travis and Brandy
Warrior mom requests prayers for CIA agents who were taken hostage in Columbia after plane crashed
bell requests prayers for Jason, Joshua, and Daniel
TruthNTegrity requests prayers for the distraught Mother of Pat's nephew Ben as well as for Ben.

[patriciaruth]

Prayer by Chemist_Geek:

Saint Michael, Archangel, defend us in battle. Be our defense against the wickedness and snares of the devil. May God rebuke him, we humbly pray. And you, Prince of the heavenly host, by the power of God, thrust into Hell Satan and the other evil spirits who prowl the world for the ruin of souls.

[JFC]

Let not your heart be troubled , neither let it be affraid.
Lord be with you all.

[patriciaruth]

Our Father who art in heaven,
Hallowed be Thy name.
Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done
In Earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread,
And forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation,
But deliver us from evil.
For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory,
Forever.
Amen.

[Freedom'sWorthIt]

Amen. By the way - I don't know if anybody else reads David Wilkerson's sermons - but they are powerful. Not everybody agrees with David Wilkerson of course. But his Times Square Church and his Teen Challenge speak for themselves in testimony to David's walk with His Lord Jesus and the effective fervent prayers of a righteous man availing much for the Kingdom of God and in the work of healing hurting hearts, transforming drugg / alcohol addicted people into God's strong servants, and helping the homeless - the widows - and orphans in NYCity and beyond.

Anyway, I am enjoying reading his sermons.

Here is one from just after 9-11. The bad news is he sees very difficult days ahead for America and for the world. (Yes, he has been seeing this for 30 plus years - and, in fact, his vision has come to pass in terms of him forseeing the flood of pornography that has come directly into American homes and the huge increase in crimes against the innocent).

Anyway - for the fearful - please read this:

His Sermon right after 9-11.

Remember that David's church members, staff were on the scene immediately after 9-11 ministering aid and help to all who needed it and continue to do so.

Our trust MUST be in our Lord God at this time - for ourselves, for our beloveds in the military, for our nation, for our President.

Fearsome rumors and news may be coming forward in the days ahead. Every believer has the opportunity to display the love of Jesus Christ, and the certainty that God is our strong deliverer, our very present help in time of trouble. And, even as in the days of old when Christians ministered to those with the plague, because they were unafraid of dying - Christians who are truly leaning on Jesus will be able to display that faith and trust in God through whatever is coming.

Be strong in the Lord. HE is our strength. HE is our strong tower. HE is our shield and our redeemer.

We can and should stay on our knees in prayer and give glory to God for any and all victories and deliverances!!!