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Fasting and Prayers for our Military and the suffering People of Iraq
3-6-03 | patriciaruth

Posted on 03/06/2003 12:15:28 AM PST by 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.


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To: bkwells; Mr. Silverback; John Doe #1; FrogMom; Defender2; My back yard; RedWhiteBlue; ...
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have ever lasting life.
For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
John 3: 16-17

Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:
And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou me?
John 11: 25-26

341 posted on 03/19/2003 12:17:33 PM PST by patriciaruth
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To: Freedom'sWorthIt
:-) All things work to the good for them that love Him.
342 posted on 03/19/2003 12:19:11 PM PST by patriciaruth
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To: tiki
Thank you for sharing and connecting us to those waiting to go into harm's way. I pray that our dear Lord blesses and protect your cousin's husband and all our military with divine intervention.
343 posted on 03/19/2003 12:25:00 PM PST by patriciaruth
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To: patriciaruth
thank you ...Im not good at quoting prayers but believe me I say mine siliently for all those who are about to be sent into some rough times
344 posted on 03/19/2003 12:25:09 PM PST by boxerblues (Born to Fight, Trained to Kill, Ready to Die , but NEVER WILL,.....motto from 3rd Platoon Rangers)
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To: boxerblues
Your heart is heard, probably better than my inadequate words.
345 posted on 03/19/2003 12:26:13 PM PST by patriciaruth
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To: patriciaruth
no reading the prayers here make me feel a bit ashamed that Im not a better christian, and I do thank everyone here for thinking about our boys, and all the work freepers do for the miltary
346 posted on 03/19/2003 12:31:10 PM PST by boxerblues (Born to Fight, Trained to Kill, Ready to Die , but NEVER WILL,.....motto from 3rd Platoon Rangers)
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To: patriciaruth
Amen! Praise God!!!
347 posted on 03/19/2003 12:46:06 PM PST by Alamo-Girl
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To: patriciaruth
Amen bump
348 posted on 03/19/2003 12:50:08 PM PST by tiki
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To: patriciaruth; kayak; Brad's Gramma
TEXOKIE has a prayer thread for our troops and I requested the following me added - suddenly remembered I need to do that with your list.

Please add:
Ensign Andy, US Navy - my cousin's son

And an update to "lurker friend, Pat's nephew, Ben" - we now know he is at Camp Doha, Kuwait. His Mother is really upset and not at peace. Please pray for his Mother, Tracy, to know God's peace and for salvation for both of them.

Through the "adopt a Military member", I was given the name of LTC Andrew, US Navy. He has been deployed as well - turns out my brother knows him, and he's a pilot. Please add him to the list.

Just found out a reservist from Church has been activated and deployed - don't know his rank but he's a Marine, and his name is Keith.

And BTW, Keith's list includes the usual - lip balm, sunblock, razors, underwear, socks, batteries (AA, D and C), body powder, deodorant, Baby wipes, power/energy bars, raisins. He also mentioned that he's had 2 pairs of sunglasses ruined by sandstorms, and to please send more, and, of course, the obligatory junk food. Just thought I'd emphasize those items if anyone else is putting together a package. He also requested fruit-flavored candy, as some guys are allergic to chocolate. Who knew?

I'll be fasting and praying through all of the names on the list today.

Godspeed, as it appears war is going to start very soon.

349 posted on 03/19/2003 12:52:40 PM PST by TruthNtegrity (God bless America, God bless President George W. Bush and God bless our Military!)
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To: patriciaruth
Thanks for the reminder to pray for the people of Iraq. While praying for our troops, I've sometimes forgotten them. It's difficult to let one's thoughts linger on the horrors they've suffered.
350 posted on 03/19/2003 12:57:41 PM PST by WaterDragon (Playing possum doesn't work against nukes.)
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To: patriciaruth; All
GOD BLESS ALL OF US!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

SK1 T
351 posted on 03/19/2003 1:05:27 PM PST by SK1 Thurman
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To: patriciaruth
Prayers answered,Samera's son has escaped from Baghdad and is safe,She thanks you for your prayers.Asks for prayers for her Aunt and other family members still trapped.
352 posted on 03/19/2003 1:21:36 PM PST by fatima (Prayers for all our troops and loved ones.)
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To: fatima
Praise God from whom all blessings flow!
Praise Him all creatures here below!
Praise Him above ye heavenly host!
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost!

I am so, so happy for Samantha and will start praying for her aunt and the rest of her family.

353 posted on 03/19/2003 1:50:24 PM PST by patriciaruth
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To: TruthNtegrity
Please check post 336. I believe your other loved ones were added when I raided TEXOKIE's thread last night.
354 posted on 03/19/2003 1:54:55 PM PST by patriciaruth
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To: Hostel; 68-69TonkinGulfYatchClub; CWOJackson; KitJ; Long Cut; g'nad; Warrior Nurse; SK1 Thurman; ...
For those of you who defend our shores and overseas, defending our liberty with your lives, a grateful nation prays with the psalmist for you, Hostel; 68-69TonkinGulfYatchClub; CWO Jackson; KitJ; Long Cut; g'nad; Warrior Nurse; SK1 Thurman; davidosborne; Trish; M1911A1; MikeWUSAF; Defender2; Giles Corey; bkwells; Per-Ling; CENTVRIO EQVITVM; AFPhys; AF_Blue; fc2tomschermuly; KKing

Psalm 91

He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.
Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence.
He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.
Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day;
Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday.
A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee.
Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked.
Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation;
There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.
For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.
They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.
Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet.
Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name.
He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him.
With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation.

355 posted on 03/19/2003 2:05:06 PM PST by patriciaruth
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To: TruthNtegrity; patriciaruth
Please dear Lord, protect our men and women. Each and every one of them.
356 posted on 03/19/2003 2:43:48 PM PST by Brad’s Gramma
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To: patriciaruth; ohioWfan; mystery-ak
This was sent to me via email and I thought it was special.

A Deck of Cards

A young soldier was in his bunkhouse all alone one Sunday morning over in Afghanistan. It was quiet that day, the guns and the mortars, and land mines for some reason hadn't made a noise. The young soldier knew it was Sunday, the holiest day of the week. As he was sitting there, he got out an old deck of cards and laid them out across his bunk. Just then an army sergeant came in and said, "Why aren't you with the rest of the platoon?"

The soldier replied, "I thought I would stay behind and spend some time with the Lord."

The sergeant said, "Looks like you're going to play cards."

The soldier said, "No sir, you see, since we are not allowed to have Bibles or other spiritual books in this country, I've decided to talk to the Lord by studying this deck of cards."

The sergeant asked in disbelief, "How will you do that?"

"You see the Ace, Sergeant, it reminds that there is only one God..

The Two represents the two parts of the Bible, Old and New Testaments.

The Three represents the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost.

The Four stands for the Four Apostles: Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.

The Five is for the five virgins that were ten but only five of them were glorified.

The Six is for the six days it took God to create the Heavens and Earth.

The Seven is for the day God rested after working the six days.

The Eight is for the family of Noah and his wife, their three sons and their wives, in which God saved the eight people from the flood that destroyed the earth for the first time.

The Nine is for the lepers that Jesus cleansed of leprosy. He cleansed ten but nine never thanked Him.

The Ten represents the Ten Commandments that God handed down to Moses on tablets made of stone.

The Jack is a reminder of Satan. One of God's first angels, but he got kicked out of heaven for his sly and wicked ways and is now the joker of eternal hell.

The Queen stands for the Virgin Mary.

The King stands for Jesus, for he is the King of all kings.

When I count the dots on all the cards, I come up with 365 total, one for every day of the year.

There are a total of 52 cards in a deck, each is a week, 52 weeks in a year.

The four suits represents the four seasons: Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter.

Each suit has thirteen cards, there are exactly thirteen weeks in a quarter.

So when I want to talk to God and thank Him, I just pull out this old deck of cards and they remind me of all that I have to be thankful for."

The sergeant just stood there and after a minute, with tears in his eyes and pain in his heart, he said, "Soldier, can I borrow that deck of cards?"

Originator Unknown

Please let this be a reminder and take time to pray for all of our soldiers who are being sent away, putting their lives on the line fighting for us.

Send this on so that we can have a multitude praying for our people and our country.

God Bless America!


357 posted on 03/19/2003 2:55:58 PM PST by LBGA
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To: patriciaruth
bttt
358 posted on 03/19/2003 3:01:06 PM PST by firewalk
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To: patriciaruth
Isaiah 54 - Father GOD, thank you that NO WEAPON FORMED AGAINST OUR TROOPS CAN PROSPER!
359 posted on 03/19/2003 3:05:00 PM PST by CyberAnt ( -> -> -> Oswego!!)
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To: LBGA
My prayers are with your son and you tonight and the days ahead....my hubby ,attached to the 4th, is still waiting(what a waste of a division)...he will be going shortly...
My son is still processing and will be on his way there soon.

God Speed to all our brave men and women.

360 posted on 03/19/2003 3:40:45 PM PST by mystery-ak (Saddam...your time is almost up..my hubby and son are on their way to kick your a$$ out of Baghdad!)
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