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

3-6-03 | patriciaruth

[patriciaruth]

Dearest Heavenly Father, bless and protect James from Tennessee.

[firewalk]

Thank you

[patriciaruth]

But this cometh to pass, that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated me without a cause.
But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me:
And ye also shall bear witness, because ye have been with me from the beginning.
John 15: 26-27

These things I have spoken unto you, that ye should not be offended.
They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service.
And these things will they do unto you, because they have not known the Father, nor me.
But these things I have told you, that when the time shall come, ye may remember that I told you of them. And these things I said not unto at the beginning, because I was with you.
But now I go my way to him that sent me; and none of you asketh me, Wither goest thou?
But because I have said these things unto you, sorrow hath filled your heart.
Nevertheless I tell you the truth; that it is expedient for you that I go away: For if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.
John 16: 1-7

[Chong]

Amen and thank you!

[patriciaruth]

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.

Isaiah 59: 6-8

[patriciaruth]

This is the speech given by Lt. Colonel Tim Collins, commander of the 1st Battalion of The Royal Irish, on the eve of battle in Iraq (courtesy of MadIvan and mrustow).

“It is my foremost intention to bring every single one of you out alive, but there may be people among us
who will not see the end of this campaign.

“We will put them in their sleeping bags and send them back. There will be no time for sorrow.”

“The enemy should be in no doubt that we are his Nemesis, and that we are bringing about his rightful
destruction. There are many regional commanders who have stains on their souls, and they are stoking
the fires of Hell for Saddam.

“He and his forces will be destroyed by this coalition for what they have done. As they die, they will
know their deeds have brought them to this place. Show them no pity.

“We go to liberate, not to conquer. We will not fly our flags in their country. We are entering Iraq to free
a people, and the only flag that will be flown in that ancient land is their own. Show respect for them.
There are some who are alive at this moment who will not be alive shortly. Those who do not wish to go
on that journey, we will not send.

“As for the others, I expect you to rock their world. Wipe them out, if that is what they choose. But if you
are ferocious in battle, remember to be magnanimous in victory.

“It is a big step to take another human life. It is not to be done lightly.

“I know of men who have taken life needlessly in other conflicts. I can assure you, they live with the
mark of Caine upon them. If someone surrenders to you, then remember they have that right in
international law, and ensure that one day they go home to their family. The ones who wish to fight, well,
we aim to please.

“If you harm the regiment or its history by over-enthusiasm in killing or in cowardice, know it is your
family who will suffer. You will be shunned unless your conduct is of the highest, for your deeds will
follow you down through history. We will bring shame on neither our uniform nor our nation.

“It is not a question of if [we will face chemical weapons], it’s a question of when. We know he has
already devolved the decision to his lower commanders, and that means he has already taken the
decision himself. If we survive the first strike we will survive the attack.

“Iraq is steeped in history. It is the site of the Garden of Eden, of the Great Flood and the birthplace of
Abraham. Tread lightly there. You will see things that no man could pay to see and you will have to go a
long way to find a more decent, generous, and upright people than the Iraqis. You will be embarrassed by their hospitality, even though they have nothing.

“Don’t treat them as refugees for they are in their own country. Their children will be poor, in years to
come they will know that the light of liberation in their lives was brought by you. If there are casualties of
war, then remember that when they woke up and got dressed in the morning, they did not plan to die this
day. Allow them dignity in death. Bury them properly and mark their graves.

"As for ourselves, let’s bring everyone home, and leave Iraq a better place for us having been there. Our
business now is north.”

[patriciaruth]

In Jesus' name, we pray for divine protection for all our soldiers, guardsmen, sailors, marines, airmen, and coast guard. Dear Heavenly Father, please bless and protect those named below and all who serve our country, please safequard them from poison and pestilance and injuries of war and bring them home whole and well with honor. Dearest Holy Spirit, please comfort and protect their loved ones.

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
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 friends Jimmy, Brian, Jon, Dustin and their families.
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
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
whoever's son Adam
BeforeISleep's son
AppyPappy's two adopted Marines
Chong's niece's fiance Chris
Textide's cousin Wes
(TN) Memphis' J.H. and Knox County's J.C.
(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.
NRA2BFree requests prayers for Peter, Jonathan and Antonio
.30Carbine requests prayers for Jim and his wife and 2 small children.
68-69TonkinGulfYatchClub requests prayers for Coos Bay Coast Guard Station

[Quix]

AMEN, AMEN AND AMEN!

[MJY1288]

Amen,

BTW, Watch for snail mail from me :-)

[Victoria Delsoul]

May God listen to our prayers.

[patriciaruth]

Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.
Revelations 3: 20

Greater love hath no man than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.
John 15: 12

[patriciaruth]

He has answered many prayers already. We have only to keep the prayers going.

[Salvation]

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.

[patriciaruth]

Ping!

[lizbet]

Patriciaruth,

Thanks for the ping! This is a command of the highest kind to give the troops! God bless the man who said this!

[tiki]

Amen Bump

[TEXOKIE]

Thank you for the scriptures, patriciaruth! Prayerful bump to this fine thread.

[Soaring Feather]

"And we know that all things
work together for good
to those who love God
and are called according to His purpose..."

Romans 8:28

[patriciaruth]

:-) Thank you!

[Soaring Feather]

:-)