Forgive us, O Lord,
of all the times
that we have been part of the problem,
in choosing to turn our backs
to the needs of those you sent our way,
in choosing not to look into the eyes
of the poor,
the weary,
the lost
in choosing to pretend the anger
wasn't real,
the injustice wasn't done,
the truth wasn't twisted.
But Lord, we hear you calling.
We see what they are doing to our sister Terri.
You have chosen her to be the one
to let us know of the darkness around us.
Today, O Lord,
how her need is great.
Give her strength, O Lord.
Today, O Lord,
how her body is troubled,
hold her hand O Lord.
Today O Lord,
strengthen her parents,
help all of us who love her
continue to do what you want us to do,
even in the face of doubt,
even in the presence of darkness.
O Lord, be with Terri and those who love her,
even as our hearts grow faint,
our minds grow anguised,
and the time seems so short,
and our desparation mounts.
Help us, O Lord
to see with your eyes,
to hear with your ears,
to love with your heart.
Let us know that you are in command,
that yours is the way that gives life,
yours is the truth that sets us free.
And even as we long to crush those
who are acting in the name of evil,
give us the strength to put that job
into your hands,
and even as we long to destroy those who stand against you,
help us to act as you would have us act,
with love,
for your glory,
this day and always,
Amen.
In to your hands, O Lord, we commit our dear sister Terri and her loving family.
Strengthen them, O Lord, for the days and tasks ahead, open the doors that the dark one has tried to shutter close and have mercy on this family.
Bring mercy and wisdom to the minds of those who deal with her. May the judges who wrestle with these issues be gifted with respect for mercy and life.
Terri and her family are such a symbol of life, of it's preciousness, and of the evil that men do pretending that they offer mercy when they offer pain, and death and sorrow.
Lord, help them in their time of need, heal their hearts, make them strong, and may their example help all of us who care, who fight for the rights of the vunerable and weak, and who depend upon you to be our strength and our shield.
Lord, be with us and help us answer your call, this day, and always, as we ask it in the name of Jesus, Amen
PLEASE, PLEASE Call or FAX!!!!
Larcenia J. Bullard
850-487-5127 (Tallahassee)
305-668-7344 (District Office)
305-668-7346 (Fax)
Walter Campbell Jr.
850-487-5094 (Tallahassee)
954-346-2813 (District Office)
Mandy Dawson
850-487-5112 (Tallhassee)
954-467-4317 (District Office)
954-467-4331 (Fax)
JD Alexander
850-487-5044 (Tallhassee)
863-679-4411 (District Office 1)
863-679-4413 (Fax 1)
863-386-6016 (District Office 2)
863-298-7677 (District Office 3)
863-298-7680 (Fax 3)
Nancy Argenziano
850-487-5017 (Tallahassee)
352-860-5175 (District Office 1)
352-402-6664 (District Office 2)
Lisa Carlton
850-487-5081 (Tallahassee)
941-486-2032 (District Office)
941-486-2050 (Fax)
Paula Dockery
850-487-5040 (Tallahassee)
863-413-2900 (District Office)
863-413-2902 (Fax)
Evelyn J. Lynn
850-487-5033 (Tallahassee)
386-676-4000 (District Office)
850-487-5542 (Fax)
Burt L. Saunders
850-487-5124 (Tallahassee)
239-417-6220 (District Office 1)
239-417-6223 (Fax 1)
239-338-2777 (District Office 2)
239-338-2779 (Fax 2)
PLEASE, PLEASE Call or FAX the above Florida State Senators and urge them to pass the law Now in the FLORIDA Legislature that would save Terri's life!!!
O my Jesus,
how thirsty you must have been
when they offered you the cup
of wine and gall,
after being beaten,
after being pulled and dragged up the road,
close to dying even before they nailed you to the cross,
thirsty,
thirsty from bloodloss,
thirsty from sweating blood in the garden
under the weight of our sins
thirsty from the dust of the street as you fell.
How dry your mouth,
how thick your tongue,
and yet you chose not to drink
so you could feel the depths of pain to the dregs.
O Lord,
you who know the reality of killing thirst,
be with our sister Terri
and comfort her,
and speed the relief to her,
as her suffering grows
this the week of your passion's anniversary,
and her passion swiftly upon her.
Aid her,
aid those of her working so hard for the cause of life,
cover them all with your precious blood,
Amen.
Michael Brown at Spirit Daily has written the following piece - it's a piece about how Terri is like a victim soul journeying this week with Christ on the road to Golgotha:
http://www.spiritdaily.com/schiavodarkness.htm
And so, yes, Terri Schiavo and her parents are brought this week in the most excruciating fashion with Christ to Golgotha. Woe to those who do not see the evil. Woe to those who have washed their hands of this like Pontius Pilate.
Extraordinary times grow more extraordinary and sometimes by the hour. How can it escape our attention that the now-famous Florida woman in a severely disabled but aware state is being left to publicly expire when all she needs from us -- from this "humanistic" culture -- is food and water? Do we call it a public expiration or a public execution? If she dies -- and there is always hope where there is prayer -- it will be the first case of judicial euthanasia in full public view.
How grand and cold is our system of law! It is incredible, almost exhausting verbal capability. The judicial system has exposed itself as morally and even professionally bankrupt. It makes decisions without even knowing the essential facts about a case. This has happened many times due to technicalities in murder cases, and now it is happening in the case of a slow-motion innocent killing.
If Terri Schiavo were unconscious and on a respirator, or if she had actually expressed her wishes in a living will (or in any other credible way), it would be one thing. We should not fear death. We all have to go. There is a time.
And that is the key phrase: there is a time.
It is not her time. She has awareness. She can communicate, to an extent. She has emotions. The majority leader of the Senate -- a surgeon -- observed this himself over the weekend. There are nurses who believe she could be taught to talk full sentences again, if they would only give her therapy!
And none of this comes out. The devil blinds us. Let us take the sword of the Spirit in this one. Let us surround the hospice, at the very least with prayer, slashing into the darkness. A true outrage. And if she does die, if Terri, who has become a symbol for the entire pro-life cause, is allowed to struggle these next few days for basic sustenance (I thirst), it will be almost too hard to take. We will all go to Golgotha. And we will see her death followed by extraordinary events. It was Maria Esperanza, the famous and Church-approved Catholic mystic, who predicted that the death of an innocent person would herald a long-expected step-up in purification.
Terri Schiavo is a victim-soul who is now set before us in a way that has garnered world attention. There is no coincidence in when this is all coming down. There is no denying the mystical component.
It was on Palm Sunday that a compromise that looked like it could rescue Terri was forged but now we are in the deepest part of Lent and about to arrive at the deepest part of Holy Week. Nor is it just Terri. The greatest moral leader of our time, John Paul II is now clearly languishing and may not be long for the world, may not be there for long as the great light in Rome that has pierced the otherwise encompassing darkness. There are children abducted. There is the shooting in Minnesota.
It is starting to come down. It is seen even in nature. There is upheaval. There is darkness. For now, it seems as if the devil is winning. He has blinded a great nation and many parts of the world. We take comfort only in knowing that no matter how dark it seems, the pain and the darkness is followed always by the Light of Resurrection.
Lord, you are the ultimate judge.
By your power,
we ask for justice for Terri.
By your strength,
we ask for care for Terri.
By your love,
we ask that Terri be cared for.
By your passion,
we ask that Terri be nurtured.
By your might,
we ask justice for the wrong done to her
in the name of convenience,
secularism,
and a vision of the world where you play no part.
O Lord,
hear our prayer,
and let our cry come unto thee.
Amen.
O Jesus,
remember your mother
as you hung there on the cross,
as she watched each breath
as you grew closer
and closer
to the end.
How much you asked of her
how much she was willing to give.
Think now of Terri's mother,
so tired,
so grieving,
so determined,
so loving.
Have mercy on her
at this time of trial.
be with her,
and the rest of the family
as they watch Terri slip further down
that dry and dusty slope,
fighting for her each step of the way.
O Jesus,
have mercy on this mother,
keep her tight in the palm of your hand,
this day, and always.
Amen.
chuck
O Lord!
Some times when we see wickedness
running rampant,
celebrated as freedom,
thought to be a virtue
by those who know you not,
it burns,
the anger that comes unbidden,
that this is not right,
not fair,
not just.
At those moments, Lord,
help us to offer up
this anger to you,
a burnt offering
of our love and concern,
fruit of having followed you.
Help us to remember
those times you experienced first hand
the wickedness of man,
his willingness to cause pain
and hurt and death,
his ability to take pleaure
in what is not right
and just and true,
when for love of us
you went down into the dust of death
through pain and blood and grief.
Help us to remember, too,
that you love us all,
those who harm
and those who heal,
and how you asked us
to care for those who would hurt us,
love those who would harm us,
pray for those who hate us.
Speak your words into our heart, Lord,
that remind us
that you are always in control,
and that we can rest confidently
in your arms,
letting go and letting you
be God.
What is the bible passage where the angels took food to one of the prophets? Does anybody know?
Our Lord's Will be done.
~ PRAYER ~
St. Michael, the Archangel, defend us in battle
Be our protection against the wickedness
and snares of the devil;
May God rebuke him, we humbly pray,
and do thou, O Prince of the heavenly host,
by the power of God,
Thrust into hell Satan and all evil spirits
who wander through the world seeking the ruin of souls.
Amen
Ok, ya know what? This Shiavo thing is getting waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay out of control. Make her a saint? Get a grip.