Troop Prayer Thread 10 - A Year of VICTORY!

[TEXOKIE]

THREE CHEERS FOR OUR WONDERFUL TROOPS, THEIR ALLIES, AND ALL WHO ARE SERVING IN SUPPORT CAPACITIES IN THE WAR ON TERROR! YOU HAVE GIVEN THIS NATION A YEAR OF VICTORY IN THAT WAR! The honor is yours, but know that we bask in your accomplishments and love you for your steadfast service on this day!

Welcome, everyone to the 10th Troop Prayer Thread! Today is the anniversary of the resumption of hostilities with Iraq, wherein our troops have made military history that shall ring down the centuries.

The troop prayer threads are dedicated to giving our troops, allies, and all who are serving the Holy Cause of Freedom, including (but not limited to) the families and loved ones waiting at home and those who are not in uniform but who are serving in dangerous situations supporting our troops and gathering intelligence spiritual support. We seek together to offer prayer, scriptures, encouraging messages, and other devotions dedicated to this purpose.

We have over the past year gathered together a prayer list of these servants of freedom. You will find it posted below. FReeper amom has been serving as our List Keeper this past year and I wish to thank and commend her for doing such a meticulous job of keeping it updated. She has also been keeping our ping list up to date. If you wish to submit a name for the prayer list or to add or take off a name from the ping list, please let either or both of us know.

For those of us who have somewhat limited computer capacity, or still have phone modems, we request that graphics be limited to pictures of loved ones for whom we are offering prayers, special visuals that seem particularly appropriate, and as much as possible, non-moving graphics. Thank you.

Thank you so much for spiritually supporting our troops, allies, support civilians, and their families.

We are grateful to God that for those who have been injured or taken back Home, He has dispatched angels to their care.

To view the previous prayer threads, use these links:

Troop Prayer Thread 9:
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1031704/posts

Troop Prayer Thread 8:
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/994696/posts?page=451,50

Troop Prayer Thread 7:
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/973786/posts

Troop Prayer Thread 6:
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/917197/posts?page=301,50

Troop Prayer Thread 5:
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/898097/posts

Troop Prayer Thread 4:
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/879044/posts

Troop Prayer Thread 3:
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/873600/posts?page=151,50

Troop Prayer Thread 2:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/870136/posts

Troop Prayer Thread 1:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/863153/posts

For those who wish to pay their respects and honor our Fallen Heroes, please visit this thread:

Names,Stories, and Pictures of Fallen Heroes of Operation Iraqi Freedom

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/872330/posts?q=1&&page=601

Dear Lord,
Lest I continue
My complacent way
Help me remember
Somewhere out there
A man died for me today
--As long as there be war
I then must
Ask and answer
Am I worth dying for?"

Taken from the book, "A Man Called Intrepid" by William Stevenson about William Stephenson, the head of British intelligence services prior to and during WWII. He wrote this at the very beginnings of the Battle of Britain and shared it with Eleanor Roosevelt.

STAR SPANGELED BANNER

Oh, say, can you see, by the dawn's early light,
What so proudly we hail'd at the twilight's last gleaming?
Whose broad stripes and bright stars, thro' the perilous fight,
O'er the ramparts we watch'd, were so gallantly streaming?

And the rockets' red glare, the bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof thro' the night that our flag was still there.
O say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?

On the shore dimly seen thro' the mists of the deep,
Where the foe's haughty host in dread silence reposes,
What is that which the breeze, o'er the towering steep,
As it fitfully blows, half conceals, half discloses?

Now it catches the gleam of the morning's first beam,
In full glory reflected, now shines on the stream:
'T is the star-spangled banner: O, long may it wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!

And where is that band who so vauntingly swore
That the havoc of war and the battle's confusion
A home and a country should leave us no more?
Their blood has wash'd out their foul footsteps' pollution.

No refuge could save the hireling and slave
From the terror of flight or the gloom of the grave:
And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave.

O, thus be it ever when freemen shall stand,
Between their lov'd homes and the war's desolation;
Blest with vict'ry and peace, may the heav'n-rescued land
Praise the Pow'r that hath made and preserv'd us as a nation!

Then conquer we must, when our cause is just,
And this be our motto: "In God is our trust"
And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!

FRANCES SCOTT KEY

AMERICA, WE LOVE YOU!
AMERICA, WE LOVE YOU!
AMERICA, WE LOVE YOU!
AND OUR LOVE IS GREAT ENOUGH TO HOLD YOU ETERNALLY VICTORIOUS IN THE LIGHT!

[KC Burke]

Just an short post to thank you, and all the Warriors, for the tireless effort you exhibit on these threads. Your example serves to ever bring us back to the prayerful center that we need to keep in the heart of our day.

[TEXOKIE]

"His mother just called me, she was able to call Germany and talk to his nurse. He is just coming out of the anesthesia from his surgery. The surse told her to call back in a few hours after the anesthesia wears off and she will let her talk to him.

One very happy Mom will be calling Germany shortly!

He will be transported to the Naval Hospital here in the US but does not know which one. After he is in the US Mom will be flying to be with him. "




What terrific news!! Thank you so much for updating us so quickly. It is a joy to hear good news! We are grateful you notified us and that we had the opportunity to place him in our prayers. Please continue to let us know what is happening with him!

[TEXOKIE]

Bless your heart, KC! It's so good to see you! Thank you for dropping by with your very kind and far too generous words. All glory to God. I join you in gratitude for the group of Prayer Warriors who have vowed to hold vigil for our troops.

I hope things are going well with you! God bless you.

[xzins]

ping to #378

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1101474/posts?page=378#378

[DLfromthedesert]

Prayers continue for this young marine and for PFC Maupin.

[Diva Betsy Ross]

My prayers are offered tonight for all our troops who are in harm's way and for the families who await their return. I think of all of the young children who are without a parent tonight, so that my children can be free.

I just want the troops and families to know that although I have no idea of the anxiety of a loved one being away at war,my heart is intertwined with yours -I await the news of our troops homecoming with great anticipation.

See, the Sovereign Lord comes with power, and his arm rules for him. See, his reward is with him, and his recompense accompanies him. He tends his flock like a shepherd: He gathers the lambs in his arms and carries them close to his heart; he gently leads those that have young. Isaiah 40:10-11

[WSGilcrest]

I was friends with Elmer Krause when we were teenagers. Havn't heard from him in probably 25 years. I hope he comes through this alright.

A single grateful thought raised to heaven is the most perfect prayer. —Gotthold Ephraim Lessing

[potlatch]

He will be included in my prayers.

[Windsong]

"He will be included in my prayers."

Same here. A good man, this is.

"War is an ugly thing but not the ugliest of things; the decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feelings which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse. A man who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself"

John Stuart Mills

[cherry]

Me too.....May God help this young soldier thru this......

[patriciaruth]

Hi, Prayer Warrior!

The son of a woman who goes to my church needs special prayers. Michael has just been deployed to Iraq, and he needs prayers for his peace of mind.

I'm recruiting anyone who can storm Heaven to help this young man find his way in the whirlwind.

Thanks!
Patty

Holy Spirit, I most earnestly entreat Thee to fill this young man's mind and heart with understanding and peace to heal the ravages of his past and to light the way into his future. Most humbly, I beg for Thy help for this dear and fragile soul. In Jesus' precious name I pray.

[TEXOKIE]

ADDITION TO THE LIST AND REQUEST FOR PRAYERS:

Our own patriciaruth has placed a prayer request and a prayer before us for a precious young man who has been deployed to Iraq and is need of a little bit of a spiritual boost.

Thank you for leading us in prayer, patriciaruth.

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The son of a woman who goes to my church needs special prayers. Michael has just been deployed to Iraq, and he needs prayers for his peace of mind.

I'm recruiting anyone who can storm Heaven to help this young man find his way in the whirlwind.

Thanks!
Patty

Holy Spirit, I most earnestly entreat Thee to fill this young man's mind and heart with understanding and peace to heal the ravages of his past and to light the way into his future. Most humbly, I beg for Thy help for this dear and fragile soul. In Jesus' precious name I pray.


AMEN

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

Praise God for your Eagle Scout's successful surgery, and prayers for his continued and complete healing, comfort and strength.

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

Joining you in prayer for Michael.

Some words that may help from a commanding officer with experience whose 81st BCT Soldiers just arrived in Iraq:

The soldiers’ hard work and extensive preparation ensured the safety of all the troops during the convoy. Said Brig. Gen. Oscar Hilman, 81st BCT brigade commander, “Training turns the natural apprehension soldiers have into strength and confidence once the mission begins. The glow in our soldiers’ eyes is not fear it tells our adversaries, ‘Don’t screw with us!’” Link

[MEG33]

Gen.Kimmitt just almost fainted in the press briefing..He is clearly ill or exhausted.I pray for his well being.May God watch over the ones with the burden of leadership.

[Alamo-Girl]

I join in these prayers!

[Alamo-Girl]

I join in agreement with your prayer!

[TEXOKIE]

From MEG33:

"Gen.Kimmitt just almost fainted in the press briefing..He is clearly ill or exhausted.I pray for his well being.May God watch over the ones with the burden of leadership."

Thank you for reporting this info on General Kimmitt, MEG33.

Beloved Heavenly Father,

We observe with great concern that General Kimmett appears to be either ill or exhausted. We ask that you will hold him up. Mobilize his immune system and help him to be relieved and healed of the stresses on his body which seem to be occurring. Reach into his mind and heart and comfort and heal any trauma he may have. Help him carry the burdens which are his to carry.

We ask that you will hold his hand and guide him in this hour and in the days to come. We are grateful for his service and we pray together for his upliftment. Guide him in all his decisions. Guide him in how to find the time and space to take care of himself so that he may have the balanced and stable physical vessel which you need him to have in the outworking of present events. We have no concerns about his fitness for the office of leadership to which you have called him. We admire him greatly and are so very proud of him. We simply have concerns that he be able to maintain his health during this time, for he is so needed in this hour of our nation's history. Bless him abundantly, Father, and bless his family and loved ones.

While we pray this for General Kimmitt, we also pray it for all of our general officers and all our military leaders for whom it may apply. Guide, guard, direct, and protect all of them. Thank you for sending such excellent leaders to us in this seriously challenging time. Let this be done only and according to thy blessed Will.

Amen

[Soaring Feather]

Prayer bump for General Kimmitt.

[MEG33]

Amen.Thank you,TEXOKIE.