Posted on 06/21/2002 6:35:56 PM PDT by rintense
President Bush headed to Florida today to attend a fundraiser for his brother, Gov. Jeb Bush. While in Florida, Bush visited Marks Street Senior Center in Orlando, and spoke once again about physical fitness and addressed the homicide bombings in Israel. The President also attended a senior fitness class while at the Marks Street Center. Enjoy your daily dose of Dubya!
Can you believe that on another thread today, one of the whining weasels actually said something like that! There are some very embittered people on FR these days. Maybe we should all add them to our prayer lists ...... they certainly need help.
Missed posting Psalm to yesterday's thread - here is today's.
There's a lot in it about God delivering the King (David) from his enemies, also something very appropriate for today's search for those who hide in caves....,and much more. The last part seems to be definitely something that would have been sung.
I wish we could all read this Psalm and "pray it" daily in unison - asking God to deliver the President and this country from our enemies....humbling ourselves before our God who is our True Deliverer. He will not falter or fail us if we would trust in Him and follow His will.
The rest of Psalm 18 (Part III)
35You have also given me the shield of Your salvation;
Your right hand has held me up,
Your gentleness has made me great.
36You enlarged my path under me,
So my feet did not slip.
37I have pursued my enemies and overtaken them;
Neither did I turn back again till they were destroyed.
38I have wounded them,
So that they could not rise;
They have fallen under my feet.
39For You have armed me with strength for the battle;
You have subdued under me those who rose up against me.
40You have also given me the necks of my enemies,
So that I destroyed those who hated me.
41They cried out, but there was none to save;
Even to the LORD, but He did not answer them.
42Then I beat them as fine as the dust before the wind;
I cast them out like dirt in the streets.
43You have delivered me from the strivings of the people;
You have made me the head of the nations;
A people I have not known shall serve me.
44As soon as they hear of me they obey me;
The foreigners submit to me.
45The foreigners fade away,
And come frightened from their hideouts.
46The LORD lives!
Blessed be my Rock!
Let the God of my salvation be exalted.
47It is God who avenges me,
And subdues the peoples under me;
48He delivers me from my enemies.
You also lift me up above those who rise against me;
You have delivered me from the violent man.
49Therefore I will give thanks to You, O LORD, among the Gentiles,
And sing praises to Your name.
50Great deliverance He gives to His king,
And shows mercy to His anointed,
To David and his descendants forevermore.
Lord, I saw that thread thanks to Howlin. I think we are seeing the true colors of some freepers. I guess sitting behind a desk 10 hours a day would serve the country better. /sarcasm
Bye for now.
I truly do understand some of the concerns.
I have some of them, too......but every time I see President Bush - and especially every time I pray for him and his administration and this country - I truly can commit those concerns to the God upon whom we stand as our Rock and our Salvation. And, I thank God every single day that we even have the possibility of having President Bush in office at this crucial time in our history.
(and, I imagine every day what if it were Algore????)
(or worse, yet, what if it were Hillary???)
And one more thing - I really have been reading about President Washington and how he was beset from day one by tremendous criticisms and enemies to the point that at the end of his 2nd term, he felt he was a failure as a President. Yet it was his character and wisdom and self-giving and determination to keep our nation united and at peace that set the foundation upon which America was built.
I know that President Washington would be so grieved to see what has happened to his beloved country today. All those who bled and died to bring us peace and freedom would be also (and maybe they see it from their "heavenly seats"....
I simply wish we could all unite to fight in prayer and in service to our country (and our families and communities) but remain civil and decent towards those with whom we disagree. (But I read that Washington's enemies resorted to the press to attempt to damage our first President just as the press today is allied with those who want to destroy this President.).
Well - enough about this. It is a pure miracle of God's grace that this country has survived this long. We can only pray and work for God's continued grace to us - because, as President Bush said so simply and so eloquently:
"FREEDOM NEEDS AMERICA!" Without America - I truly believe freedom will be snuffed out in the world - as we are God's gift of the light of freedom for all of history.
President Bush has the clarity of vision to see this. He is truly a great man.
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