Troop Prayer Thread 5

[Alamo-Girl]

Will do! And thank you so very much! Hugs!!!

[TEXOKIE]

You are welcome for the prayer. Thank you for your kind words in your post 152, and for joining us in prayer. All glory and praise be to God.

[TEXOKIE]

Thank you in joining us in prayer in your post 153, snippy_about_it.

[TEXOKIE]

LOL...such temptation the fleshpots (tractorpots???) of the local farm and ranch store provides!

Have you gotten back from the Ozarks yet? Please let us know how gorgeous it was! Eagerly awaiting promised report!

[TEXOKIE]

You are welcome for the ping, BIS!

[TEXOKIE]

Thank you for your prayer bump in your post 156, Joy Angela.

[TEXOKIE]

I agree with you, potlatch. The homecomings were an awesome and almost holy thing to witness as these new fathers saw their little ones for the first time.

[snippy_about_it]

Not a problem. I don't always have a lot to share but I do join in agreement with you and others in prayer.

Thank you for providing the threads.

[TEXOKIE]

LOL...howdy hi to you too, amom. Thanks for your patience in my belated volley prayer bump to you.

[TEXOKIE]

Thank you for being here with us, snippy_about_it. You are so welcome for the threads. I am the one grateful that so many have pledged to band together here to hold the vigil for the success of our military actions and for the victory of our nation's efforts to bring about national and world change which is in alignment with the Vision and Plan our God would have us follow as His people.

[TEXOKIE]

Our Beloved Caring Father,

We have seen the arrival of our returning troops joyfully meeting their families in these past days. We have seen new mothers reuniting with their husbands and presenting their newborns to them for the first time. We have seen young service women return to take up their motherly duties once more. So many families are experiencing the deep hush of newfound love and ties. We share that joy as we witness it. At this Mother's Day time, we wish for them your blessing. Surround these precious mothers and their families and strengthen them as they move forward from the difficult days of separation and war.

We are mindful that there are yet families with their loved ones in harm's way. We ask that you will continue to surround these precious troops with our prayers as a blanket of protection and comfort while they are yet striving in the battlefields of the world. On this Mother's Day, grant a special blessing to those mothers and children (some of whom may be grown men and women!) who are separated.

We petition you for a very special grace for those mothers who have children who have been called Home to you from the fields of war and will no longer see them. Father, we ask for a special miracle of comfort and love on their behalf on this day. While their children are not here to honor these mothers, WE are. Father, somehow, let these mothers know that their children, their grown up men and women, placed their lives on the line so that we could be safe, and that WE at a very fundamental and deep level appreciate the sacrifice. Let the gratitude outpouring from our hearts find its way to the hearts of these precious women who may have a very difficult Mother's Day.

While we are certainly mindful of all the mothers involved with our troops, we are aware that you have given to each of us a precious gift: a mother. Because you have given a mother to each of us, we have the opportunity to live in this world. Your plan is to have us come into this world through the means of birth. We can breathe the clean air and see the blue sky, grow and strive to learn about you and your grace. Because you gave us a mother, we are here. Please, Father, accept our gratitude for our mothers and for this opportunity.

Much like the conductor of a large orchestra, a mother who is on her toes, is directing a constant flow of activity and energy that would quickly be reduced to cacophony without her touch. Because of the example of such mothers or motherly activity in our lives, we ourselves can find the ability by your grace, to create harmony and order in our lives despite the chaos which assails us daily.

We do honor our mothers, in your name, blessed Father, for they have carried us under their hearts to term and have kept us safe at least long enough to be launched in this world where we have somehow found you and your grace. May all have the blessing of reconnecting with you, our Father. Bless all mothers this day. Let them feel our gratitude which increases toward them as we grow in your grace and mercy.

Amen

[Soaring Feather]

Color Me Green Not In-Between

It matters not my shade is green...

Butterflies are not in-between...

shades of grey or montone ...

Hue of color flashes of green...

Sunsets in Aruba Will never be the same....

bentfeather aka
HML
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04/03

[TEXOKIE]

Hey Ms Feather!

WOW!! Green butterflies this time! I think of healing and the abundant life of God whenever I see a beautiful green. These green butterflies are a real blessing. Thank you for bringing them here!

[Alamo-Girl]

Amen to the beautiful Mother's Day prayer! Praise God!!!

Since you asked... the Ozarks were beautiful as always and restful with the fishing and the feeding of mallards and squirrels. We were twice under tornado warning and had hail the size of golf balls (I'd never seen such huge hail!) Except for the damage, the storms were beautiful displays of light, sound and rain. Hugs!

[Dubya]

Praying and agreeing with you.

[TEXOKIE]

Thank you for joining us in prayer, Alamo-Girl.

Thanks for the report! I'm so happy you had a good time in the Ozarks. Even more glad you are back in one piece and that the hail didnt get to you too much. I looooooove feeding duckie daddles. That was a highlight of a trip Mr Texokie and I took once to central Texas. We got to stop off at a riverside park and fed the ducks for about an hour or so. Seagulls are pretty much fun to feed too.

[TEXOKIE]

Thank you for joining us in prayer, Dubya.

[Jaded]

Amen

[octobersky]

Beautifully said, Texokie! BTTT

[Smocker]

Thank you for your prayers and thoughts.