Posted on 11/30/2013 10:34:48 AM PST by Irish Rose
Lord, we thank You for all who defend our nation today, and we thank You for those who, in times past, struggled for the safety and freedom of America. Whether they volunteered, or did the duty their nation summoned them to – we thank You for them.
Father, we thank You for the mercy that keeps and blesses America today, a mercy beyond our deserts. By Your great bounty, we celebrate this holiday with abundant food and without fear of war or plague.
LORD, as in the days of Noah, when You swore that the waters of Noah would never again cover the earth, so now You have sworn not to be angry with us, never to rebuke us again. Of all the graces You have given us, this one crowns them all: That though the mountains be shaken and the hills be removed, yet Your unfailing love for us will not be shaken, nor Your covenant of peace be removed. You carried all our sins to the Tree, and even now You are patient with us, forgiving us when we fail You, renewing Your love toward us every morning. We thank You from hearts full of gratitude – the LORD, who has compassion on us – in the Name of Jesus our Savior, Amen.
Come and pray.
Amen to your beautiful Prayer For Our American Heroes and For Our Nation, Irish Rose!
Read: Psalm 66:10-20
A week after C. S. Lewis died in 1963, colleagues and friends gathered in the chapel of Magdalen College, Oxford, England, to pay tribute to the man whose writings had fanned the flames of faith and imagination in children and scholars alike.
During the memorial service, Lewis’ close friend Austin Farrer noted that Lewis always sent a handwritten personal reply to every letter he received from readers all over the world. “His characteristic attitude to people in general was one of consideration and respect,” Farrer said. “He paid you the compliment of attending to your words.”
In that way, Lewis mirrored God’s remarkable attention to what we say to Him in prayer. During a time of great difficulty, the writer of Psalm 66 cried out to God (vv.10-14). Later, he praised the Lord for His help, saying, “Certainly God has heard me; He has attended to the voice of my prayer” (v.19).
When we pray, the Lord hears our words and knows our hearts. Truly we can say with the psalmist, “Blessed be God, who has not turned away my prayer, nor His mercy from me!” (v.20). Our prayers become the avenue to a deeper relationship with Him. At all times, even in our hours of deepest need, He attends to our words.
Amen.
Repeating your words of grace in prayer for our beloved heroes and nation...Amen.
Amen, Irish Rose.
Thanks for the reminder of God’s mercy and goodness.
Joining in prayer for our country and our heroes.
Adding my prayer for our Heroes and our Nation.
Blessings, etabeta
I join in prayer for our heroes and nation!
Just delete my account Jim...
You’re not running the place anymore.
Nice to have known you sailor.
bye
Amen to your Beautiful, Anointed Prayer, Dearest Sister Irish Rose.
Standing with you in 100% Agreement, with Thanksgiving for your Anointed Prayer Ministry.
Agreeing with your prayer of thanksgiving. Thank you, Irish Rose.
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