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Posted: 24-May-2004, 10:03 AM
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| QUOTE (urian @ May 23 2004, 11:35 AM) | "Heavenly Father, we come before you today to ask Your forgiveness and to seek Your direction and guidance. We know Your Word says 'Woe to those who call evil good,' but that is exactly what we have done. We have lost our spiritual equilibrium and reversed our values. We confess that.
We have ridiculed the absolute truth of Your Word and called it Pluralism.
We have worshipped other gods and called it multiculturalism.
We have endorsed perversion and called it alternative lifestyle.
We have exploited the poor and called it the lottery.
We have rewarded laziness and called it welfare.
We have killed our unborn and called it choice.
We have shot abortionists and called it justifiable.
We have neglected to discipline our children and called it building self-esteem.
We have abused power and called it politics.
We have coveted our neighbor's possessions and called it ambition.
We have polluted the air with profanity and pornography and called it freedom of expression.
We have ridiculed the time-honored values of our forefathers and called it enlightenment.
Search us, Oh, God, and know our hearts today; cleanse us from every sin and set us free. in the name of Your Son, the living Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen"
...peace be with you |
I pray that many see the truth in this.
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2018 Vote in the 2018 Music AwardsDear Lord, lest I continue in my complacent ways, help me to remember that someone died for me today. And if there be war, help me to remember to ask and to answer "am I worth dying for?" - Eleanor RooseveltThe ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly is to fill the world with fools. -- Herbert Spencer, English Philosopher (1820-1903)
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| ChuckDenton |
Posted: 24-May-2004, 10:45 AM
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I loved all of these prayers and am a user of a lot of them. My favorite prayer is what the Blessed Virgin Mary said when she was asked to be the mother of Jesus. It simply says, do with me as you see fit, I trust in your goodness and love. We should all be so blind in our trust and faith in God. The name of the prayer is the Magnificat.
It's found in Luke 1, chapter 46. (Gee, I never quoted the bible before, but I want you to know that this is in scripture. A very short version is:
My sould magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior., for he has looked with favor on the lowliest of his servants. Surely from now on, all generations will call me blessed, for the Mighty One has done great things for me and holy is his name......
It goes on, but in the quietest times, it can humble you. It's my favorite.
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| stevenpd |
Posted: 29-May-2004, 12:42 PM
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A BEAUTIFUL PRAYER
I asked God to take away my habit.
God said, "No. It is not for me to take away, but for you to give it up."
I asked God to make my handicapped child whole.
God said, ?No. His spirit is whole, his body is only temporary.?
I asked God to grant me patience.
God said, ?No. Patience is a by product of tribulations; it isn?t granted, it is learned."
I asked God to give me happiness.
God said, ?No. I give you blessings; happiness is up to you."
I asked God to spare me pain.
God said, ?No. Suffering draws you apart from worldly cares and brings you closer to
Me."
I asked God to make my spirit grow.
God said, ?No. You must grow on your own!, But I will prune you to make you fruitful.?
I asked God for all things that I might enjoy life.
God said, ?No. I will give you life, so that you may enjoy all things."
I asked God to help me LOVE others, as much as He Loves me.
God said, ?Ahhhh, finally you have the idea."
THIS DAY IS YOURS. DON'T THROW IT AWAY.
May God Bless You. ?To the world you might be only one person, but to one person you
just might be the whole world!?
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