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Dear Heavenly Father, I come to you this evening, unsure of what exactly has transpired to make our sister, OhioWFan leave us after so many years of faithfulness on this thread; but knowing full well that it would never have been a decision that she made lightly or in haste. Lord, may you bless her greatly as she seeks to lead others to seek YOU. May you fill her heart with the things that glorify You and edify her and Your church. And may You give her insight as she continues her prayers for this President and this nation elsewhere. As to those who have disagreed with her on this thread; I pray that You would speak to their hearts as well and give them Your peace. Each and every one of us has opinions and Free Republic has been a forum that has allowed us the privelege of expressing them for many years now. Certainly, there have been times where abuse has occurred on this forum and has gone unpunished. You have seen those times from the beginning of this forum even until these recent days. You know the hearts and the motivations behind what was levied. I pray that Your truth will prevail in the hearts of the abusers, and that those who have ill-will towards this nation and wish failure for this President will lose their ability to post here. Regardless of how one has felt about President Bush's policies, we simply do not have the liberty to pick and choose when we should pray for him. If he has made a mistake with the "Amnesty" bill, then it's not time to give up praying for him but to double up on those prayers. For, Lord, we know he is but a man, with feet of clay. But we know that the God of the Universe controls his fate and the fate of this nation. And so, we lift him up to You. We lift our congress up to You. We lift this forum up to You knowing that those who shun You now will one day bow before You. May You be glorified in all that we say and do and may You bless this nation and our President with all of the spiritual blessings that are needed for such a time as this. In the precious name of Christ Jesus I pray these things. Amen.

Go in peace, sister OWF.