[Jim Robinson]

Please forgive me for improper format and lack of thees and thous and typos. I'm not a preacher and not a biblical scholar or even a great church-going Christian. Just a Believer. A common man who uses common language. But I do greatly fear for our nation and our freedom and I sincerely pray that what we do is in accordance to God's will. The fear has overwhelmed me.

I find myself repeating this passage:

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.

I am seeking strength and courage.

[tubebender]

Lord hear our Prayers...

[beachn4fun]

Amen! I couldn't have said it better.

(although I have added the USofA to my morning prayers. We need divine intervention to fight so many evil-doers who are bent on "conquering" us.)

All of it was spot on, but two things stood out for me...

Our ancestors sailed across the seas seeking relief from persecution

I think this should be the same courtesy extended to those who seek the same.

Our great armies and warriors marched in your name, asked for your blessings, risked and sacrificed their lives, and fought and won the great battles, not for treasure or territory, but to defend and restore your blessings of freedom and justice for all people

This is a very important statement. The evil-doers have lied about so many things as to why we do what we do (oil for instance) but here is the truth!

We need our foundation shored up.

[MEG33]

Praying with you for our beloved nation. Amen

[Dante3]

Prayers.

[Sisku Hanne]

In Jesus' name, Amen.

Thank you for voicing this powerful prayer. God gave you those words for a reason, and they have hit home more strongly than you can imagine. ((((You may be seeking strength, but you have just given it to us.))))

Psalm 139:7-10
⁷ Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence?
⁸ If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there.
⁹ If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;
¹⁰ Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me.

[Humidston]

I think I understand, Jim. We’re growing old, our bodies are turning on us, and we’re anxious and weary. How I wish I could turn back the hands of time! Maybe if I worked a little harder! My head is bent and I find great comfort in prayer lately. But I have hope because My children and grandchildren love God and hate tyranny and I know they will continue the battle well after I’m done here. We plant the seeds and then we move on.

Until then, we will keep fighting. We will never give up!

I’m proud to know you and I’ve been blessed beyond words to share this forum with a man of such integrity. You are an inspiring teacher and for that I am eternally grateful.

[Exit148]

A BUMP —— and a rereading of Jim’s PRAYER.

[Linda Frances]

Amen to your beautiful hearts prayer. I thank God for directing me to FR and thanks to all you prayer warriors and to the person who invited me into this thread. I have been so upset the last several weeks that I could not focus on prayer. I stopped going into any prayer threads and vented my frustrations on anyone who if judged as a compromiser. I could not see what God was doing and was acting like someone wandering in the desert.

Every prayer and scripture I read reminded me of what I need to do. REMEMBER, what God has done and who He is. No matter what I hear or see happening, God appoints our kings and directs the hearts of rulers. When God's people pray; hearts, lives and nations can change.

If any of you see me out there attacking some poor soul; remind me it's time to go to my closet (prayer thread) and pray. Thanks.

[ImpBill]

You are not alone in feeling the overwhelming fear for our Republic. I too oft use that powerful statement from the 23rd Psalm. We can only do what we can and seek guidance of His will for us. In my opinion both political party's care little for the Republic, but instead for their own wealth and power.

One of our founding fathers and first President warned in his farewell address after serving as our first President that allegiance to political party's would lead to what we are now experiencing.

I also believe the only way our "grand experiment" can survive is through the realignment of our states into smaller Republics dealing with each other through treaty only. But I have no idea how this can be accomplished without a call to arms first. For our electoral process has been manipulated and controlled by the Party bosses for so long.

[SoConPubbie]

Amen!

[trillabodilla]

This prayer by Mr. Robinson deserves a BUMP today!