13 May 2008

I am praying for all of the victims of the earthquake.

To all my new friends in China, I love you, and I am glad you have joined Free Republic. I live in the United States, and I am very happy to get to know you. Free Republic is a very nice website, and most of the members are friendly. Please forgive us for the ones who are unfriendly. They are worried about meeting new people. I am not that way. I like to meet new people, and I have loved all Chinese people for a long time now. That is why I am so happy that you are coming to Free Republic, so I can get to know you.

I work long hours at a store, so sometimes I am too busy to use my computer. But when I get some time off I will check my messages and reply to my friends.

I hope to hear from my Chinese friends again very soon.

The rest of this page has some Bible verses on it that are very important to me. If you want to ask me any questions about them, you are welcome to do so. After the Bible verses, there’s a short prayer that I have included. You might want to consider saying that prayer from your heart. I love you.

Thanks,
Joya

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For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the LORD shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee.
Isaiah 60:2

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1The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose.

2It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing: the glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it, the excellency of Carmel and Sharon, they shall see the glory of the LORD, and the excellency of our God.

3Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees.

4Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompence; he will come and save you.

5Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.

6Then shall the lame man leap as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb sing: for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert.

7And the parched ground shall become a pool, and the thirsty land springs of water: in the habitation of dragons, where each lay, shall be grass with reeds and rushes.

8And an highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called The way of holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it; but it shall be for those: the wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err therein.

9No lion shall be there, nor any ravenous beast shall go up thereon, it shall not be found there; but the redeemed shall walk there:

10And the ransomed of the LORD shall return, and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads: they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.
Isaiah 35

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A prayer for everyone to pray:

Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, Savior, have mercy on me, a sinner!