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Prayer for All of Humanity
I pray for all of humanity to one day feel the pulse of the Mother Earth in their feet as they tread. I pray for mankind to find the faith to believe in the messages carried by their dreams and to see beyond the visible world. I pray that everyone I come in contact with can walk away with much, or at least some, of the happiness that lives within me. I pray for peace, acceptance, and tolerance for all who express their love for the higher power (whatever that name may be). Most of all, I pray for an end to the violence and depravity that darkens many souls. Peace be with us all! amen
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I want to share the sermon with you dear friend and show u how special a hammer was to Jesus when he was preaching. theology- thinking and writing about our Lord. the hammer-the meaning of having faith and love to work together in the name of our loving and gracious Lord. psalms 27:1-8 says: the Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall i fear? the Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall i be afraid? when the wicked came against me to eat my flesh, my enemies and foes, they stumbled and fell. though an army may encamp against me, my heart shall not fear; though war may rise against me, in this i will be confident, one thing i have desired of the lord, that i shall seek that i may dwell in the house of the lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to inquire in his temple. For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in His pavilion; in the secret place of his tabernacle he shall hide me, he shall set me high upon a rock,and now my head shall be lifted up above my enemies all around me; therefore i will offer sacrifices and praises of joy in his tabernacle; i will sing, yes, i will sing praises to the Lord. hear o lord when i cry with my voice, have mercy also upon me, and answer me. when u said, seek my face, my heart said to you your face lord i will seek. this verse is telling us like the hammer that builds houses and buildings to protect us from the outside storms the lord protects us in his tabernacle and his love so when the hammer builds homes god builds our hearts to love and honor him. 1 john 3:18 my little children let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth. this verse is like a hammer hitting a nail on the head. another words god God is hitting our hearts trying to get us to show love and kindness, to those who do not know the Love of the Lord as we do. james 2:17 thus also faith by itself,if it does not have works, is dead. like the hammer that builds, the hammer is used in faith to build houses, without faith of people to work together as a community then the faith and the work of the hammer can not build better homes. so through the guidence of the lord and his love like the hammer that builds homes, we can build our faith and love on the Lord and his teachings. so as you see no matter where we are in this world we to can be like the hammer that builds houses. we can teach and build new Christian lives in the name of our Lord and savior who taught us to listen and teach his word from the heart. so like the hammer we can go into the world and nail the unsaved people with teachings that Jesus gave to us to teach and to spread the gospel of Gods love to so many unsaved. May the Lord himself teach us all to be like a hammer and hit the hearts with Gods words and with his undying love. Praise The lord for all his blessings that he so does bestow upon our hearts to share with others. u r special God created you in his likeness and wants to use you to bring others to know him and his love. May our Lord bless you richly and do know that any time that you need to talk never be afraid to send me an email and I will respond back to you. God bless you in the work of our Lord and may he be there with you day and night. Take care God bless and know im here for you. love your sister in Christ, Echo
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Pretty eye opening stuff...
THE LORD'S PRAYER - Rather cleverly done. This is in two parts; the prayer ( in blue type ) and GOD ( in red type ), /FONT>in response. It is very, very good.
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Our Father Who Art In Heaven.
Yes?
Don't interrupt me. I'm praying.
But -- you called ME!
Called you?
No, I didn't call you. I'm praying.
Our Father who art in Heaven.
There -- you did it again!
Did what?
Called ME.
You said, "Our Father who art in Heaven"
Well, here I am.
What's on your mind?
But I didn't mean anything by it.
I was, you know, just saying my prayers for the day.
I always say the Lord's Prayer.
It makes me feel good, kind of like fulfilling a duty.
Well, all right.
Go on.
Okay, Hallowed be thy name .
Hold it right there. What do you mean by that?
By what?
By "Hallowed be thy name"?
It means, it means . . good grief,
I don't know what it means.
How in the world should I know?
It's just a part of the prayer.
By the way, what does it mean?
It means honored, holy, wonderful.
Hey, that makes sense.
I never thought about what 'hallowed' meant before.
Thanks.
Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done,
on earth as it is in Heaven.
Do you really mean that?
Sure, why not?
What are you doing about it?
Doing? Why, nothing, I guess.
I just think it would be kind of neat if you got control -
of everything down here like you have up there.
We're kinda in a mess down here you know.
Yes, I know;
but, have I got control of you?
Well, I go to church.
That isn't what I asked you.
What about your bad temper?
You've really got a problem there, you know.
And then there's the way you spend your money --
all on yourself.
And what about the kind of books you read?
Now hold on just a minute!
Stop picking on me!
I'm just as good as some of the rest of those people at church!
Excuse ME.
I thought you were praying for MY will to be done.
If that is to happen, it will have to start with the ones
who are praying for it.
Like you -- for example.
Oh, all right. I guess I do have some hang-ups.
Now that you mention it,
I could probably name some others.
So could I.
I haven't thought about it very much until now,
but I really would like to cut out some of those things.
I would like to, you know, be really free.
ood. Now we're getting somewhere. We'll work together -- You and ME.
I'm proud of You.
Look, Lord, if you don't mind, I need to finish up here.
This is taking a lot longer than it usually does.
Give us this day, our daily bread.
You need to cut out the bread.
You're overweight as it is.
Hey, wait a minute! What is this?
Here I was doing my religious duty,
and all of a sudden you break in
and remind me of all my hang-ups.
Praying is a dangerous thing.
You just might get what you ask for.
Remember, you called ME -- and here I am.
It's too late to stop now.
Keep praying. ( . . pause . . )
Well, go on.
I'm scared to.
Scared? Of what?
I know what you'll say.
Try me!
Forgive us our sins, as we forgive those who sin against us.
What about Amy?
See? I knew it!
I knew you would bring her up!
Why, Lord she's told lies about me, spread stories.
I've sworn to get even with her!
But -- your prayer --
What about your prayer?
I didn't -- mean it.
Well, at least you're honest.
But, it's quite a load carrying around all that bitterness
and resentment isn't it?
Yes, but I'll feel better as soon as I get even with her.
Boy, have I got some plans for her.
She'll wish she had never been born.
No, you won't feel any better.
You'll feel worse. Revenge isn't sweet.
You know how unhappy you are -- rght?
Well, I can change that.
You can? How?
Forgive Amy.
Then, I'll forgive you;
And the hate and the sin will be Amy's problem -- not yours.
You will have settled the problem
as far as you are concerned.
Oh, you know, you're right. You always are.
And more than I want revenge,
I want to be right with You . . (sigh).
All right . all right . . I forgive her.
There now! Wonderful!
How do you feel?
Hmmmm. Well, not bad. Not bad at all!
In fact, I feel pretty great!
You know, I don't think I'll go to bed quite as uptight tonight.
I haven't been getting much rest, you know.
Yeah, I know.
But, you're not through with your prayer are you? Go on.
Oh, all right.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
/FONT>Good! Good! I'll do that.
Just don't put yourself in a place
where you can be tempted.
What do you mean by that?
You know what I mean.
Yeah. I know.
Okay.&nsp; Go ahead. Finish your prayer.
For Thine is the kingdom,
and the power,
and the glory forever.
Amen.
Do you know what would bring me glory --
What would really make me happy?
No, but I'd like to know.
I want to please you now.
I've really made a mess of things.
I want to truly follow you.
I can see now how great that would be.
So, tell me . . . How do I make you happy?
YOU just did!
AUTHOR UNKNOWN
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"Lord, hold our troops in your loving hands. Protect them as they protect America. Bless them and their families for the selfless acts they perform for us in our time of need. Guide them with love and your protective armour dear Lord Amen."
Prayer Request: When you receive this, please stop for a moment and say a prayer for our troops around the world.
There is nothing attached. Just send this to people in your address book. Do not let it stop with you. Of all the gifts you could give a Marine, Soldier, Sailor, Airman, & others deployed in harm's way, prayer is the very best one.
GOD BLESS YOU
 AMEN AMEN
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