This Weeks Prayer

This week pray that the Lord show you your weaknesses as He sees them, and help you live in the truth of your righteousness in Him. Pray for Israel and ask the Lord to show our leaders the importance of standing with this ally. Pray for our military men and women and their families. Pray that He would direct the president's steps to make godly decisions regarding all areas of his administration. Ask God to intervene on our behalf during this election year. 2 Cor. 12:9

Thank You

Chris and I want to thank everyone that prayed, called, cooked came by the funeral home or to the funeral 0f her father Adrian Cooper. It is wonderful to know the Lord and friends like you especially during times like this.

This Weeks Prayer

This week as you focus on God's wonderful gift of reconciliation through Christ, pray that many will find repentance and receive eternal life through Him. Remember Israel and ask for the protection of its citizens and seasonal travelers this week. Remember the persecuted church and pray that God will send laborers into the field. Pray for President Bush as he completes his term of office, and pray that God will intervene on our behalf during this election year. John 3:14-17

This Weeks Prayer

This week lay aside your fears and uncertainties and go boldly before the throne of grace. Bear your heart and soul before your heavenly Father. He hears and answers every prayer you utter according to His perfect will. Lift up our nation and call upon the Lord to intervene on our behalf in this election year. Pray for our troops and their families. Remember Israel and ask God to cause our nation to continue to stand for His agenda in the Middle East. (Heb. 4:16; Rom.8)

This Weeks Prayer

This week thank the Lord that you are fully rich in Him and that He has already provided all you need. Ask Him to give you the desires of His heart for you so that you can more fully enjoy all He is in your life. Continue to pray for President Bush as he faces the challenges of his last year in office, and deals with the economy, homeland security, military strategy, Israel and the U.S. Congress. Pray For God's will in the upcoming elections. Psalm 84:11; Phil. 4:19

THE POWER OF FORGIVENESS

During the American Civil War, a young man named Roswell McIntyre was drafted into the New York Cavalry. The war was not going well. Soldiers were needed so desperately that he was sent into battle with very little training. Roswell became frightened - he panicked and ran. He was later court-martialed and condemned to be shot for desertion. McIntyre's mother appealed to President Lincoln. She pleaded that hewas young and inexperienced and he needed a second chance. The generals, however, urged the president to enforce discipline.Exceptions, they asserted, would undermine the discipline of an already beleaguered army.Lincoln thought and prayed. Then he wrote a famous statement. "I have observed," he said, "that it never does a boy much good to shoot him."He wrote this letter in his own handwriting: "This letter will certify that Roswell McIntyre is to be readmitted into the New York Cavalry.When he serves out his required enlistment, he will be freed of any charges of desertion."That faded letter, signed by the president, is on display in the Library of Congress. Beside it there is a note, which reads, "This letter was taken from the body of Roswell McIntyre, who died at the battle of Little Five Forks, Virginia."It never does a boy (or anybody else for that matter) much good to shoot him. But you might be surprised at the power of forgiveness.-- Steve Goodier