Why Peace Is Always A Good Idea For Jacqui Hairston, with love Because you could plant peach trees And because of peace You could eat them in five or six Years Peaches not trees And your children Could eat them After you are gone! And because you could not see A friend for a long, long time But Because there is peace You would not lose them forever But see them next time they come To town! You could go ice skating Or roller skating...
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I cannot speak, unless you loose my tongue; I only stammer, and I speak uncertainly; but if you touch my mouth, my Lord, then I will sing the story of your wonders! Teach me to hear that story, through each person, to cradle a sense of wonder in their life, to honor the hard-earned wisdom of their sufferings, to waken their joy that the King of all kings stoops down to wash their feet, and looking up into their face says, I know. I...
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Prayer For Christian Prisoners Loving Heavenly Father, we pray for the many Christians who are being held in prisons, both at home and abroad, simply because they trust in the Lord Jesus as Savior. Many have been falsely accused of crimes or deliberately set up to fall foul of the law simply because they are believers in your name. Lord we pray that you would be with each one in their imprisonment. Break any bonds of fear and...
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Heavenly Father, We praise and thank you for the gift of your Son, Jesus Christ, who is our peace and our reconciliation. We bring before you all those who are suffering because of violence, war, or injustice. We pray for all who experience hunger, poverty, and homelessness. We ask your blessing on our work in this world. Give us wisdom, courage, and discernment, as we pray and work together. We bring before you the terrible conflicts...
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A Prayer in a Time of Anger and Separation Lord, you who expressed your divine anger in fire, brimstone, and lightning, look down with understanding upon my anger. I am in pain — a wound in my heart caused by another is the source of this suffering. That heart of mine, Lord of Hearts, is filled with anger so that I am unable to be loving and caring. I feel a need to return injury for injury, pain for pain, and so cannot truly...
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