Prayer Chain, link 22

Esther has been feeling down. Samantha has, too.

Please pray for Stephanie and Sandra too, as well as Tina and her sister, Ann and her family, and Stephanie and her family. Also please pray for Bobbi to have a safe trip.

Karen has pointed out a story about some people who desperately need our prayers.

Missy is at home recovering, but needs continued prayer for a speedy recovery.

The Bible passage I've been led to share with you today is Psalm 21:

¹The 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?

   ²When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell.

   ³Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident.

   ⁴One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; 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 enquire in his temple.

   ⁵For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion: in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me up upon a rock.

   ⁶And now shall mine head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me: therefore will I offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto the LORD.

   ⁷Hear, O LORD, when I cry with my voice: have mercy also upon me, and answer me.

   ⁸When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek.

   ⁹Hide not thy face far from me; put not thy servant away in anger: thou hast been my help; leave me not, neither forsake me, O God of my salvation.

   ¹⁰When my father and my mother forsake me, then the LORD will take me up.

   ¹¹Teach me thy way, O LORD, and lead me in a plain path, because of mine enemies.

   ¹²Deliver me not over unto the will of mine enemies: for false witnesses are risen up against me, and such as breathe out cruelty.

   ¹³I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.

   ¹⁴Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.

We begin our permanent prayer requests with prayers for our troops, governments and leaders around the world WHETHER WE LIKE OR BELIEVE IN THEM OR NOT. It is right and proper to pray for them to be safe, enlightened and wise... as well as to pray for their souls. Also pray for our countries and their people: all of them, born and unborn.

Pray, too, for an end to ALL violence: true peace. REAL civilization. For as long as the barbarism of any killing is still tolerated, no man can truly rest assured. If we were to stop killing and focus on LIFE we could likely put an end to nearly all disease as well as explore the furthest reaches of the universe. We limit ourselves by our limiting beliefs. Instead of diminishing our numbers through slaughter we should be seeking extraterrestrial colonization possibilities. Yet if we do not curb our thirst for blood those exploits would also soon be doomed to extinction as well. Read Isaiah 65.

I sometimes find some of the prayer requests here on gather that have not yet been added to the chain: you can help, if you are less harried than I, by searching for and adding these yourselves throughout each day. If you have a prayer chain or list, I would be honored if you'd link to this one. Please don't forget Heather's daily prayer list! She gives us a beautiful prayer each day.

Please also continue to lift up in prayer all those from previous links. Even those whose prayers may have been answered... and ESPECIALLY gather members who have been missing for a while. Don't forget pray for each other as well... Including those who don't request prayer but may nonetheless need it.

The lastest requests I receive via email etc. will be added at the TOP of the article as I receive them, until the next daily link is posted. The Praise Reports will be published monthly for the time being, until I start getting more of them.

The previous links of the prayer chain are all still valid, as are the links spidering off from them. Here is the directory table of those links: