Prayer Chain, link 27

Please lift up Gary, who had surgery at 10 am today. 

Please also pray that Leti find the answers she is seeking. Also, pray for Maria and her mother. Dina, Erin and Clay are sick, too.

Stephanie and her husband need continued prayer, and Jacqueline does too. So do Steph (different one) and her mom. And don't forget dear Glenna, who is going through some emotional turmoil.

Racheal is on bedrest, please pray for her and her twins.

Shelly has written a nice poem, and I think it should have some comments.

The Bible passage I have been led to share with you today is:

I Corinthians 12:25-31

   ²⁵That there should be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same care one for another.

   ²⁶And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it.

   ²⁷Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular.

   ²⁸And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues.

   ²⁹Are all apostles? are all prophets? are all teachers? are all workers of miracles?

   ³⁰Have all the gifts of healing? do all speak with tongues? do all interpret?

   ³¹But covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet shew I unto you a more excellent way.

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

Please 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, woman or child 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 destroy ourselves by our limiting beliefs. Instead of trying to prevent overpopulation by 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 do my best to find prayer requests here on gather that have not yet been added to the chain: you can help 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: