Let Your Light Shine This Christmas and Throughout The New Year

If we place all our hope in material things and fairy tale visions of a perfect Christmas without Jesus, the Prince of Peace, we will be disappointed.
Luke's Gospel story has light in it. "The glory of the Lord shone around them," he writes, and we can only picture glory through light. "And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying: "Glory to God in the highest."

This is the true meaning of Christmas--"Do not be afraid, for see I am bringing you good news of great joy for all the people, to you is born this day in the city of David a Savior who is the Messiah, the Lord."
Think for a minute about the multitude of the heavenly host. How does it appear to you today?

Christ's birth is a mystery but God became a human being – He took on human flesh that night so He would live as one of us, be crucified and rise from the dead to save us from our sins.

Christ is the Light of the World! Is He your Light? Do you reflect His light and love in your life?

This is the true meaning of Christmas--that Christ came into the world for you and me! Pray for faith today. Pray that the Christ Child may come into your heart, transform it and give you a new life in Him. Pray for His Light to fill you with peace. Pray for His Light to have you reconcile yourself with estranged relatives, friends and neighbors.

Pray for this light to heal whatever ails you. Pray for His grace and strength to do whatever He has called you to do. Pray this week that you may bring Christ's light and love into other peoples' lives, that you may reconcile with those you have had differences, that you may help someone through a difficult period in their lives or that you may be a "non anxious" presence for those who worry constantly or are distressed.

Whatever your Christmas is like, Jesus understands it and you fill it with His presence. There is no joy so great that Christ cannot raise it to greater heights, there is no disappointment so bitter or sorry so profound that He cannot come into it with His love right now and the true hope He offers of eternal life and joy beyond all description. We are approaching Christmas Day, the celebration of the birth of hope and joy in the Savior who is come and no one and nothing can stop. We are seeing and experiencing a great light upon this Season--let it shine in your heart and free your passion to be a Christian in a very broken world.
Merry or not at Christmas we always get a present: Christ's presence where we really are, and our hope of being where He is.

There is hope and we can make a difference in our own lives as well as in others lives if we will just allow God to “fill” us with His presence so that we can become the light that shines in a world of darkness. God bless you today and this Christmas Season and throughout the New Year, I pray in Jesus’ name, Amen.

Prayer for Jennie

Heavenly Father, God Almighty, You dear God know what is in Jennie's heart. She is coming to You dearest Lord with a pure and trusting heart. You know her every need dear Lord, as well as every petition she has expressed to You. Please give her Your wisdom in every decision and guide her steps in the direction on the path that You Father God want her to take. Please let her know Your voice when You are talking to her so that she has peace with every decision she makes. Please protect our dearest daughter and prosper her in every way. In this I pray today in Jesus' name. Amen.

Beloved

1 Samuel 2:18-20, 26 (New International Version) 18 But Samuel was ministering before the LORD -a boy wearing a linen ephod. 19 Each year his mother made him a little robe and took it to him when she went up with her husband to offer the annual sacrifice. 20 Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife, saying, "May the LORD give you children by this woman to take the place of the one she prayed for and gave to the LORD." Then they would go home.

Colossians 3:12-17 (New International Version) 12Therefore, as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. 13Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. 14And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity. 15Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful. 16Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God. 17And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

I really like old movies. Especiall, the black and white ones from the ‘30’s and 40’s. Most every Christmas, and this year is no exception, I want to watch one of those movies by the name of The Bishop’s Wife. It first came out in 1947 and stars Loretta Young, David Niven, Cary Grant and Monty Wooly – just a bit of trivia for those of you who relate to this kind of thing or even know who these folks were.
The film is about an Episcopal bishop, his wife and an angel. It’s about how muddled life can become when we get off track. Specifically, the film is about this bishop named Henry who rose from a poor parish to become bishop, but somewhere along the way lost track of what’s important. He lost his compassion, his joy and his love for both the church and for his family. Henry became obsessed with the plans for a grand, new cathedral in the diocese, plans, which aren’t going that well as the movie begins.

The film opens with a stressed and frustrated Henry turning to God for guidance. You know the phrase – be careful what you pray for. Guidance, for Harry, came in the form of a good-natured, yet meddling angel played by Cary Grant. The angel does his work, and, as with most movies of this era, the ending is happy. Priorities are set straight, joy and compassion are restored and relationships are mended.
In the final scene, the bishop begins a Christmas Eve sermon at his former parish – a sermon penned by the angel:

“Tonight I want to tell you a story about an empty stocking. Once upon a midnight clear there was a child's cry. A blazing star hung over a stable and wise men came with birthday gifts. We haven't forgotten that night down the centuries. We celebrate it with stars on Christmas trees and the cry of bells and gifts - but especially with gifts. You give me a book. I give you a tie. Aunt Martha always wanted an orange squeezer and Uncle Henry could do with a new pipe. Oh, we forget nobody, adult or child. All the stockings are filled. All that is, except one. We have even forgotten to hang it up, a stocking for the child born in a manger. It's his birthday we're celebrating. Don’t let us ever forget that. Let's ask ourselves what He would wish for most. And then let each put in his or her share - loving kindness - warm hearts - and the stretched out hand of tolerance - all the shining gifts that make peace on earth”. (Excerpt from The Bishop's Wife Movie)

It is a good movie that encourages us to ask a good question. What would He, the child born in a manger, wish for most? What does Jesus want from us? This is a good question to ask and a good question just days before the wise men follow the star to present their gifts to this child. It’s a good question for us to ask ourselves as individuals, an essential question for us to ask ourselves as His church not just now, but at other times and often throughout the year.

What is it that Jesus would wish for most? The first part of the answer is the most important part of the answer. Jesus wants most for us to know that we are "God’s chosen, holy and beloved." Jesus wants most for us to know that we are God’s own and that God values and loves us. In essence, the first thing that Jesus wants most is to give us the gift of God’s love.

What a gift! The creator of the sun and the moon and all the stars, the creator of heaven and earth, loves us. We are God’s chosen, God’s holy and beloved. We need to be clear that being chosen, being holy and beloved in no way means that we are better than anyone else or that we’re more righteous than anyone else or that God’s love is reserved only for us. To put this in scriptural context, the first chapter of Colossians reminds us that in Christ "all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell and through him God was pleased to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven . . . (Col. 1:19)."

As God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, [we are to] clothe ourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience. [We are to] bear with one another . . . forgive each other; just as the Lord has forgiven us, so you also we must forgive. Above all, [we are to] clothe ourselves with love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony (3:12-14).

Nice words, wonderful ideals – compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, patience, forgiveness and love – a stocking for the Christ child filled with loving kindness, warm hearts, out-stretched hands. Yet, are these just the ideals for sentimental movies? You can imagine, of course, that my answer is "no." These are ideals, yes, yet they are the very real promises of the hope and joy that come because we have done what Jesus wants most – to accept God’s enormous, life changing love that was given to us through that baby in a manger. That love can and does change our lives so that we become the human beings that God wants us to be.

We don’t, however grow into the se wonderful ideals, these clothes of compassion, kindness, etc. overnight and we don’t do it by ourselves. Remember, the boy Samuel. Imagine, again, like I did with the children. Imagine those robes hanging side by side getting a little bigger each year. Just like Samuel, we don’t grow into the clothes Jesus wants us to wear overnight. And, like Samuel, we don’t do it on our own.

We don’t experience the life changing love God shows us in Christ on our own. We learn about this love together. We begin to believe it together. We mature into its meaning for our lives together. And, we call that togetherness the church. It is together that we learn, "[l] let the word of Christ dwell in [us] richly." It is together that we "teach and admonish one another in [God’s] wisdom." It is together, "with gratitude in [our] hearts, that we "sing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs to God" (Col 3:26). And, finally, it is only together that we have a prayer of being able "in word or deed, [to] do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him."

We can commit ourselves, together, as God’s holy and beloved, as Christ’s church and a nation, to staying on track. We can commit to asking ourselves “what would Jesus want most?”

An empty stocking to be filled with loving kindness, warm hearts, tolerance – a new life in Christ clothed with compassion, kindness, humility, meekness and patience. Will we be the same people, the same church, the same world when Christmas 2009 or the next or the next Christmas rolls by?

I think that Jesus wants the answer to be no and wants to hear the answer loud and clear in a thankful chorus from his chosen, his holy and beloved. Christ’s church and our nation can answer no – things won’t be the same because we commit to being the place where, above all else, the love of God unites our togetherness, where the love of Jesus dwells deeply in us and where the word of love is taught in everything, in all we say and do. God came as that little baby in the manager so that we, as God’s holy and beloved people, could lead the way showing the world that it can change, that it is possible to live from love and not fear. We can lead the way to becoming the human beings God wants most for us to be. We can lead the way when together we begin to take very seriously the fact that we are holy and beloved, that God values and loves us more than we can imagine, and when we begin to let that love dwell richly in us influencing everything we do.

All glory and thanks be to God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit now and forevermore I pray this day in Jesus’ name. Amen

Prayer for Cindy Hogan

This is a request for you to forward this e-mail to everyone
> > > you know asking for prayer. The more people that pray for her to be
> > > healed, the better.
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> > > Please do it and don't delete this.. Your prayer can, and
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> > > Please pray and ask everyone you know to pray for the HEALING
> > > of CINDY HOGMAN and the removal of all cancer from her body, so she
> > > may enjoy all that life has to offer, and to continue to
> > > be the wonderful mother to our 5-year-old son Michael.
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> > > The power of Prayer is unsurpassed. I want the whole world
> > > to have her in their prayers the next few weeks. God will hear our
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> > > for your help. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for reading
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> > > No words can express the power we have when we each do a
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Harold This One Is For You, Your Family, Your Son Chris, and The Business

Mom for some reason god has put my boss Harold Degruy on my heart. I ask that you and others join me in prayer for him, his family (mainly his oldest son Chris who is having some problems of his own and is in need of our prayers), and the business which happens to be my livelihood. I don’t know what exactly we are to be praying for but I do know god is pressing me to do so. I couldn’t figure out how to put this on your blog so I’m sending this to you this way I would appreciate it if you add it to your prayer request.



Thanks

Little Jerry

Prayer for Mildred and Family

My Prayer: Heavenly Father, God Almighty, I thank You tonight dear Lord for sending these two men, Your angels to protect Granny during her confusion while she was in the midst suffering from the affects of this dreadful this disease. Please bless these two men for their compassion and kindness to help Granny and not harm her in her time of need. So many people would have taken advantage of this situation dear Lord. I ask You dearest Father to be with Tiny and Danny as they take on the responsibility of caring for their loved one Mildred. Please give them Your Godly wisdom in all the decisions they make concerning their personal life as well as her affairs. Please bless their relationship with love and prosperity, and give them patience, comfort, and peace as they enter this season while making the commitment to be the caretakers of Mildred. In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen.

Please pray for this family

Please Pray for this Faithful Family.


The Words We Think Creates Today...The Words We Say Creates Tomorrow...The Words We Pray Creates Forever.


--- On Fri, 10/30/09, Dr. Randy Price wrote:


From: Dr. Randy Price
Subject: Urgent Prayer Request
To: kwbclist@kwbc.net
Date: Friday, October 30, 2009, 12:30 AM


Dear King’s Way Family and Friends,



Our current Sunday morning message series, “Deal, or No Deal” challenges us all to contemplate sacrifice for the cause of Christ. Please pray for the family of some of our first pioneer missionaries in Guatemala who today were martyred. Below is an email from our Spanish Church pastor, Rusty.



Hello All,

Tears come easier than words right now. My dear brother and son in the faith Jose Sanchez and his co-pastor Elias were assassinated this evening for the cause of Christ. As I write this Jose's oldest son Alberto is standing guard over their bodies. Jose is a martyr.
He left behind a wife ( Marisol) and five children.

We have had the holy and sacred honor of being part of his team. I am overwhelmed with the reality that we have engaged in a battle of eternal consequences. We are not involved in a project but rather a cause - a cause that is costly - a cause that is worth it!!!! Please be praying over these days.

I am so proud of you guys. I am glad to be in this cause with each of you. My prayer is that God would burn in our hearts the reality of what we have witnessed and provoke us to stand up for Christ and the cause for which Jose and Elias gave their lives.

As I have more information I will let you know.

In for Life,
Rusty

As you pray for these families and the continuing work of spreading the gospel in South America, please consider that the cause we have signed onto is worth our sacrifice. In the words of a time-tested hymn… “love so amazing, so divine…demands my life, my soul, my all”



May God be with you and your family

A New Friend

I was approached by a beautiful young lady yesterday who has cancer in or breast. She is due to have surgery in the near future. Let's pray for total healing in her body.

Prayer for Billy

It seems that we are praying for the Lord to heal Billy's body. He has a tumor growing in his body.

Let Us Continue To Pray For Karen

Thank you Bonnie...I am taking care of my friend, Karen, who is going through chemo...Please keep her in your prayers..she needs encouragement
and I am doing all I can to do that and more...I know the Lord is leading me..I have His peace that I am doing all He called me to do.
I love you..thank you...God bless all of you...Cathy

Prayer for the Fetty Family

Please pray for the Fetty family as Russell Fetty passed away after surgery several weeks ago.

Prayer For David

Thanks so much for adding me to your prayer warrior list! Please add my son, David (21) to your prayers. He was horribly wounded as a child by a family member and he refuses to let his wall down and let the healing love of Christ in. He is self-medicating with drugs and alcohol, and needs intercession. Please send your prayer requests my way also! I would love to partner with you in intercession. I agree - God had us meet for a reason!
Love in Christ,
Jan

Russell

Lets continue to pray for Russell and his family. Russell has been in intensive care since his surgery a few months ago. It seems that he will be ending his battle and that the Lord will be taking him home real soon.

Let's Continue to Pray for Mattie and Her Family

Bonnie,

This touches home, over a month ago I took my pet dog Mattie who I have had for 12 years now, to the vet for an ear infection. While checking her ear the vet found a lump by her rectal. The vet suggested I take Mattie to a Specialist to get a second option but from what he felt, and x-rays there was nothing we could do for her and he really didn’t want to say anything till I took her to a Specialist. Well, I took her across the lake to Louisiana Veterinary Specialists Hospital and they ran test all day on my girl and sent off the biopsy to LSU for results. Three days later I got the results and yes, I was told she only had 3-6 months to live and there was nothing that could be done to remove the tumor or to treat it to make it go away.
All we could do is give Mattie something for inflammation so that she has no pain while going through this. This was probably the worst news Al and I have ever gotten as we think of Mattie as one of our children. Al and I brought Mattie last Tuesday for her 30 days check up to see if the tumor was growing faster or maybe had slowed down with the medication that we were giving her. Now keep in mind the medication CAN NOT MAKE THE TUMOR DISAPEAR NOR SHRINK THE TUMOR. The medication was just in hopes to buy us more time with Mattie by slowing down the tumor. Anyway, I had everyone and anyone praying for Mattie and at this point for Al and me and to give us strength to get through all of this. Well, the vet checked, and checked, without saying anything and I was getting so nervous that he was going to say it is now time to put her down as it has grown faster then we thought but instead he said “There must be some powerful prayers going on for this girl, because the tumor has shrunk to 1/3 the size of what it was 30 days ago”. Now, again we were not giving Mattie anything that could make the tumor shrink nor was there anything anyone could do. We had gotten 2nd. Options and even went as far as having the bio be sent to LSU for research….a little costly but I have pet insurance so it could have been worst.
It is nothing but a miracle that Mattie is better, the tumor has not gone away, and we go back in 30 days to see where we stand but for now it is 1/3 the size it was when they gave her 3-6 months and I am praying to have the six months so that she is here for this Christmas. Now I would not mind the illness go away and I have her here for a couple more years, but I do know that Mattie being 12 now doesn’t give her much more years…..and that I understand, I am just hoping to get through these last months with the holidays so that I can enjoy my time with her. I can so relate to the lost of a pet as we are so uncertain with Mattie right now and these pass months have been harder on Al and I then if we have lost a family member.

I just wanted to share the POWER OF PRAYER.



Take care

Prayer For A Special Friend

I am searching for the direction of where I should go as far as where I should live, my ex wants me to pay rent now and I just don't make enough to do that and live too. I know God will show me the way.

My neice Laura is still doing her own thing and her Mom still doesn't know where she is as she has not been kind enough to call and let her know.

I am trusting in the provision of God for that and all the rest of the "stuff".

Let us continue to pray for Sharon

thank you. Well I just thought I was doing better. This afternoon has been tough.
Please pray for me to have strength and peace.

Let us continue to pray for Sharon as she go through the tangable ball of grief due to the loss of her husband Eddie.

Sincerely,
Bonnie

Let's Keep Lifting Sharon Up In Our Prayers

Thank you so much for your prayers. I am beginning to do better. I am still facing a lot of tests in my life, and just pray that I can get closer to God and fill the void in my life from losing Eddie. I am not sure how to act or what to do. I need a good book on grieving, but I assume everyone goes through it at their own pace.
Please keep me in your prayers and know that I appreciate them and they are what is keeping me going.

Prayer for Laura

I'm writing to ask for prayer, wisdom, and guidance. I believe the Lord has revealed to me who my husband is. However I'm praying for confirmation and patience. My hearts desire is to be married and living for Jesus in ministry with my husband. Please pray for me.

Prayer for Laura

my neice Laura is in need of prayer - she is 18, a junior in high school and having mental problems

Heavenly Father God Almighty, you hear a mother's prayer for her daughter. You know this family's needs dear Father and I ask you to keep Laura safte and bring her safely home. Amen

Prayer for the Ross Family

Heavenly Father, God almighty please be with the Ross family with the loss of Pator Ross's mother. Please give the family comfort and peace during this very sad time.

Prayer for Solomon

Prayer for Solomon - kidney problems. Lord, Jesus, please bring him to a resting place. Also please give Jennie and Jerry peace about this. In Jesus name I pray, Amen.

Prayer For Those Who Have Been Or Is Being Abused

My prayer today is for anyone who may have or is being abused physically, mentally, emotionally, or verbally. May Our Heavenly Father give you the wisdom and strength to overcome the guilt and get out of this situation. May you find peace in your heart, know that you are not the cause and be confident that you are worthy in God's eyes.

May God deal with every abuser out there with His vengence as He brings them down to their knees for repentance as they seek salvation for their soul.

Amen

Solomom Needs A Miracle

Let us pray in union that Solomon gets his miracle today.

Sincerely, Bonnie

Today's Prayer Requests

The shawl above was created and inspired by God as a mantle of prayer for Laurie Schwartz as she is having surgery today to remove a lump in her breast. Bright pink is for our boldness as we stand against the enemy and his attack on her body, and white is for her pure heart.

Other prayer requests today:

Connie slipped at school and broke her left Humerus (between the shoulder and elbow).

Sharon Smith as her beloved husband Eddie Smith was taken home to be with the Lord this week. The funeral is today.

Mrs. Pat Boudreaux who fell and broke her neck.

The Scarbrough family regarding recent employment issues.

Krystal Savage through her time of trial.

Uno Mango through her time of need.

All other prayer requests that have been posted on this blog and have not been met yet.

Heavenly Father, Lord God Almighty only You know what is in our hearts as we cry out to you in prayer today. Please fill each person on the prayer list and who reads this blog with your peace. I pray that each and every one of them feels Your arms wrapped around them with Your everlasting love today. May you give each person Godly wisdom as they go through each day. Please send Your Holy Spirit to rest upon each heart so that they will feel Your presence as they offer their prayers and petitions to You this day. Amen

Prayer for Frank Sampere and Roy Hollyfield

Please pray for the leader of my Tues night bible study group Frank Sampere. He was admitted to the hospital today with irregular heartbeat. He will have an angiogram tomorrow morning.He already has a pacemaker. He is in his early 70's .... is a wonderful godly man .... a church elder ...... and humble teacher .... and I've grown to love him dearly.

Stand in agreement for discernment for all doctors, nurses, etc. who come in contact with him, for no complications with the procedure, and for "no weapon formed against him shall prosper"! He still has much to do for God's glory!

Pray for Roy Hollyfield who works with me. He had a triple bypass surgery and is now having numbness in his face, arm, and shins. Also for his daughter who I believe is in her twenties or so and was recently diagnosed with Type I Diabetes.

Prayer For Solomon

Dearest God Almighty I am coming to you tonight with the request that although Solomon is a dog that you will heal the problems in his (joints) in his leg that causes him to limp due to the discomfort. It seems that he is suffering from some sort of disorder and that if you don’t heal him that he may have to be put to sleep as a result of it.

Lord, Father, Jennie and Jerry’s hearts are right, as we know that this is a test of their faith as trails are coming against them because they have made a commitment to follow you. We come to you as a family and we ask you Dear Lord to move this mountain. With faith even as little as a mustard seed we believe that we will see fruit and that you will honor our request. For we know that all things work together for Your good and for those who love you Lord. Your glory will shine from our hearts as a testimony so that others will see your everlasting love.

Your word says to ask believing that you will honor my family’s request. We ask this father praying that it will be your will that Solomon will continue to live a long healthy life free from pain as Jennie and Jerry’s pet.

Matthew 21:22 (New International Version)
"If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer."

My Prayer For Small Business Owners

My prayer today is for small business owners. May they be "God centered" in their way of doing business and towards their employees. By doing so, may they be a light as well a great testimony for others to see that Our Heavenly Father blesses those who are obedient to Him.

Prayer for Misty and Her Family

Good morning,

I wanted to let you know that Misty's grandfather, Melvin Berdin, went home to the Lord. Misty and her grandmother have peace and they know the Lord is with them. Misty's mom died when she was a teenager and her grandparents raised her. To her that is her parents, so losing her grandfather was to lose her dad. She said she had peace and thanks everyone who prayed for them. She asks for prayer
for her grandmother who is a cancer patient(breast cancer) and for herself to get through theprocess of the funeral. God bless all and thank you.
Love, Cathy and family

Pray for Melvin Berdin

Please pray for Melvin Berdin. He went in for a simple surgery on his colon and ended up having a stroke and now on life support fighting for his life. His grand-daughter Misty is asking for all prayer warriors to inter-cede on his behalf. He is at Ochsner Hospital in Jefferson, LA. Thank you all for prayer for him and his family.

Cathy

Prayer for Charyn (Sharon)

I am asking for prayer for my sister, Charyn(Sharon). She has medical problems and is meeting with Social Security for help tomorrow. She has not been able to work since January and they need the help. She is not able to hardly walk since she lost mobilty in her leg and arm on her right side and it has not returned. The doctors have not been able to pin-point the problem. They ruled out every thing from stroke to MS. Every test comes up negative. She is scheduled to see a specialist in
Dallas if they approve the SS. Her insurance will not pay for this specialist because it is not on her network plan and it is very expensive. We are praying for her to get the help she needs for both physical and finacial needs. Thank you all and God bless. Love, Cathy
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Prayer for Laurie Schwartz

Prayer - diagnosed with breast cancer.

Please Pray For Sam

Background Story
Our son Sam is a wonderful young man who is 8 years old. He will be 9 in January. He is going into the 3rd grade in Reynoldsburg , Ohio . Sam had been having some pain in his right knee most of this summer (2009). As the pain increased we realized that something might be wrong and we made an appointment for him to see an Orthopedist on 8/10/09. At this doctors appointment an X-ray was done of Sam's leg/knee and it showed that there was a mass that the doctor believed to be cancerous. Samuel went into the hospital just a few days later for a series of tests. He received a cat scan, MRI, and also a full body scan. Our family met with the pediatric oncologist the following day and Samuel was diagnosed with a type of cancer called Osteosarcoma (stage 4). The cancer is in his right knee and it has also spread to both of his lungs. This is an agressive type of cancer and it will be treated with agressive forms of chemo. We are asking everyone to please lift up our litle boy Samuel Gordon Bish in prayer. We pray for healing!! We serve a mighty God and we know that HE can heal Sam if that is his will for Sam's life. Please be prayer warriors along with our family as Sam starts this very difficult journey in his young life.

Debbie Culotta

Surgery today to remove lump in her breast.

Prayer for Russell Fetty & Family

Please pray for Russell Fetty surgery Monday due to colon cancer. Also is recovering from mouth and throat cancer.

Please pray for the Smith Family

thank you for your prayers and encouragement.

Eddie was given 1-3 months to live. It is just tearing my heart out.

From Susan Ross

Thanks so much. We are depending on prayer. She is signed up for hospice now. Praying she receives her eternal reward very soon. Thanks again. Love, SUSAN

Prayer for Will and Monica Frishy

I have a request… I would like to put a friend on the prayer line. I have an employee that works at the daycare for me and my husband and she just found out yesterday that her husband has stomach cancer. Their names are Will and Monica Frishy. Everyone, please keep them in your prayers. They have to go back in 3 months to see if it has progressed any.

Prayers Shawls Received During Peru Mission/The Shoe Man

The mission was indeed successful. We saw 485 patients, supplying treatments, medication, clothing and prayers. The Peruvian people are so thankful for all that we do. Attached are pictures of two of those receiving your shawls. I took them with my camera. The first one is a missionary couple. They were so happy to be selected. The second is a mother and her baby. The shawls and the people who received them were prayed over. (Thanks Margaret for assisting me with my mission of distributing shawls created to honor God and offer hope through the Prayer Shawl Ministry).



The Shoe Man
I showered and shaved............. I adjusted my tie.
I got there and sat............... In a pew just in time.
Bowing my head in prayer.......... As I closed my eyes.
I saw the shoe of the man next to me..... Touching my own. I sighed.
With plenty of room on either side....... I thought, 'Why must our soles touch?'
It bothered me, his shoe touching mine... But it didn't bother him much.
A prayer began: 'Our Father'............. I thought, 'This man with the shoes has no pride.
They're dusty, worn, and scratched. Even worse, there are holes on the side!'
'Thank You for blessings,' the prayer went on.
The shoe man said............... A quiet 'Amen.'
I tried to focus on the prayer....... But my thoughts were on his shoes again.
Aren't we supposed to look our best when walking through that door?
'Well, this certainly isn't it,' I thought, Glancing toward the floor.
Then the prayer was ended........... And the songs of praise began.
The shoe man was certainly loud..... Sounding proud as he sang.
His voice lifted the rafters........ His hands were raised high.
The Lord could surely hear the shoe man's voice from the sky.
It was time for the offering...... and what I threw in was steep.
I watched as the shoe man reached.... into his pockets so deep.
I saw what was pulled out............ what the shoe man put in.
Then I heard a soft 'clink' as when silver hits tin.
The sermon really bored me......... to tears, and that's no lie.
It was the same for the shoe man...for tears fell from his eyes.
At the end of the service...... as is the custom here.
We must greet new visitors and show them all good cheer.
But I felt moved somehow................ and wanted to meet the shoe man.
So after the closing prayer......... I reached over and shook his hand.
He was old and his skin was dark..... and his hair was truly a mess.
But I thanked him for coming......... for being our guest.
He said, 'My names' Charlie............ I'm glad to meet you, my friend.'
There were tears in his eyes........ but he had a large, wide grin.
'Let me explain,' he said.......... wiping tears from his eyes.
'I've been coming here for months.... and you're the first to say 'Hi.''
'I know that my appearance.........is not like all the rest”.
'But I really do try.................to always look my best.'
'I always clean and polish my shoes..before my very long walk’.
'But by the time I get here.........They're dirty and dusty, like chalk.'
My heart filled with pain.......... and I swallowed to hide my tears.
As he continued to apologize........ for daring to sit so near.
He said, 'When I get here...........I know I must look a sight”.
'But I thought if I could touch you..then maybe our souls might unite.'
I was silent for a moment........... Knowing whatever was said.
Would pale in comparison... I spoke from my heart, not my head.
'Oh, you've touched me,' I said......and taught me, in part”;
'That the best of any man............is what is found in his heart.'
The rest, I thought,.................. this shoe man will never know.
Like just how thankful I really am...that his dirty old shoe touched my soul.
(Thanks Dan for forwarding this to me today).

Prayer for the Ross Family

Our prayers are offered today and during this difficult season for Pastors Rick and Susan Ross and their family. God we ask that you bless them and may they feel your love and comfort as they walk down this journey before them. Amen.

Eddie Smith

Eddie's MRI on his spine came back clean. Praise the Lord. Still waiting on confirmation of 2 spots in his lungs.

Eddie and Sharon Smith

Eddie is currently in the hospital here in Little Rock. Thought the clot had broken loose and gone to his lung but not the case. He is having some chest pain and a lot of leg pain where the clot is located. They will be running MRI's and other tests on him today.

Appreciate your prayers.

Sharon

Eddie We Are Still Covering You In Prayer

just got home. finally got in to see his doctor. she changed his pain meds and he is doing somewhat better now.

Eddie This One Is For You

thank you - you are an angel. Eddie is having a really bad day already. Lots of pain in the leg with the blood clot. am going to try and get him into a doctor or hospital one.

Praying for the O'Flynn Family and Mrs. Virginia's Familiy

Please pray for a dear friend of ours, Michelle, her Mom is diagnoised with colon cancer. Her name is Edwina O'Flynn. We are praying for them to remove all the cancer and for her to be cancer free after the surgery on Friday. I know they can get it all out and pray that it has not spread any place else..Amen. We serve a wonderful God..all things are possible to them that believe.

Also, pray for Virginia and her family. Her husband was laid off for 4 months...just got a job, alot less money and they are need of financial breakthroughs, especially for the girls to go to school..we are lifting them up. They are praying for an open door...

Prayer for Cathy, Charlie, Stacie, and Charla

Lord Jesus you are the only one who truly knows their needs. I ask you to shine your face upon them and that whatever misfortune that they are experiencing be turned around for good and not for man's glory but yours so that others can see your love and the power of your hands. May they feel your presence on them like never before and a peace that goes beyond comprehension flooding their soul.

Amen

Leslie - Surgery on Wednesday

Bonnie,

One of my good friends (Leslie) is going in the hospital Wednesday to have her Thyroid removed. I ask the you keep her in your prayers. She was really sick years ago, and from her having kemo, it seemed to have brought on cancer of the Thyroid. The doctors say this is not unusual. Anyway, Leslie and all who know her are concerned about this surgery because it is a very serious one….as most surgeries. Anyway, I ask that you please pray that God keep Leslie under his watch while in surgery this Wednesday and bring her back to a speedy recovery.

Take care,

Lisa Volpi

Prayer For Dawn Bennett

Pray for our sister in Christ and Prayer Worrier Dawn. The enemy is on the attack. Lord, precious Jesus give Dawan a peace that passes all understanding. Let your presence be known to her like never before. May your angels guard her as she goes out into the world as a witness of your mighty hand. Let her light shine as never before to others so that they may hunger for a closer relationship with you. In God's name we pray. Amen

A Tribute To My Sister Debbie

Please join in prayer today with me for my sister Debbie. She has a growth in her breast and may need surgery.

Sincerely,
Bonnie

A tribute to my sister Debbie


Sister, we've been there through life's sorrow and pain
But together we have always endured the strain
We've argued and bickered and made each other mad
But if you weren't my sister, life would be so sad
We've cried till we laughed and laughed till we cried
Sometimes for no reason we didn't even know why
When we're not together our bond is just as strong
Because we are sisters we know when something is wrong
We've whispered our deepest secrets only sisters could share
I love my sister dearly because she really cares
So whether we are together or we are far apart
Debbie, you're my sister, my friend and forever in my heart.

Pray for the Beck Family

I would like to lift up the Beck family in prayer during this time of loss of their mother, grandmother and mother-in-law.

Pray For Our Troops

Prayer request
According to the weather reports, it is our understanding that it is 122 degrees in Iraq right now -- and the low will be 95*! Our troops need our prayers for strength, endurance, and safety.. If it be God's will, give these men and women the strength they need to prevail.

Prayer for Joycelin Culotta

Please join with me today in prayer for my mother, Joycelin Culotta who has nodules on her Thyroid gland. I am praying for a total healing in her body, and that she gets a favorable result from the ultrasound that she will be taking next week.

Amen

Submitted by - Bonnie Beck

When We Come To You In Prayer

Lord Jesus when we come to you in prayer please give us the boldness to do so expecting in faith and to have patience to hear your voice as you reveal to us “your will” for the petitions that we bring before you.

Please Keep This Candle Going

A small request.....Just one line


Dear God, I pray for the cure of cancer. Amen


All you are asked to do is keep this circulating.
In memory of anyone you know who has been struck down by cancer or is still living with it. A Candle Loses Nothing by Lighting Another Candle..

Please Keep This Candle Going
Sharon (Little Rock, AR)

Prayer For My Husband Jerry

That God continues to heal his body and that he gets a good report from the doctor tomorrow during his follow up visit there.

Pray for Dawn Bennett

Dawn needs prayer. The enemy is attacking her body.

Rory, We Are Praying For You

Add Rory, to that prayer list for a better job, his dream job.

This One Is For Penny

Oh I have a new job within Verizon it is a new position and nothing I have done before so, pray I do well.

God is good, so I'm sure he would not put me where I would fail..

Pray for Bill Farris Dealing With After-Effects of Treatments For 18 Months Now Since Cancer Surgery

Your timing is interesting. I was just writing to you to ask for prayer, as I have been dealing with the after-effects of treatments for 18 months now. I was debating with myself on whether I should send it, not because I don't need/want prayer, but because I gave a fairly long explanation of what I am dealing with daily, and it just kind of sounds like complaining. I don't believe in complaining, as it never solves the problem.

Pray for Ted Terry - Caner - Surgery Wed 7-29-09

Please pray for Ted Terry who will have surgery and chemo on Wednesday July 29th for mouth, tongue, and throat cancer. Ted is the bookstore manager at Lakewood Church in Houston,TX pastored by Joel Osteen. 

Our Country and Our Leaders

Pray for our country and for every leader who has an impact on our lives makes decisions with integrity and Godly wisdom.

Our Prayer is for The Persecuted Churchs All Over The World

Lord Father please be with our Missionaries as they go forth to preach the gospel in places where there is persecution for being a Christian. Please protect them and the many Christians who believe in you, our Lord Jesus Christ. Give them favor this day I pray dear Lord and allow no man be punished for expressing his honor, love and faith in you. Give protection, comfort, peace and life to those dear fathers, mothers, and children who believe in you. Amen

Peru Mission Trip

We lift up all of the people who will be heading to Peru the first week of August on a mission trip. Please let their travels be a safe one and that through the work of your Holy Spirit your mighty hand will touch everyone that they come in contact with. May many lives be saved as they hear the word and find out what true salvation in Christ is all about. Amen

Pray for Miriam Morrow

Treatment today for extensive back pain and nerve damage.

Pray For Bobby Jean

Heart surgery today

Pray for John Larrieu - cancer

Please pray for my neighbor directly across the street John Larrieu,,,under 30yrs old.....newlywed.....he and his wife were in the process of trying to have a baby

Just found out that he has cancer.....believe lung cancer...having chemo

Aimee Gigilo - Intestional surgery yesterday

Add Aimee Gigilo to your prayer list. She had intestinal surgery yesterday - in a lot of pain.

Update On Prayer Request

Here is an update on my dentist's assistant Amy...
Her 27 year old son (who was accidentally overdosed at the hospital after his back surgery) was taken off of life support this morning. Pray for this family-parents and three siblings. (BG)

Also, my dentist had a cancellation this morning, so I was able to do part one of my root canal today instead of waiting until friday. PTL!  Please pray for provision and a new job so I can pay for this expensive procedure ($600+). As you remember I was laid off from my job at the Christian publishing company. The Lord worked out a payment plan for the dentist which  is a blessing.(BG)

Smith Request

Mrs. Smith has asked for prayer for her husband who just received discouraging news from his doctors regarding the cancer in the lymph nodes around his kidney. His chemo was not working, so the doctors are increasing the treatments, which cause Mr. Smith much pain and weakness. We ask in the name of Jesus for God our father and nurturer to heal this man of his cancer and pain.