Friday, January 14, 2011

Please Pray . . .

Tomorrow our dear friend Tim (the B1 pilot) deploys to the Middle East for six months. Please join us in praying:
  • For his safety and a quick adjustment to his schedule;
  • For Christi's peace of mind;
  • That they both would feel God's arms in a tangible way over the next 6 months;
  • That the time would go quickly for both of them.
We all often pray for our armed forces in a general way, but I thought this was a great opportunity to attach real faces and names to those prayers. It can be too easy to forget there are real lives and real families invovled in the protection of this country. The sacrifice is huge.

Take care, Tim! We will miss you and we will pray for you every day, and know that we will be here for whatever Christi needs. Godspeed.

Psalm 91

He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High
will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.
I will say of the Lord, "He is my refuge and my fortress,
my God, in whom I trust."
Surely he will save you from the fowler's snare,
and from the deadly pestilence.
He will cover you with his feathers,
and under his wings you will find refuge;
his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.
You will not fear the terror of night,
nor the arrow that flies by day,
nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness,
nor the plague that destroys at midday.
A thousand may fall at your side,
ten thousand at your right hand,
but it will not come near you.
You will only observe with your eyes
and see the punishment of the wicked.
If you make the Most High your dwelling -
even the Lord, who is my refuge -
then no harm will befall you,
no disaster will come near your tent.
For he will command his angels concerning you
to guard you in all your ways;
they will lift you up in their hands
,
so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.
You will tread upon the lian and the cobra;
you will trample the great lion and the serpent.
"Because he loves me," says the Lord,
"I will rescue him; I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name.
He will call upon me, and I will answer him;
I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him and honor him.
With long life will I satisfy him and show him my salvation."

Amen.

1 comment:

changing ashes to beauty said...

Beautiful verse...You are such a dear friend Anne! We are praying for them!