Friday August 2nd – Open Thread

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but DELIVER US FROM EVIL. For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever and ever. Amen †

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  1. citizen817 says:

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  2. citizen817 says:

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  3. Deplorable_Infidel says:

    Seven Times a Failure

    Despite man’s natural tendency to boast, history has proved again and again that he is a failure, in deep need of God and His grace.

    The Age of Innocence closed with man rebelling against his Creator and becoming a fallen, sinful creature (Rom. 5:12).

    The Age of Conscience opened with one murder (Gen. 4:8) and before another age was ushered in “the earth was filled with violence” (Gen. 6:11).

    Then came Human Government, but the world’s first ruler made a spectacle of himself through drunkenness (Gen. 9:20,21). Little wonder we soon find the race intoxicated with its own importance so that God had to confuse their language at Babel (Gen. 11:4,7,8).

    The Age of Promise came next, with Abraham failing to enter the promised land through unbelief (Gen. 11:31-12:3). It closed with Israel, his seed, failing to enter the promised land through unbelief (Heb. 3:19).

    The Age of Law began with Israel worshipping a golden calf before Moses had even gotten down from Sinai. Little wonder it ended with the rejection of Christ.

    The Age of Grace commenced with the Apostle Paul, God’s ambassador of love and grace, persecuted and imprisoned (Eph. 6:20). This showed man’s attitude toward God and His grace. It will be brought to a close as man continues persistently to go on in his sin rather than accept redeeming grace through Christ (II Cor. 4:4; II Tim. 3:1-5).

    The Kingdom of Christ, which is to follow the present age, will begin with our Lord rebuking strong nations (Micah 4:3) and will close with multitudes, who for a time had rendered enforced obedience, following Satan (Rev. 20:7-9).

    How all this demonstrates man’s need of God and salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ! “All have sinned” (Rom. 3:23) but, thank God: “Whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved” (Rom. 10:13). Though surrounded by sin and rebellion, multitudes down through history have called and have been saved.

    By Pastor Cornelius R. Stam

    https://www.bereanbiblesociety.org/seven-times-a-failure/

    Romans 5:12 Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:

    Genesis 4:8 And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.

    Genesis 6:11 The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.

    Genesis 9:20 And Noah began to be an husbandman, and he planted a vineyard:
    21 And he drank of the wine, and was drunken; and he was uncovered within his tent.

    Genesis 11:4 And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.

    7 Go to, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another’s speech.
    8 So the LORD scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth: and they left off to build the city.

    Genesis 11:31 And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran his son’s son, and Sarai his daughter in law, his son Abram’s wife; and they went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan; and they came unto Haran, and dwelt there.
    32 And the days of Terah were two hundred and five years: and Terah died in Haran.

    Genesis chapter 12

    1 Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will shew thee:
    2 And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:
    3 And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.

    Hebrews 3:19 So we see that they could not enter in because of unbelief.

    Ephesians 6:20 For which I am an ambassador in bonds: that therein I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.

    2 Corinthians 4:4 In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.

    2 Timothy 3:1 This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.
    2 For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,
    3 Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,
    4 Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;
    5 Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.

    Micah 4:3 And he shall judge among many people, and rebuke strong nations afar off; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up a sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.

    Revelation 20:7 And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison,
    8 And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea.
    9 And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them.

    Romans 3:23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

    Romans 10:13 For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

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    • Deplorable_Infidel says:

      1 Corinthians 15:1 ¶ Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;
      2 By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.
      3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;
      4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:

      Ephesians 2:8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
      9 Not of works, lest any man should boast.

      2 Corinthians 6:1 ¶ We then, as workers together with him, beseech you also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain.
      2 (For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.)

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  4. Garrison Hall says:

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  5. Linda K. says:

    Unchained melody

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  6. Lucille says:

    Rashida Tlaib, Marc Lamont Hill, other Leftists celebrate “Palestinian” teen from murderous jihadi family
    July 31, 2019 4:00 PM By Robert Spencer
    Hatred of Israel, and celebration of the murders of Israeli civilians, is rapidly becoming mainstream on the Left.
    https://www.jihadwatch.org/2019/07/rashida-tlaib-marc-lamont-hill-other-leftists-celebrate-palestinian-teen-from-murderous-jihadi-family

    Note: We can see that Tlaib didn’t become a Congresswoman in order to represent her district but in order to promote her version of law…Shariah, and to disseminate disinformation, misinformation and lies.

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    • RyderLee says:

      Lucille ! Hi ! Long Week , Happy to See You ☺

      Tlaib and co-horts / Beyond Evil 😝

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    • This is a very important thread about how Ilhan is colluding with the Qatari Government to hide her past, which will end badly for her should it be exposed.

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  7. citizen817 says:

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    • amwick says:

      😢 So terrible. Terrance is a good guy..

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    • czarowniczy says:

      So you respond to the scene of a shooting and the victims are all howling, screaming and demanding that you do something to catch the killer. You start to canvas the crowd and despite the killer standing there and emptying his magazine – no one saw nuttn’ and don’t be hearin’ nuttin’. Oh yeah, and dey don’ be trustin’ da po-leece…

      Ask me how I know.

      Just a few days back there was crystal clear video of a black thug sauntering into a crowded black gathering on the street and hosing down a vic. Now I have to believe that not only did no one in that crowd have a gun to fire back but again no one new the shooter or could describe him yet those interviewed by the press were adamant that the community needs to be safer.

      Violent crimes are down from their Dodge City levels, though that’s a national trend, and the city at best solves fewer than 70% of its murders (no telling how much of that is due to playing with the reports/stats) and 40% of its armed robberies (see previous comment). A lot of places change crimes from one that’s FBI crime stat reportable to one that’s not to help crime rates look better and where that’s not the reason for the drop if you’re one here who’s had his shooting (aggravated battery with a firearm – reportable) to ‘negligent wounding’ (not reportable) the stats don’t mean much. We can’t clean up the community but we can spray some White Out on it.

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  8. citizen817 says:

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  9. Dora says:

    James Whistler – Seascape, Dieppe, 1886

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  10. Dora says:

    There has to be a thorough investigation into how this happened. Very thorough one.

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  11. duchess01 says:

    Jesus Loves Babies…Pray for the Unborn

    Jesus Loves the Little Children…Pray for the Little Children

    Jesus Loves You…Run to Him

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  12. duchess01 says:

    Verse of the Day

    “Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name; worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness.”
    Psalms 29:2 (KJV)

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  13. Dora says:

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  14. amwick says:

    Just dropping this here…

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  15. @ChicagoBri says:

    Mayor Lori Lightfoot Bares Her Soul, Out Loud
    View at Medium.com

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  16. Dora says:

    Maybe Baltimore isn’t that bad after all.

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    • mandy says:

      Wild boar … bacon? Just sayin’…

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      • Pale rider says:

        Probably protected species like the muslims.

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      • John Denney says:

        One needs arms (at least a large knife) to turn a live hog into bacon.
        Hawaiians have a sport, “Poke Da Pig” – hunting wild boar with dogs and a knife. It’s a dangerous sport.
        Since the firearms ban in Australia, some farmers are reduced to doing the same to protect their crops

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        • czarowniczy says:

          Not sure if the Aussies are dealing with the same feral hogs we are. We took well over a hundred off of the farm across the street about 18 months ago, the rest left and moved into forest land to the north and haven’t come back. If you pull out the piglets under 30 pounds we took the average size was a bit over 200 pounds with a few boars over 400. These guys are gonna be a bit of a problem to poke with a knife.

          As I understand it the Aussies have banned semi-auto, pump action and rifles with a greater than 5 rounds. That still leaves bolt-action, lever action and single shot. Tgen again, the Aussies have a far greater history of being subjects of the Crown/State than we have, there are more folks here who believe that we own the government and not the other way ’round.

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  17. WeeWeed says:

    Mornin’ infidels!

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  18. Hear any public statements from Nadler and Schiff latey? They’ve been as quiet as the so-called Senate Republicans.

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  19. just stevie says:

    THE DISCIPLINE OF DIFFICULTY

    “In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.” John xvi. 33

    An average view of the Christian life is that it means deliverance from trouble. It is deliverance IN trouble, which is very different. “He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High…there shall no evil befall thee” – no plague can come nigh the place where you are at one with God.

    If you are a child of God, there certainly will be troubles to meet, but Jesus says do not be surprised when they come. “In the world yet shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world, there is nothing for you to fear.” Men who before they were saved would scorn to talk about troubles, often become “fushionless” after being born again because they have a wrong idea of a saint.

    God does not give us overcoming life: He gives us life as we overcome. The strain is the strength. If there is no strain, there is no strength. Are you asking God to give you life and liberty and joy? He cannot, unless you will accept the strain. Immediately you face the strain, you will get the strength. Overcome your own timidity and take the step, and God will give you to eat of the tree of life and you will get nourishment. If you spend yourself out physically, you become exhausted; but spend yourself spiritually, and you get more strength. God never gives strength for tomorrow, or for the next hour, but only for the strain of the minute. The temptation is to face difficulties from a common-sense standpoint. The saint is hilarious when he is crushed with difficulties because the thing is so ludicrously impossible to anyone but God.

    Oswald Chambers
    August 2nd Devotional

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  20. Deplorable_Infidel says:

    https://m.facebook.com/groups/1410896288966161/permalink/2314233841965730/?sfnsn=mo

    Latest on red flag law abuse in NY violating US Constitution and Civil Rights

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  21. wtd says:

    #Hezbollah is in #Mexico!

    Watch this report of an undercover USA agent following #Hezbollah: The #Iran-run terror army is crossing thru, planning devastating attacks!

    #MAGA
    #Trump2020

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  22. JX says:

    Saikat Chakrabarti, the chief of staff and former campaign mastermind for Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), reportedly admitted that the “Green New Deal” was not originally about climate change, but changing the economy.

    https://www.breitbart.com/environment/2019/07/11/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-chief-of-staff-green-new-deal/

    Straight from the watermelon’s mouth.

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    • TreeClimber says:

      We laugh because otherwise we’d cry.

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    • Pale rider says:

      I think we can all laugh now. It’s come to a point where they have exhausted the believability of their insanity.
      People will start backing away and let these people explode/implode. Before we all rushed out to keep them from petting the rabid dog, now! We just watch.

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  23. mandy says:

    Going through the news headlines this morning, we saw yet another story about someone doing something very bad. Out loud I said to hubby, “oh, he did EVIL” … and inside my head I heard, “In the sight of the Lord.”

    Which made me smile … because I can tell where we’ve been in our nightly Bible study. Thought some of y’all might appreciate that…

    Have great days, folks!

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    • Pale rider says:

      It says as evil increases in the world Gods grace will much more increase. Speaking only for myself, his presence has increased.
      I used to marvel at people who could engage atheists with answers. The other day it became so clear. I saw how the truth has no equal and the lies that nonbelievers put forth are easily spotted as lies. I have to admit, it is not me but him in me.
      For sometime I was under the impression it was my studies, but now I concede my studies are only confirmations of what God has put in me.
      Walk boldly with your truth, it is salvation to the lost. It does offend many but so did Jesus.

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  24. bessie2003 says:

    Senator Feinstein along with the other Democrat Senators have introduced an Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. Ostensibly to negate the Supreme Court’s Citizens United ruling, it sounds like an interesting back door to stifle the freedom of speech and change the structure of our government from a representative Republic to a Democracy, using the words democratic in the text of their Amendment language, first time ever seeing that in the body of the document including amendments. In the reply will post a link to her comments on why she wants this Amendment.

    Here’s a link to her Amendment:

    https://www.feinstein.senate.gov/public/_cache/files/6/6/666cce2f-ed22-4a0c-8496-290e43b82365/BC03BB54843181C996F9E8C5474DD665.democracy-for-all-amendment-final-bill-text.pdf

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  25. Lucille says:

    Warning ⚠️ Emotions And Stuff!
    Mark Carriker is a young man from Texas with a lovely wife and two children plus a wonderful extended family. Mark’s battle with cancer began last year with an initial operation on his sinus cavity tumor which seemed successful. However, the cancer has metastasized.

    Mark was accepted into the experimental drug non-FDA-approved trials he mentions. With his great attitude he’s an excellent candidate for such experiments…but the side effects are pretty awful.

    Trial Coti-2 – Day 1

    Please say a prayer for Mark and his entire family.

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  26. SwampRatTerrier says:

    Nothing like your enemy eating their own.

    U. Michigan Accused of Attempting to Out Gay Student Suing Over Alleged Abuse by Prof

    https://legalinsurrection.com/2019/08/u-michigan-accused-of-attempting-to-out-gay-student-suing-over-alleged-abuse-by-prof/

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  27. Dora says:

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  28. Zippy says:

    He’s actually friends with Donny T as he calls him.

    Andrew Dice Clay: Trump Fixed My Sister’s Leaky Roof

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  29. yucki says:

    Iraqi TV Host Reads Syrian Text: For 1400 Years We Cursed Jews, Christians But We Have No Unity

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    • yucki says:

      Excerpt, FTA:
      Iraqi TV Host Reads Syrian Text: For 1400 Years We Cursed Jews, Christians But We Have No Unity

      In a July 21, 2019 show on ANB TV (Iraq), Iraqi TV host Mahdi Jassem read a text from the late Syrian poet Muhammad Al-Maghut. The text was highly critical of Islam and Islamic scholars, and it questioned why Muslims are still expected to behave in the exact same way the progenitors of Islam behaved 1,400 years ago.

      Jassem read:

      “After 1,400 years of cursing the Jews and the Christians, [Muslims] are the ones left with no unity [and] it is only Muslim women who have been enslaved… Oh nation in slumber, the people you curse [have gone to] the Moon [and] split the atom… Meanwhile, for you, the only thing on the rise is your genitalia.”

      The text continued to criticize Muslims for studying outlandish things such as sexual Jihad, incest, breastfeeding of grown men, having “farewell sex” with one’s deceased wife, and how to properly have sex with animals. The text went on: “Don’t our minds have the right to be influenced by the knowledge, science, and technology that surround us? Must our minds be held captive after 1,400 years?”

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  30. Pale rider says:

    The use of racism in the past was for two distinct purposes. One, when used by blacks was out of fear of injustice, implied or acted out.
    The other, which now is in our midst, is for control. Used by democrats, leftist, Marxists, communist, race baiters ect.
    If the use were to diminish, which it’s now being exposed as a fraud thanks to President Trump, we would see blacks begin to shed the issue. The “control” is diminishing.
    It’s one more example of truth being applied to lies.

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  31. SwampRatTerrier says:

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  32. SwampRatTerrier says:

    Rut Roh!!!!!!

    Elijah Cummings’ Baltimore Home Broken Into By Thieves Hours Before Trump Pointed Out That Baltimore Has a Crime Problem
    —Ace of Spades

    http://acecomments.mu.nu/?post=382626

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  33. SwampRatTerrier says:

    The Leftwing Group That Targeted Devon Nunes Paid Fusion GPS $140,000 for Unspecified “Research”

    Huh, NeverTrump’s buddies and bulls are working with leftwingers yet again.

    http://acecomments.mu.nu/?post=382625

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  34. SwampRatTerrier says:

    China Covertly Subverting Trump Reelection
    Dissident billionaire outlines Beijing’s four-pronged influence strategy

    China is conducting an aggressive disinformation and influence campaign designed to block the re-election of President Trump in 2020, according to a dissident Chinese billionaire who until recently was close to senior Beijing leaders.

    Guo Wengui, an exiled Chinese real estate tycoon-turned-anti-communist critic, said in an interview that details of the influence operation were disclosed recently by Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan in Beijing.

    The campaign has been underway since the 2018 mid-term election and involves enlisting pro-China elements inside the United States to end the Trump administration after four years.

    https://freebeacon.com/national-security/china-covertly-subverting-trump-reelection/

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  35. SwampRatTerrier says:

    79 Year-Old-Woman Sentenced to 10 Days in Jail for Feeding Stray Cats, Thanks to a City Ordinance

    https://legalinsurrection.com/2019/08/79-year-old-woman-sentenced-to-10-days-in-jail-for-feeding-stray-cats-thanks-to-a-city-ordinance/

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    • wondering999 says:

      Now that’s a disgrace on Garfield Heights, Ohio (near Cleveland). Fortunately,
      “A petition has been started demanding “Segula be given a lighter sentence and be allowed to stay home, and end ordinance 505.23 right now!” At the time this post was published 179 people had signed the petition.”

      The money they are wasting on this case would be better spent on shelters and spay/neuter programs. Contact Petsmart, they sponsor “Beat the Heat” programs:
      https://humaneohio.org/humane-ohio-and-petsmart-charities-beat-the-heat-with-20-cat-spays/

      Good grief. I will not spend my Crazy Old Cat Lady days in Ohio, cross them off my list right now. Their authorities are not right in the head

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  36. SwampRatTerrier says:

    Limbaugh tears into 2020 Dems in ‘Hannity’ exclusive – August 1, 2019

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  37. auscitizenmom says:

    lilbirdee12’s prayer:

    Our Heavenly Father, Your children come to you tonight to ask for healing and peace throughout our country so that we may return to being One Nation Under God. Guide us to be leaders in Your Kingdom, spreading Your Love and Salvation to all. Forgive us our sins and deliver us from evil.

    Lord, we ask for a blanket of protection over all our troops and law enforcement who serve to defend and protect us. Bless our representatives with the strength and wisdom they need to achieve the path You have chosen for us.

    Please place Your Guardian Angels of Protection around Donald Trump and Mike Pence and their families as they seek to lead America back to You.

    Grant us patience, Lord, as the evil ones try to anger us and cause us to fall.
    Spread blessings over Israel and Netanyahu.

    We humbly ask that You please comfort those who are grieving and in pain.
    Thank you Father, for Your Love and the gift of Life.

    In Jesus name, we pray. Amen.

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  38. auscitizenmom says:

    A prayer for Justice Kavanaugh and Gen. Flynn:

    Prayer to St. Michael

    St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle;
    be our defense against the wickedness and snares of the devil.
    May God rebuke him, we humbly pray;
    and do you, O prince of the heavenly host,
    by the power of God,
    thrust into hell Satan and the other evil spirits
    who prowl about the world for the ruin of souls.

    In Jesus name, we pray. Amen.

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