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May
we join together in prayer in
the aftermath of Charley
Father God,
we are so thankful, yes,
that this devastating storm did not hit Tampa Bay.
It did not come towards Lakeland, as was
projected. We are thankful, God, that we were not in
the middle of it. Yet our hearts go out to those who
were. People just like us, who came here to this
land, to this state to experience a little "Garden of
Eden"
here
on earth, they found out just how powerful the forces of nature
can be when the Prince of Peace is not here to command,
"Peace be still."
Lord
God, send your comforting angels, we pray, to those
who have lost loved ones, whose loved ones are missing, to
those who had loss to property and belongings. Tears
will be shed, yes, but may your Holy Spirit come to
those who are sons and daughters of the King, and reassure
them of your great love and compassion especially now, and
may you come to others with the gift of Salvation.
Even as the Christian organizations reach out now to help
may the unsaved receive the gifts of charity, but also the
gift that is eternal. God,
I pray, that your people will reach out with open arms to
their neighbors and do onto others as they would have them
to do unto them. May compassion be shown - helping
hands reach out, giving of their prayers, yes, but doing
what their hands can do to help as well. May
communities join together and pull together even as small
towns and villages used to do in the early days; when one
barn burned down the neighbors came and built it up again.
May we build each other up again in the spirit and in the
natural as well.
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May
this devastation have a turn for good, for
as the people turn to each other as neighbors and as
their hearts cry out to you, may you hear their hearts'
cries and come and visit our cities and our communities.
May your revival come across this state from coast to
coast. Is it not in times of great tribulation
revival does come? Even as this massive hurricane came,
may your Holy Spirit come from one side of the
state to the
other with your burning fire and Holy Ghost rain.
Rain upon our hearts, our spirits, our souls, our lives,
our families, our children, our churches and homes.
Revive us once again. Revive us once again, oh
Lord, and we won't run away to seek shelter away from
you, but we will run into the flames of your Spirit,
into the waves of your glory, into your whirling winds
of heaven. Cradle us in your arms from the fierce
storms of life. It is to you that we run and we
find our life and the meaning of life in you, Lord
Jesus.
May
you feel the Lord and his angels near you always!
Love & Prayers,
Bonnie & Don
Samaritan’s Purse disaster
relief team was en route within 24 hours of the
storm’s landfall, and now has two tractor-trailers
loaded with supplies and equipment on the scene in the
Punta Gorda area. Franklin Graham's ministry is
working with volunteers from local churches to remove
trees and debris and repair thousands of roofs.
(read
more / volunteer / support)
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