By now, I am sure you all have heard of the terrible shooting rampage at Fort Hood yesterday afternoon.
It is always hard to think of our military men and women in harm's way, but to think something like this could happen on one of our own military bases here at home is harder still, endangering not only our troops, but families and visitors to the base. The details are...of course...still coming and it may be some time until we hear all the circumstances of the incident and what led the shooter to do what he did.
So often (at times like this) we are briefly confused and don't know what to do next. We want to help, but are so far away....then it hits us...we can pray. Although that should indeed be our first thought, it often takes a a few minutes to realize that praying is the most important thing we can do as Christians.
Prayer does make a difference. It is our first defense in trouble and a powerful weapon against the enemy.
Heavenly Father...we lift our precious soldiers and families at Fort Hood up to You today.
We pray for courage and strength as they move through the days and weeks ahead...some grieving the loss of a loved one or comrade, others in the hospital with wounds being attended to. We ask for you to be in every detail of the efforts of the doctors and nurses who will attend to the wounded and that Your presence is felt by all those involved.
We praise You for the police, military security, and first responders that came to the aid of those in need and for the brave policewoman that was able to stop the shooter, though being wounded herself.
Thank you for the people off base in the neighboring towns who have come out in numbers to help in any way they can. Thank you too for keeping the schoolchildren safe during the shootings.
We ask that every plan of the enemy to try to break the spirits of our troops would be thwarted and that this massacre will only make those in charge stronger in their resolve to provide a higher level of security that will keep our bases safe for those serving and their families.
I ask an extra measure of strength for those deployed that have family and friends at Fort Hood.....for them not to be distracted from the tasks in front of them and that they are able to leave their concerns at Your feet, knowing that You are watching over their loved ones at home.
We ask this all in the precious name of Jesus.
"Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will help you; I will hold on you with My righteous right hand."...Is. 41:10
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2 comments:
Losing heart results from friendly fire, not from the anticipated blows of the enemy combatant. It is our Congressional betrayal, political correctness from within and the silencing of natural outrage that is disheartening. I am praying that there will be Congressional hearings and renewal of actual support for courageous troops and the families who face danger every day.
Yes, we certainly need to be praying for our leaders to have their minds and hearts open to what the Lord would have them do to better support our fighting men and women. As the mom of a young Marine awaiting his first deployment to Afghanistan, I am especially burdened to be doing just that and I am grateful that you too are praying for the needs of our troops and their famlies.
Prayer is a mighty tool!
Carol
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