Praying for our nation

"We have grown in numbers, wealth and power

 as no other nation has grown,

 but we have forgotten God."

Abraham Lincoln

 National Day of Prayer, 1863

Springs of Living Water

Jesus said,
 Whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst. 

But the water that I shall give him will become in him

 a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life.

John 4:14

It Matters to Him

I can remember a friend who, whenever a problem arose, would always say: "Oh, I can't pray about that. God has bigger issues to worry about than my problems."

Now that I have gotten older, I find myself praying about everyday decisions, and I am amazed at how God answers.

As I was thumbing through my hymnbook this morning, I found this song that I'd never heard before.

Although He has millions of souls to see about,

Although the sun, the moon and the stars are in His care,

How wonderful to know

Wherever you may go,

He can be reached just by a whispered prayer.

It matters to Him about you,

Your heartaches, your sorrow He shares,

Regardless of what you may do,

He wants you, He loves you, He cares.

Audrey Mieir

FREE

It was the Fourth of July, and the nursery school teacher was trying to tell her class about patriotism.

"We live in a great country," she said. "One of the things we are celebrating today is that we are all free."

One little boy marched up to her with his hands on his hips and said, "I not free. I four!"

The Lord Is My Shepherd

He leads me beside still waters.
He restores my soul.
Psalm 23