Forward Ever Forward

A mom was concerned about her kindergarten son walking to school. He didn’t want her to walk with him, and she wanted to give him a feeling of independence. But she also wanted know that he was safe.

When she expressed her concern to her neighbor, Shirley offered to follow him to school in the mornings for a while, staying at a distance so he wouldn’t notice. Shirley said that since she was up early with her toddler anyway, it would be a good way for them to get some exercise.

All week long, Shirley and her daughter followed Timmy as he walked to school with another neighborhood girl.

As the two children walked and chatted, kicking stones and twigs, Timmy’s friend said, ‘Have you noticed that lady following us to school all week? Do you know her?’

Timmy replied, ‘Yes, I know who she is. That’s my mom’s friend Shirley Goodnest and her little girl Marcy’.

‘Shirley Goodnest? Why is she following us?’

‘Well,’ Timmy explained, ‘every night my mom makes me say the 23rd Psalm with my prayers, cuz she worries about me so much. And in the Psalm, it says, ‘Shirley Goodnest and Marcy shall follow me all the days of my life’. I guess I’ll just have to get used to it!’

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The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make His face to shine upon you, and be gracious unto you; the Lord lift His countenance upon you, and give you peace…….
and……
May Shirley Goodnest and Marcy be with you today and always.

Someone has said if Christians really understood the full extent of
the power we have available through prayer, we might be speechless.

Did you know that during World War II there was an adviser to Churchill who organized a group of people who dropped what they were doing every day at a prescribed hour for one minute to collectively pray for the safety of England, its people and peace?

There is now a group of people organizing the same thing here in America. If you would like to participate:

Every evening at 9:00 pm Eastern Time
(8:00 PM Central)
(7:00 PM Mountain)
(6:00 PM Pacific),
stop whatever you are doing and spend one minute praying for the safety of the United States,
our troops, our citizens, and for a return to a Godly nation.

If you know anyone else who would like to participate, please pass this along.Our prayers are the most powerful asset we have.

Submitted by: Mareesa R.

Andy Rooney says:

I don’t believe in Santa Claus, but I’m not going to sue somebody for singing a Ho-Ho-Ho song in December. I don’t agree with Darwin , but I didn’t go out and hire a lawyer when my high school teacher taught his Theory of Evolution.

Life, liberty or your pursuit of happiness will not be endangered because someone says a 30-second prayer before a football game. So what’s the big deal? It’s not like somebody is up there reading the entire Book of Acts. They’re just talking to a God they believe in and asking him to grant safety to the players on the field and the fans going home from the game.

But it’s a Christian prayer, some will argue.

Yes, and this is the United States of America , a country founded on Christian principles. According to our very own phone book, Christian churches outnumber all others better than 200-to-1. So what would you expect — somebody chanting Hare Krishna?

If I went to a football game in Jerusalem , I would expect to hear a Jewish prayer.

If I went to a soccer game in Baghdad , I would expect to hear a Muslim prayer.

If I went to a ping pong match in China , I would expect to hear someone pray to Buddha.

And I wouldn’t be offended. It wouldn’t bother me one bit.

When in Rome…..

But what about the atheists? Is another argument.

What about them? Nobody is asking them to be baptized. We’re not going to pass the collection plate. Just humor us for 30 seconds. If that’s asking too much, bring a Walkman or a pair of ear plugs. Go to the bathroom. Visit the concession stand. Call your lawyer!

Unfortunately, one or two will make that call. One or two will tell thousands what they can and cannot do. I don’t think a short prayer at a football game is going to shake the world’s foundations.

Christians are just sick and tired of turning the other cheek while our courts strip us of all our rights. Our parents and grandparents taught us to pray before eating, to pray before we go to sleep.Our Bible tells us to pray without ceasing. Now a handful of people and their lawyers are telling us to cease praying.

God, help us. And if that last sentence offends you, well, just sue me.

The silent majority has been silent too long. It’s time we tell that one or two who scream loud enough to be heard that the vast majority doesn’t care what they want. It is time that the majority rules! It’s time we tell them, “You don’t have to pray; you don’t have to say the Pledge of Allegiance; you don’t have to believe in God or attend services that honor Him. That is your right, and we will honor your right; but by golly, you are no longer going to take our rights away. We are fighting back, and we WILL WIN!”

God bless us one and all…Especially those who denounce Him, God bless America , despite all her faults. She is still the greatest nation of all. God bless our service men who are fighting to protect our right to pray and worship God.

Let’s make 2010 the year the silent majority is heard and we put God back as the foundation of our families and institutions. And our military forces come home from all the wars.

Keep looking up.
If you agree with this, please pass it on.
If not delete it.

Since the Pledge of Allegiance

And

The Lord’s Prayer

Are not allowed in most

Public schools anymore

Because the word ‘God’ is mentioned…

A kid in  Arizona  wrote the attached

NEW School prayer :

Now I sit me down in school

Where praying is against the rule

For this great nation under God

Finds mention of Him very odd.

If Scripture now the class recites, It violates the Bill of Rights.

And anytime my head I bow

Becomes a Federal matter now.

Our hair can be purple, orange or green,

That’s no offense; it’s a freedom scene.

The law is specific, the law is precise.

Prayers spoken aloud are a serious vice.

For praying in a public hall

Might offend someone with no faith at all

In silence alone we must meditate,

God’s name is prohibited by the state.

We’re allowed to cuss and dress like freaks,

And pierce our noses, tongues and cheeks..

They’ve outlawed guns, but FIRST the Bible.

To quote the Good Book makes me liable.

We can elect a pregnant Senior Queen,

And the ‘unwed daddy,’ our Senior King.

It’s ‘inappropriate’ to teach right from wrong,

We’re taught that such ‘judgments’ do not belong.

We can get our condoms and birth controls,

Study witchcraft, vampires and totem poles.

But the Ten Commandments are not allowed,

No word of God must reach this crowd.

It’s scary here I must confess,

When chaos reigns the school’s a mess.

So, Lord, this silent plea I make:

Should I be shot; My soul please take!

Amen

Accuracy of this forward: While not word-for-word accurate, this is a fair transcription of an actual prayer delivered before the Kansas House of Representatives by Central Christian Church Pastor Joe Wright on January 23, 1996. It has circulated continuously on the Internet ever since.

At least one legislator did walk during the prayer, according to the Kansas City Star. Others made speeches criticizing what the House Minority Leader, a Democrat, called “the extreme, radical views” reflected in the prayer. It was aired nationally on the radio in February 1996 by Paul Harvey. (source: about.urbanlegands.com)

Thought you might enjoy this interesting prayer given in Kansas at the opening session of their Senate. Some people still call a spade a spade. Interesting!!! It seems prayer still upsets some people.

When Minister Joe Wright was asked to open the new session of the Kansas Senate, everyone was expecting the usual generalities, but this is what they heard:

“Heavenly Father, we come before you today to ask Your forgiveness and to seek your direction and guidance. We know Your Word says, ‘Woe to those who call evil good,’ but that is exactly what we have done.We have lost our spiritual equilibrium and reversed our values.

We have exploited the poor…and called it the lottery.

We have rewarded laziness…and called it welfare

We have killed our unborn…and called it choice.

We have shot abortionists…and called it justifiable.

We have neglected to discipline our children…and called it building self esteem.

We have abused power…and called it politics.

We have coveted our neighbor’s possessions…and called it ambition.

We have polluted the air with profanity and pornography…and called it freedom of expression.

We have ridiculed the time-honored values of our forefathers…and called it enlightenment.

Search us, Oh, God, and know our hearts today; cleanse us from every sin and set us free.

Amen!”

The response was immediate.

A number of Legislators walked out during the prayer in protest. In 6 short weeks, Central Christian Church, where Rev. Wright is pastor, logged more than 5,000 phone calls with only 47 of those calls responding negatively. The church is now receiving international requests for copies of this prayer from India, Africa and Korea .

Commentator Paul Harvey aired this prayer on his radio program, ‘The Rest of the Story,’ and received a larger response to this program than any other he has ever aired.

With the Lord’s help, may this prayer sweep over our nation and wholeheartedly become our desire so that we again can be called ‘one nation under God.’

If possible, please pass this prayer on to your friends. ‘If you don’t stand for something, you will fall for everything.’

How many people in your address book will not receive this prayer ??? Do you have the guts to pass it on? I did!!!

SENT IN BY:  Lorraine from Show Low, AZ

To All,

I just wanted to tell everyone that I am so grateful to have each of you in my life currently or in the past.  I pray you all have a blessed day.  It was difficult for me to decide who I thought would do this, but I hope  I  chose the right twelve. Please send this back to me (you’ll see why).

May every one who receives this message be blessed. There are 12 months/12 disciples/ 12 tribes of Israel / Jesus’ birth celebrated in the 12th month. There is nothing attached. Just send this to twelve others.

Prayer is one of the best free gifts we receive. There is no cost, just a lot of reward.  Make sure you pray, and pray believing God will answer.

May today be all you need it to be.

May the peace of God and the freshness of the Holy Spirit rest in your thoughts, rule in your dreams tonight, and conquer all your fears.

May God manifest himself today in ways you have never experienced.

May your joys be fulfilled, your dreams be closer, and your prayers be answered.

I pray that faith enters a new height for you; I pray that your territory is enlarged.

I pray for peace, healing, health, happiness, prosperity, joy, true and undying love for God.

Now send on to 12 people or more people within 5 minutes and remember to  send this back…. I count as 2, you’ll see why.

P.—–pray
U.—-until
S.—-something
H.—-happens

I need this back… If you’ll do this for me… I’ll do it for you.

When there is nothing left but God,
that is when you find out that God is all you need.

Take 60 seconds and give this a shot!
All you do is simply say the following small
prayer for the person who sent you this.

Father,
God bless all my friends in whatever it is that
You know they may be needing this day!
And may their life be full of your peace, prosperity and
power as he/she seeks to have
a closer relationship with you. Amen.

Then send it on to five other people,
including the one who sent it to you.

Within hours you caused a multitude of people
to pray for other people.

Then sit back and watch
the power of God work in your life.

P. S. Five is good, but more is better.