Peanut Gallery: The Falcon Hospital in Abu Dhabi is amazing – a must see on any visit to the UAE.
My wife and I toured the Falcon Hospital last November while visiting my son and his family in Abu Dhabi.
Note: pricing of a falcon begins at approximately $30,000.
Peanut Gallery: The Inauguration of Donald J Trump as the 45th President of the United States of America is only 1 day away. Please pray for courage and commitment.
The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association has provided five excerpts from the Inaugural Prayers of Billy Graham and Franklin Graham. The last of these five excerpts is provided here as an example of how you can pray – today – for courage and commitment.
PRAYER FOR COURAGE & COMMITMENT: Billy Graham, Inaugural Prayer, 1997.
For courage and commitment:
Our Father and our God, we thank You today for the privilege of coming into Your presence on this historic and solemn occasion.
We thank You for Your gracious hand which has preserved us as a nation. We praise You for the peaceful continuity of government that this Inauguration represents.
We recall that the Bible says, “Except the Lord build the house, they labor in vain that build it” (Psalm 127: 1, KJV). You also said that to whom much has been given, much shall be required. Continue reading “Inauguration Prayer: For Courage & Commitment – Billy Graham, 1997 (re-blog)”
Thursday of the Second Week in Ordinary Time
+ In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen!
Opening Sentence
O God, come to our aid.
O Lord, make haste to help us.
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Reading: Psalm 69:1-3 (NLT)
Save me, O God, for the floodwaters are up to my neck.
Deeper and deeper I sink into the mire; I can’t find a foothold. I am in deep water, and the floods overwhelm me. I am exhausted from crying for help; my throat is parched. My eyes are swollen with weeping, waiting for my God to help me.
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Reading: Job 31:1-4 (NLT)
“I made a covenant with my eyes not to look with lust at a young woman. For what has God above chosen for us? What is our inheritance from the Almighty on high? Isn’t it calamity for the wicked and misfortune for those who do evil? Doesn’t he see everything I do and every step I take?”
__________ Continue reading “Morning Prayer: Thu, 19 Jan – Psalm 69:1-3; Job 31:1-4; Matthew 5:27-28 ~ God sees everything”
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