Use Me Lord

USE ME LORD

Lord, give me courage to be true
To You in all I say and do.
Give me Your love to keep me sweet
To everyone I chance to meet.
Give me Your power to keep me strong,
Grant me Your presence all day long.
Give me the faith that all may see
How very real You are to me.
Give me wisdom to choose the best.
Help me perform each task with zest.
Give me vision to see Your plan.
Use me, Lord, whenever You can.

A Boy Scout's Prayer

A BOY SCOUT’S PRAYER
by Brooks A. Harris, O.D.
(Eagle Scout since 1973)

Lord, thank you for the many gifts, blessings and abilities You have provided for me. Please help me to appreciate what You have allowed me to have.

Please help me too to be prepared for the trials, temptations and challenges which I will face today. Give me the wisdom to know right from wrong and the courage to do what is right.

Help me to live up to the Boy Scout Ideals, so I may be a better person for You, my family and my society.

Help me to find and understand my purpose in life and to do Your will for my life.

Help me to properly perform my duties to You, my family, my troop and my country.

Help me keep my body physically strong, my mind mentally awake and my actions morally straight.

Lord, I know that You are the ultimate example for us to live by, so please help me to set an example for others by living up to the Scout Law:

Help me to be Trustworthy and always tell the truth, keep my promises and be dependable,

Help me to be Loyal and be true to You and my family, friends, leaders and my country,

Help me to be Helpful and be prepared and willing to do good turns for others when needed,

Help me to be Friendly and understand and respect the differences in others,

Help me to be Courteous and have good manners and be polite toward others,

Help me to be Kind and gentle to Your creatures and to treat others as I would like to be

treated,

Help me to be Obedient by studying Your word and obeying Your laws and commandments and the rules and laws of my family, school, troop, community and my nation,

Help me to be Cheerful in my daily activities and to be content with what I have,

Help me to be Thrifty by wisely saving and spending my money and time, and carefully using property and natural resources,

Help me to be Brave and courageous in facing my fears and standing up for what I believe to be right,

Help me to be Clean in my thoughts, actions, hygiene, and my environment, and above all,

Help me to be Reverent toward You and faithful in my religion.

WHAT IS AN EAGLE SCOUT?
by Brooks A. Harris, O.D.

When a boy earns his Eagle Scout Award, he has achieved the highest rank possible in Boy Scouts. It has been said that this achievement is equivalent to a college degree in terms of information learned. He is a young man who exemplifies the Boy Scout Oath, Law, Motto and Slogan.

The Mission Statement of the Boy Scouts of America explains the goal for producing an Eagle Scout. It states, "The mission of the Boy Scouts of America is to prepare young people to make ethical choices over their life times by instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath and Law."

The Scout Oath and Scout Law are memorized by every boy scout and explain the goals an Eagle Scout intends to live by. The Scout Oath states "On my honor, I will do my best to do my duty to God and my country and to obey the Scout Law, to help other people at all times, to keep myself physically strong, mentally awake, and morally straight." The Scout Law states "A scout is Trustworthy, Loyal, Helpful, Friendly, Courteous, Kind, Obedient, Cheerful, Thrifty, Brave, Clean and Reverent."

The long trail to Eagle teaches the boy scout skills of camping, cooking, first aid, knot tying, lashing, physical fitness, hiking, swimming, leadership skills, and much more. To obtain Eagle a boy must earn at least 21 merit badges which teach citizenship and skills which often lead to hobbies and careers. The Scout Motto "Be Prepared" means that by learning these scout skills and earning merit badges, he is better prepared to handle the many challenges of life.

By participating in several service activities, helping with community projects, and being in charge of planning, developing, and showing effectiveness in his own Eagle Service Project, an Eagle shows that he is prepared to provide service to others and follow the Scout Slogan - "Do A Good Turn Daily."

It is estimated that only three of every one hundred boy scouts obtain the rank of Eagle. But once an Eagle, always an Eagle. Therefore an Eagle Scout is expected to set the example by following the Boy Scout Oath, Law, Motto and Slogan. Being an Eagle Scout is not only an honor, it is the responsibility of an Eagle to live up to the standards of the Boy Scouts throughout his life.

LORD THANK YOU

LORD THANK YOU

Lord, thank you for this sink of dirty dishes, we have plenty of food to eat.

Thank you for this pile of dirty laundry, we have plenty of nice clothes to wear.

And I would like to thank you Lord, for those unmade beds; they were so warm and comfortable last night. I know that many have no bed.

My thanks to you Lord, for this bathroom, complete with all the splattered mirrors, soggy grimy towels, and dirty lavatory; they are so convenient.

Thank for this finger-smudged refrigerator that needs defrosting so badly; it has served us faithfully for many years. It is full of cold drinks and enough leftovers for two or three meals.

Thank you Lord for this oven that absolutely must be cleaned today; it has baked so many things over the years.

The whole family is grateful for that tall grass that needs mowing and the lawn that needs raking; we all enjoy the yard.

Thank you Lord, even for that slamming door. My kids are healthy and able to run and play.

Lord, the presence of all these chores awaiting me, says You have richly blessed my family. I shall do them cheerfully, and gratefully.

In Christ Jesus,
AMEN

America, UNITE in Prayer

America,
UNITE
in Prayer

"If my people, who are called by my name will humble themselves and pray, and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven, forgive their sin and heal their land." - 2 Chronicles 7:14

God sees the desperation in our culture. He knows our needs and He’s given us a solution for rescue.

If - the condition
my people - corporately
who are called by my name - the Church
will humble themselves - submit to His will
and pray - ask for His intercession
and seek my face - desire for His sovereignty
and turn from their wicked ways - confess and repent
then I will hear - God’s commitment
I will forgive - His response
and I will heal their land. - That’s His promise.

How will we respond?

There has never been a more desperate time for God’s people to rise up in unity and fall down in repentance. Only then can we stand firm on God’s promise to redeem, restore, and revive our broken nation. When our founding fathers first laid the blueprints for One Nation, Under God, they knew that man’s greatest accomplishments would fail without the unshakable cover of His hand. This truth has not changed. What has changed is that we, His people, have ceased to be salt and light. We want Him to change our nation but we’re unwilling to change ourselves. We’ve written Him out of the framework of our lives. But there is hope for our crumbling foundations.

If My People ...
The momentum has started. God’s solution is here. It’s time.

The conditions for national forgiveness from God:

Humility. Desperation. Repentance. Prayer.

www.nationaldayofprayer.org

KANSAS SENATE PRAYER

KANSAS SENATE PRAYER

Thought you might enjoy this interesting prayer given in Kansas at the opening session of their Senate. 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 genealities, 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 received 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."

Prayer - "Thank You God"

THANK YOU GOD

God, thank you for the many gifts and abilities You have given me. Please forgive me for I know I take many of them for granted every day. Please help me retain these gifts and abilities and have compassion for those who have lost or never had them all.

God, thank you for my abilities to:

See and enjoy the beauty of your creation.
Hear and enjoy conversation and sounds of nature.
Breathe without difficulty or aid.
Walk without pain or aid.
Exercise and keep my body, your temple, physically fit.
Talk and share my thoughts and faith with others.
Think clearly and rationally.
Eat and Drink by myself and without special devices or preparations.
Smell and Taste so I may enjoy life to its fullest as you intended.
Feel (both physically and emotionally) without paralysis of either.
Read and Comprehend so I can continue to learn.
Love and Be Loved. (Your most precious gift)
Be Free and live in this United States of America.
Be Needed, to be useful and be able to give aid to others.

God, thank you also for Your gifts to me:

Family - for their support, understanding, and care for me.
Friends - for their support, understanding, and care for me too.
Home - for its protective shelter and comfortable environment.
Food - for never truly being hungry.
Faith - for allowing me to know and understand You.
Bible - for its wonderful teachings of Your creation, our beginnings and early history, Your laws and expectations of us, and Your promises to those who believe in You and Jesus.
Jesus - for His teachings, life, sacrifice, death, and resurrection for me.
You-God - for Your wonderful creation, Son and grace.
Your Grace - for understanding me, accepting me, and forgiving me of my sins.
Heaven - for Your promise of eternal life with You if I truly believe.

God, thank you for hearing my prayer. Please be with me today and guide me to live the life You want me to live. Please help me to be happy and healthy and experience the joy of a good Christian life with You.

In Your name I pray, Amen.