When it comes to leaders, or any of us……….look at the fruit…….or is it a trail of rotten apples…..
Dear Lord,
Every single evening
As I’m lying here in bed,
This tiny little Prayer
Keeps running through my head:
God, bless all my family
Wherever they may be,
Please keep them warm
And safe from harm
For they’re so close to me.
And God, there’s one more thing
I wish that You would do;
Hope you don’t mind my asking,
Bless my computer too.
Now I know that it’s unusual
To bless a motherboard,
But listen just a second
While I explain it to You.
Lord. You see, that metal box
Holds more than odds and ends;
Inside those small compartments
Rest so many of my friends.
I know so much about them
By the kindness that they give,
And this little scrap of metal
Takes me to where they live.
By faith is how I know them
Much the same as I know You.
We share in what life brings us,
From that our friendships grew.
Please take an extra minute
From Your duties up above,
To bless those in my address book
That’s filled with so much love.
Wherever else this prayer may reach
To each and every friend,
Bless each e-mail Inbox
And each person who hits ‘send’.
When you update Your Heavenly list
On Your own Great CD-ROM,
Bless everyone who says this prayer
Sent up to GOD.COM
In Jesus’ name,
Amen
Have you ever wondered what happened to the 56 men who signed the
Declaration of Independence?
Five signers were captured by the British as traitors, and tortured
before they died.
Twelve had their homes ransacked and burned.
Two lost their sons serving in the Revolutionary Army; another had two
sons captured.
Nine of the 56 fought and died from wounds or hardships of the
Revolutionary War.
They signed and they pledged their lives, their fortunes, and their
sacred honor.
What kind of men were they?
Twenty-four were lawyers and jurists.
Eleven were merchants, nine were farmers and large plantation owners; men
of means, well educated, but they signed the Declaration of Independence
knowing full well that the penalty would be death if they were captured.
Carter Braxton of Virginia, a wealthy planter and trader, saw his ships
swept from the seas by the British Navy. He sold his home and properties
to pay his debts, and died in rags.
Thomas McKeam was so hounded by the British that he was forced to move
his family almost constantly. He served in the Congress without pay,
and his family was kept in hiding. His possessions were taken from him,
and poverty was his reward.
Vandals or soldiers looted the properties of Dillery, Hall, Clymer,
Walton, Gwinnett, Heyward, Ruttledge, and Middleton.
At the battle of Yorktown , Thomas Nelson, Jr., noted that the British
General Cornwallis had taken over the Nelson home for his headquarters.
He quietly urged General George Washington to open fire. The home was
destroyed, and Nelson died bankrupt.
Francis Lewis had his home and properties destroyed. The enemy jailed
his wife, and she died within a few months.
John Hart was driven from his wife’s bedside as she was dying. Their 13
children fled for their lives. His fields and his gristmill were laid to
waste. For more than a year he lived in forests and caves, returning
home to find his wife dead and his children vanished.
So, take a few minutes and silently thank these patriots. It’s not much
to ask for the price they paid.
Remember: freedom is never free! I hope you will show your support by
sending this to as many people as you can, please. It’s time we get the
word out that patriotism is NOT a sin, and the Fourth of July has more
to it than beer, picnics and baseball games.
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