LORD, FORGIVE US !

LORD, FORGIVE US ! Thousands Gathering for Third Year of Prayer in the Square to Pray for God’s Mercy on Behalf of Our Nation

New York, N.Y. – July 3, 2009--- On September 20, 2009, from 3:00pm to 4:00pm in Times Square, New York City, thousands of people of all ages, races, cultures, and backgrounds, representing churches of every denomination, are gathering together to pray for our nation at Prayer in the Square. The one-hour event drew an estimated 18,000 to 20,000 people in 2008 and is expected to draw an even larger crowd this year. The theme of the event is “Lord, Forgive us!” -- a call to God’s people to seek God’s mercy. “In the Bible, Daniel prayed on behalf of a people who had sinned. He prayed explicitly for mercy and forgiveness,” says Carter Conlon, Senior Pastor of Times Square Church. “On September 20, the third and final year of Prayer in the Square, we will gather in humility to pray and ask God for forgiveness on behalf of our nation. I believe 2009 will be a very profound year and by September we will see the fulfillment of why God has called us to pray. This is about Jesus Christ being glorified and about the church being strengthened.” A 180-voice gospel choir will sing between three-minute intervals of prayer. Ten people, including church leaders, as well as individuals from different walks of life, will pray for three minutes each. The event will be broadcast live on radio on STAR 99.1 FM (New York), and Radio Cantico Nuevo (Spanish language, New York). Churches in various countries around the world, including Burundi, Kenya, United Kingdom, Benin, Singapore, and Israel, will be are gathering to pray via the live webcast at nycprayer.org. The event is open to the public and to churches of all denominations. Churches can register to attend the event or participate via live webcast at nycprayer.org # # # Times Square Church is an inter-denominational, multinational congregation, located in the heart of Times Square at 51st Street, between Broadway and Eighth Avenue, founded by Rev. David Wilkerson, renowned author of the best-selling book “The Cross and the Switchblade.”

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Praying Together in 1 Accord at such a time as THIS ....

Last evening my husband and I were part of a gathering nearby. The reason we and the other couple who came to our friends' home was to pray.... The Holy Spirit lead the gathering as we shared from our hearts and cried out to The King of The Universe, Jesus Christ, The Son of The LIVING God according to His Word of TRUTH.

It had been WAY too long since I had been a part of a group like that and such a BLESSING it was: husbands and wives and one son were there seeking God in ONE accord. May this just be The Beginning since we KNOW The One Who answers heartfelt persistent prayer. When all else IS failing, what do we have left?

Have you heard the song, Where 2 or 3 are gathered in My Name, THERE I AM ? (It is recorded on Hide 'Em In Your Heart newly re-released by Steve Green .) I was trying to explain this to one of our sons recently. When we gather with others who love Jesus Christ, there seems to be MORE of HIM Present, not that He isn't enough in each of us as individuals. However, it IS True that when we gather with other humble, Spirit filled believers in Jesus Christ, MORE of The Gifts of The Holy Spirit are able to operate manifestly for the benefit of each one there and we SEE Him more CLEARLY in what He IS/wants to do in each life.

PRAISE HIS HOLY NAME !

25 & STILL Living at home? !!!

Below is PART of another article by Rachel Starr Thomson. The points she makes are things I have seen at times in young people who have made similar choices. We are DELIGHTED that our 18 year old daughter is coming back "to the nest" and we welcome our other college students to do the same, as The Holy Spirit leads !

The DEVIL is a LIAR, he makes us THINK we are IN-dependent. Actually, when we have no one to "answer" to, we are his unwitting pawns. LORD, DELIVER US from DECEPTION ! Amen. AMEN. AMEN !!!

20-Something Reasons to Live at Home by Rachel Starr Thomson

I'm newly 25 and still living at home...

We're not here because our parents are control freaks (they're not). We're not here because we're scared of the real world, lack ambition, or just can't make it out there. Rather, we've discovered that living at home is an excellent way to lay a foundation for the rest of our lives. We're doing our best to take advantage of it....

Over the years, I've realized five key benefits of living at home as a young adult — whether with my own family or with another. Family life offers many blessings for the stay-at-home single adult, provided that we use this stage to actively and responsibly build a future. Living at home is especially helpful for single women, but guys can benefit from it as well....
Recently, a good friend of mine moved out of the apartment she'd been sharing with her mother into a new one with a roommate. After a few months, the roommate moved home to England, and my friend was on her own.

Before she'd been in that apartment a year, she was forced to move again. This time, she decided to move in with an older couple who had just sent their daughter off to university in Toronto. They had two empty bedrooms and hearts that were very willing to take in another "daughter."

Shortly after she made this decision, she and I had an interesting conversation. She expressed how much she had enjoyed having her way — her tea and a book before bed, her quiet, her music, her habits and preferences. I pointed out that this wasn't necessarily a good thing. In just a few months, my friend was losing her flexibility and ability to flow with others. We both saw that the coming change was the best thing for her.

After she moved back into a family home, the change in her was remarkable. In no time, she was back to her old self — more cheerful, flexible and fun to be around.

See the whole article at the link below:

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"A puppy thrown to the wolves will either be eaten or learn to be a wolf"...

In my life as a mother of 8 children (3 married) and grandmother of 8 children, I have learned so very much. Below is part of an article by Rachel Starr Thomson who has articulated some of what I have been pondering during these 33 years of home discipling. Our youngest is now almost 14 years old and we are still teaching her at home. As far as I am concerned, what I have been doing IS home DISCIPLING : teaching our children The Word of The LORD JESUS CHRIST, The Son of The LIVING God and inviting The Holy Spirit to teach them as they grow in knowing Him for themselves as their Savior and Lord.

The word "homeschooling" is misleading, and I'm not especially fond of it. Homeschooling is not primarily about school at all. Homeschooling is a lifestyle. It encompasses nearly every aspect of life and family, and its influence is far greater than anything found in the pages of Saxon math or Charlotte Mason-approved novels. It's that lifestyle I have loved, its foundations I am so grateful for, its inherent ideas about life I'm still living out. If I have children, I mean to homeschool them.

Sheltered at Home

Homeschooling is sharply distinct from the lifestyles of those who "go to" school, first because homeschooled kids don't "go" anywhere. They stay home. What does that mean to a child? It means shelter, security and greater ability to be children in a world that wants people to grow up too fast.
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Many homeschool parents like to use the greenhouse analogy. A plant that is tenderly nurtured in a greenhouse, protected from predators and the elements, can later be transplanted to live a healthy, thriving life. One that is always outside may simply be eaten, or stunted and destroyed by wind, sun and snow it's not ready to encounter.

I like to say that a puppy thrown to the wolves will either be eaten or learn to be a wolf. A fully grown dog stands a fighting chance.

Our home was sheltered. I remember realizing at a very young age that many of my friends were scarred and jaded by their experiences at school — and I'm talking about children under the age of 10! They were already cynical, already hurt, already worldly-wise.

In many ways my siblings and I were naïve and innocent, and we knew it — and were glad of it. We did encounter evil. We learned about sin and consequences, hell and heaven, cold hard reality and the need for grace. But we didn't learn about these things by falling prey, nor were we left to figure things out for ourselves. We learned by our parents' side.

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Many homeschooling parents choose to bring their children home because they believe it is their God-given responsibility to disciple them.

Discipleship extends beyond spiritual concerns to character and life training. My mom practiced discipleship when she spent hours teaching us to scrub a bathtub properly, to cook a pot of spaghetti sauce from scratch and to wash our socks with homemade soap. We learned practical and business skills at home from our parents. We spent serious time with them, watching them in action, gleaning from their character and experience. And we learned how all these things related to who we were in God.

http://www.boundless.org/2005/articles/a0001998.cfm

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