Terrorism threat

From Reuters:

The United States has credible but unconfirmed information about a possible terrorism threat surrounding the 10th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks, a U.S. official told Reuters on Thursday, speaking on condition of anonymity.

Isaiah 54:17 (NKJV)
No weapon formed against you shall prosper,
And every tongue which rises against you in judgment
You shall condemn.
This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD,
And their righteousness is from Me,”
Says the LORD.

Our Father in heaven,
Though we are a nation of many different races and ideologies, through the prayers of the righteous, we are one nation under God. The righteous are standing in the gap! The righteous are calling out! The righteous are standing in their heritage as servants of the Lord!
You are our sure defense. You are our shield and buckler. You are our strong tower. You quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one.
May Your holy angels go out in power and might. Amen.

National leaders

1 Corinthians 13:4-7
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

O Lord,
If only we could love as You! Your love is steadfast; ours is mercurial. Your love overflows with tender mercies; ours is riddled with unforgiveness. Holy is Your name. Holy, holy, holy is the Lord!
We ask You to love the leaders of our nation, of all political parties. Bless President Barak Obama and Vice President Joseph Biden. Bless their families and their staffs. You know their needs. Bless them, Lord, in Your infinite wisdom. Bless them in Your judgment. Bless them in Your mercy. Amen.

Matthew 3:1-12

In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea, (Matthew 3:1)
      Holy Spirit, raise up your witnesses who will speak to the wilderness areas of our lives.

and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand!” (Matthew 3:2)
      Holy Father, help us hearken to your call to repentance.

For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah, saying: “The voice of one crying in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord; Make His paths straight.’” (Matthew 3:3)
      Jesus, please help us heed those solitary voices that speak your word rather the voice of the crowd which leads us to destruction.

Now John himself was clothed in camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist; and his food was locusts and wild honey. Then Jerusalem, all Judea, and all the region around the Jordan went out to him and were baptized by him in the Jordan, confessing their sins. (Matthew 3:4-6)
      Father, help us come to you, confessing our sins and restore us to a right relationship with you.

But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, “Brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?” (Matthew 3:7)
      Holy Scriptures, move the hearts of the leaders and teachers of the Episcopal Church to hear this voice and take it to heart.

“Therefore bear fruits worthy of repentance,” (Matthew 3:8 )
      Jesus, help us all bear the fruit of your Holy Scriptures — fruit worthy of repentance.

“and do not think to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I say to you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones.” (Matthew 3:9)
      Holy Spirit, set us free from all false notions of righteousness.

“And even now the ax is laid to the root of the trees. Therefore every tree which does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.” (Matthew 3:10)
      Lord, the ax is laid to the root of the tree and much that seems solid is being cut down; but let your new life spring forth out of what appears to be dead.
      

“I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. His winnowing fan is in His hand, and He will thoroughly clean out His threshing floor, and gather His wheat into the barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.” (Matthew 3:11-12)
      Jesus, fill us anew with the living fire of your Holy Spirit. Thank you.

            Praying The Nicene Creed
And I believe one holy Catholic and Apostolic Church;
      Holy Spirit, I believe that apostolic teaching which has been taught in all places and in all times. Thank you for the faith that you delivered to the saints. Help us to keep steady in your teaching and grace. Thank you.

            A Collect for Peace
      O God, who art the author of peace and lover of concord, in knowledge of whom standeth our eternal life, whose service is perfect freedom: Defend us, thy humble servants, in all assaults of our enemies; that we, surely trusting in thy defense, may not fear the power of any adversaries; through the might of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

            A Prayer of St. Chrysostom
      Almighty God, who hast given us grace at this time with one accord to make our common supplication unto thee, and hast promised through thy well beloved Son that when two or three are gathered together in his Name thou wilt be in the midst of them: Fulfill now, O Lord, the desires and petitions of thy servants as may be best for us; granting us in this world knowledge of thy truth, and in the world to come life everlasting. Amen.

Friday: 40, 54 * 51; 1 Kings 18:20-40 Phil. 3:1-16 Matthew 3:1-12
Saturday: 55 * 138,139:1-17(18-23); 1 Kings 18:41-19:8 Phil. 3:17-4:7 Matthew 3:13-17

A word received: Keep looking to me.

      Notes from the Front Line

Diocesan Intercessions: September 9 For the Primates of the Anglican Communion

***** Date: Thu, 08 Sep 2011 07:36:57 -0400
From: Deacon Faye VanDermark
Subject: WE NEED PRAYER
Torre and Jean,
We in the Susquehanna Deanery our under a State of Emergency. We have been told the flooding is as bad as it was in 2006. Pray for safety, also for the Emergence personal.
God Bless Faye

***** Date: Thu, 08 Sep 2011
From: Bill and Sally Ireland [Belfast, Northern Ireland]
Subject: Thinking and Praying for All of You
      Hi Torre and Jean, we are thinking and praying for all of you, at this 10th anniversary of Ground Zero. We pray for the Lord’s continued grace, presence and perfect peace to be with all of those, who have been affected by the events of that sorrowful day. All our love and God’s abundant blessings, be with all of you,Sally&Bill. xxx.
      All praise to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.He is the source of every mercy and the God who comforts us.He comforts us in all our troubles so that we can comfort others.When others are troubled, we will be able to give them the same comfort God has given us.
      2 Corinthians 1v3-4. NLT.

***** Date: Fri, 09 Sep 2011
From: +Mike and Linda Chapman [in Peru]
Subject: Re: WE NEED PRAYER: [We in the Susquehanna Deanery re under a State of Emergency...]
We are praying in Peru
+Mike and Linda Chapman

Albany Intercessor

VP Biden

On googling, one can find various prayers for the president, but prayers for the vice-president are almost nonexistent.

Our Father in heaven,
You are good, a refuge in times of trouble. You care for those who trust in You.
The Pilgrims at Plymouth relied on prayer during their first and darkest winter. Our founding fathers also called for prayer during the Constitutional Congress. You have blessed our nation in more ways than we can know.
We pray that Vice President Biden will turn to You and place his trust in You. Care for him and protect him from all assaults of the enemy as he leads our nation. Amen.
Nahum 1:7