Smily
03-28-2003, 02:40 PM
I have received this email and thought I would share and continue to pray for these guys and gals.
From: christian speer
Sent: Friday, March 28, 2003 9:11 AM
Hi all,
In our materialistic, post-christian age, it comes close to being a
miracle that there are still people who are willing to selflessly give,
even their life, to the benefit of others. We pray daily for our soldiers
and are thankful for their service and sacrifice. We are proud of our
military.
In the same breath, let us not delude ourselves into thinking that any
battle can be won by a strong military alone. The Old Testament bears
witness of mere handfulls of anointed men defeating entire armies when
the Lord of hosts was on their side.
So let us humble ourselves, repent our own shortcomings, stop putting
our hope into our armed forces and instead plead for grace and mercy
from the only One who is truly able to deliver us from evil.
Christian
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~
The average age of the military man is 19 years. He is a short haired,
tight-muscled kid who, under normal circumstances is considered by
society as half man, half boy.
Not yet dry behind the ears, not old enough to buy a beer, but old
enough to die for his country.
He never really cared much for work and he would rather wax his own car
than wash his father's; but he has never collected unemployment
either.
He's a recent High School graduate; he was probably an average student,
pursued some form of sport activities, drives a ten year old jalopy,
and has a steady girlfriend that either broke up with him when he left,
or swears to be waiting when he returns from half a world away.
He listens to rock and roll or hip-hop or rap or jazz or swing and
155mm Howitzers.
He is 10 or 15 pounds lighter now than when he was at home because he
is working or fighting from before dawn to well after dusk.
He has trouble spelling, thus letter writing is a pain for him, but he
can field strip a rifle in 30 seconds and reassemble it in less time in
the dark.
He can recite to you the nomenclature of a machine gun or grenade
launcher and use either one effectively if he must.
He digs foxholes and latrines and can apply first aid like a
professional.
He can march until he is told to stop or stop until he is told to
march.
He obeys orders instantly and without hesitation, but he is not without
spirit or individual dignity.
He is self-sufficient. He has two sets of fatigues: he washes one and
wears the other. He keeps his canteens full and his feet dry.
He sometimes forgets to brush his teeth, but never toclean his rifle.
He can cook his own meals, mend his own clothes, and fix his own
hurts.
If you're thirsty, he'll share his water with you; if you are hungry,
his food.
He'll even split his ammunition with you in the midst of battlewhen you
run low.
He has learned to use his hands like weapons and weapons like they were
his hands. He can save your life - or take it, because that is his
job.
He will often do twice the work of a civilian, draw half the pay and
still find ironic humor in it all.
He has seen more suffering and death than he should have in his short
lifetime.
He has stood atop mountains of dead bodies, and helped to create them.
He has wept in public and in private, for friends whohave fallen in
combat and is unashamed.
He feels every note of the National Anthem vibrate through his body
while at rigid attention, while tempering the burning desire to
'square-away' those around him who haven't bothered to stand, remove
their hat, or even stop talking.
In an odd twist, day in and day out, far from home, he defends their
right to be disrespectful.
Just as did his Father, Grandfather, and Great-grandfather, he is
paying the price for our freedom.
Beardless or not, he is not a boy.
He is the American Fighting Man that has kept this country free for
over 200 years.
He has asked nothing in return, except our friendship and
understanding.
Remember him, always, for he has earned our respect and admiration with
his blood.
Prayer wheel for our military...please don't break it. Please send
this on after a short prayer.
Prayer Wheel
"Lord, hold our troops in your loving hands. Protect them as
they protect us.
Bless them and their families for the selfless acts they perform for us
in our time of need. Amen."
When you receive this, please stop for a moment and say a prayer for
our ground troops in the Middle East, sailors on ships, and airmen in
the air, and for those preparing for this war with Iraq. There is
nothing attached.... This can be very powerful....
Just send this to all the people in your address book. Do not stop the
wheel, please....of all the gifts you could give a US Soldier, Sailor,
Marine or Airman, prayer is the very best one.
From: christian speer
Sent: Friday, March 28, 2003 9:11 AM
Hi all,
In our materialistic, post-christian age, it comes close to being a
miracle that there are still people who are willing to selflessly give,
even their life, to the benefit of others. We pray daily for our soldiers
and are thankful for their service and sacrifice. We are proud of our
military.
In the same breath, let us not delude ourselves into thinking that any
battle can be won by a strong military alone. The Old Testament bears
witness of mere handfulls of anointed men defeating entire armies when
the Lord of hosts was on their side.
So let us humble ourselves, repent our own shortcomings, stop putting
our hope into our armed forces and instead plead for grace and mercy
from the only One who is truly able to deliver us from evil.
Christian
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~
The average age of the military man is 19 years. He is a short haired,
tight-muscled kid who, under normal circumstances is considered by
society as half man, half boy.
Not yet dry behind the ears, not old enough to buy a beer, but old
enough to die for his country.
He never really cared much for work and he would rather wax his own car
than wash his father's; but he has never collected unemployment
either.
He's a recent High School graduate; he was probably an average student,
pursued some form of sport activities, drives a ten year old jalopy,
and has a steady girlfriend that either broke up with him when he left,
or swears to be waiting when he returns from half a world away.
He listens to rock and roll or hip-hop or rap or jazz or swing and
155mm Howitzers.
He is 10 or 15 pounds lighter now than when he was at home because he
is working or fighting from before dawn to well after dusk.
He has trouble spelling, thus letter writing is a pain for him, but he
can field strip a rifle in 30 seconds and reassemble it in less time in
the dark.
He can recite to you the nomenclature of a machine gun or grenade
launcher and use either one effectively if he must.
He digs foxholes and latrines and can apply first aid like a
professional.
He can march until he is told to stop or stop until he is told to
march.
He obeys orders instantly and without hesitation, but he is not without
spirit or individual dignity.
He is self-sufficient. He has two sets of fatigues: he washes one and
wears the other. He keeps his canteens full and his feet dry.
He sometimes forgets to brush his teeth, but never toclean his rifle.
He can cook his own meals, mend his own clothes, and fix his own
hurts.
If you're thirsty, he'll share his water with you; if you are hungry,
his food.
He'll even split his ammunition with you in the midst of battlewhen you
run low.
He has learned to use his hands like weapons and weapons like they were
his hands. He can save your life - or take it, because that is his
job.
He will often do twice the work of a civilian, draw half the pay and
still find ironic humor in it all.
He has seen more suffering and death than he should have in his short
lifetime.
He has stood atop mountains of dead bodies, and helped to create them.
He has wept in public and in private, for friends whohave fallen in
combat and is unashamed.
He feels every note of the National Anthem vibrate through his body
while at rigid attention, while tempering the burning desire to
'square-away' those around him who haven't bothered to stand, remove
their hat, or even stop talking.
In an odd twist, day in and day out, far from home, he defends their
right to be disrespectful.
Just as did his Father, Grandfather, and Great-grandfather, he is
paying the price for our freedom.
Beardless or not, he is not a boy.
He is the American Fighting Man that has kept this country free for
over 200 years.
He has asked nothing in return, except our friendship and
understanding.
Remember him, always, for he has earned our respect and admiration with
his blood.
Prayer wheel for our military...please don't break it. Please send
this on after a short prayer.
Prayer Wheel
"Lord, hold our troops in your loving hands. Protect them as
they protect us.
Bless them and their families for the selfless acts they perform for us
in our time of need. Amen."
When you receive this, please stop for a moment and say a prayer for
our ground troops in the Middle East, sailors on ships, and airmen in
the air, and for those preparing for this war with Iraq. There is
nothing attached.... This can be very powerful....
Just send this to all the people in your address book. Do not stop the
wheel, please....of all the gifts you could give a US Soldier, Sailor,
Marine or Airman, prayer is the very best one.