Prayers for thanks, praise, comfort, strength, healing, and hope

Community issues:
The United States of America
The Victims of the Fort Hood Massacre and those who love them
Rifqa Bary
American soldier held by the Taliban
Our internet friends
The People of Iran
First responders: firefighters, police, EMTs.
Blessing and protection over all of us during these times.
Our government
Our troops
Israel
Georgia/Ossetia
Gilad Schalit, for his release.
The contractors still held hostage

Thanksgivings
bar: 2nd job
LanceKates: Mother recovering well from hip replacement
Savage nation: fiancée!
vapig: new job
vagabond trader & smokefire: friends Tony and Amy found a new home
m: husband recovered from motorcycle accident
Rozana Saberi: release of American political prisoner in Iran sentenced to 8 years in prison

Health issues:
Marge45b: Health issues of daughter and father.
RedneckNaRocknRollBar: neurological problems
Lolly Gator: 5-year-old grandson having nuclear surgery
Gotc: Lauren
Bordm & cupcake: friend Marilyn recovering from a stroke
mfhorn: Cara’s baby, Jameson, seriously ill and her dad (Mike) has serious medical condition,
Purre: cataract
Nikis Knight: wife expecting baby in May & hopes to avoid C-section
Kyrite and unborn baby: high risk pregnancy
realwest
Jaya: father has late Stage 4 lung cancer
Jlfintx: private issues
BBEV: wife not doing well
Speranza: friend Fran facing medical crisis
Tall Old Man
Iron Fist: diabetes
Intrepid: mother with Alzheimer’s
savage nation: Nuke Gingrinch
Nobody: friend with colon cancer
newsjunkie_ky: recovering from eye surgery 8/27
Cloudy Day: sister’s stress issues
The Albatross: blood abnormality and miraculous healing
Intoast: father suffered stroke
Coz: brother-in-law, Shane Williams
vagabond trader: friend’s mother has cancer; going in for chemo.
vapig: recovering from back injury

Family, friend, and life situations:
Truck Monkey: Brady’s family
Daughter_of_eve: b-i-‘s sudden death and grieving family
loppyd: the family of “L” who passed away yesterday
Nobdy: 1968 Widow still grieving
Typicalwhitey: grandson Chase
Nothreat2UL stepson deploying to Afghanistan
DaveM: job
Jlfintx: job
Josephine: family has ongoing health problems and their pet is dying
Rides A Pale Horse: niece’s husband, Sgt. Joseph Connor and his unit, Stryker Brigade Combat Team 2-1
Myfiveprincesses: loss of beloved sister
Specila K: getting through work
Canoe Convoy: looking for job after grad school
mjazz: employment
Macker: getting married in 3 weeks!
Intrepid: caring for mother
Lily: healing of family and regaining my strength [plus protection from evil]
Scrat: family, esp, mum, mourning loss of father.
Bar: new boss
Cloudy Day: strength and comfort
Smokefire: Griswold family
Speranza: friend Melody in danger of losing job
newsjunkie_ky: son-in-law facing lay off
Coz: passing of his sister-in-law, Becky
Zeebeach: for employment
Imtoast: husband looking for a job
GotC: son
and all the rest of us for whatever strength and protection we need