Comments on: a prayer to share http://beyondjustmom.com/2009/01/a-prayer-to-share/ Reflections on family, faith and the flux of life Tue, 20 Jul 2010 14:28:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: pam http://beyondjustmom.com/2009/01/a-prayer-to-share/comment-page-1/#comment-236 pam Mon, 26 Jan 2009 13:59:21 +0000 http://beyondjustmom.com/?p=769#comment-236 Judy, Thank you for sharing your thoughtful concerns. I knew this prayer might be provocative and want this to be an open place for thoughtful discussion. I respect that many good people are concerned about some of President Obama's positions, just as many were troubled by policies of the previous administration. Our leaders are human, our policies are complex and no single person can represent all "good" points of view. All the same, while I may not support 100 percent of his decisions, I do enjoy the spirit of hopeful renewal that comes with this change, and I echo this prayer for blessing on our president. Thanks again for voicing your concerns with such kindness. Judy,
Thank you for sharing your thoughtful concerns. I knew this prayer might be provocative and want this to be an open place for thoughtful discussion. I respect that many good people are concerned about some of President Obama’s positions, just as many were troubled by policies of the previous administration. Our leaders are human, our policies are complex and no single person can represent all “good” points of view. All the same, while I may not support 100 percent of his decisions, I do enjoy the spirit of hopeful renewal that comes with this change, and I echo this prayer for blessing on our president.
Thanks again for voicing your concerns with such kindness.

]]> By: judy http://beyondjustmom.com/2009/01/a-prayer-to-share/comment-page-1/#comment-235 judy Mon, 26 Jan 2009 13:07:49 +0000 http://beyondjustmom.com/?p=769#comment-235 Hi Pam, This poem is troubling on several levels. Although, I am holding my breathe to see what happens next -- expectant, yes -- hopeful, even yes but also filled with many doubts. The line that trips me up the most: "that you have indeed raised up in our midst one who can lead us in ways that will restore the values and character upon which this land was once established." There is little that President Obama has concretely demonstrated (through policies and official positions) that preserves the "family" and precious gift of marriage. In his Inaugural Speech which echoed the founders of the Declaration of Independence he left out unalienable right to "Life" and and the words "Creator" and "created" but left in "equal" and "freedom"/liberty. The verdict will be out for a while how God chooses to use this man who I believe He 'permitted' to win the election. Again, Pam, you demonstrate that you are a woman with a deep and loving heart -- but just as we decide boundaries for our children out of LOVE --so does a loving God give us boundaries outlined in Scripture. God knows that living outside His ordained 'boundaries' will not bring us joy but misery. Sharing Truth is loving someone. Telling my child the truth -- as straight forward as possible is loving them -- not giving them the information or not clearly or not 'the whole story' is the complete opposite of love. AND it is not easy for parents but extremely painful at times. Blessings, judy <abbr><em>judy’s last blog post..<a href="http://thesimplefrontporch.wordpress.com/2009/01/25/biblical-femininity-in-a-post-christian-culture/" rel="nofollow">Biblical Femininity in a Post-Christian Culture</a></em></abbr> Hi Pam, This poem is troubling on several levels. Although, I am holding my breathe to see what happens next — expectant, yes — hopeful, even yes but also filled with many doubts. The line that trips me up the most:

“that you have indeed raised up in our midst one who can lead us in ways that will restore the values and character upon which this land was once established.”

There is little that President Obama has concretely demonstrated (through policies and official positions) that preserves the “family” and precious gift of marriage. In his Inaugural Speech which echoed the founders of the Declaration of Independence he left out unalienable right to “Life” and and the words “Creator” and “created” but left in “equal” and “freedom”/liberty.

The verdict will be out for a while how God chooses to use this man who I believe He ‘permitted’ to win the election.

Again, Pam, you demonstrate that you are a woman with a deep and loving heart — but just as we decide boundaries for our children out of LOVE –so does a loving God give us boundaries outlined in Scripture. God knows that living outside His ordained ‘boundaries’ will not bring us joy but misery. Sharing Truth is loving someone. Telling my child the truth — as straight forward as possible is loving them — not giving them the information or not clearly or not ‘the whole story’ is the complete opposite of love. AND it is not easy for parents but extremely painful at times. Blessings, judy

judy’s last blog post..Biblical Femininity in a Post-Christian Culture

]]> By: Tess http://beyondjustmom.com/2009/01/a-prayer-to-share/comment-page-1/#comment-212 Tess Tue, 20 Jan 2009 15:00:20 +0000 http://beyondjustmom.com/?p=769#comment-212 This is lovely, Pam. May he be held in all our prayers, great and small. This is lovely, Pam. May he be held in all our prayers, great and small.

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