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Knowing God by Praying the Names of God ... to Know His name is to know His character and who He is.  

Pray: Eternal God

"Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beersheba, and there he called upon the name of the Lord, the Eternal God." Genesis 21:33

(Isaiah 9:6, Isaiah 40:28, Romans 16:26)

Prayer Requests:

• For Spiritual Revival.
• The grace to live out our faith.
• For FIPC Pastor and family, Staff and families and Elders and families. 
• For our Adult Overseas Mission Trip Planning Task Force.
• For families and individuals who are hurting.
• For marriages that are hurting.
• A boy from my school found out he has a brain tumor.  His name is Justin.
• Having a broken heart, guidance in where life is taking me regarding my career options.
• Pray for my Lucy, my friend recently diagnosed of cancer.
• To be more of a Godly mother.
• Continued healing for Murray McDonald.
• Brittany to find happiness in her life. Spiritual growth for J.
• Comfort for my friend Margaret who has severe debilitating arthritis and multiple sclerosis. For a safe and successful gall bladder surgery for Don (Monday).
• For friends and families struggling with alcohol addiction.
• A friend who is under hospice in nursing home with acute leukemia.  She says she knows Jesus and is ready to go to him.
• Maxine and Celine A.
• New people return, stay and give of their talent and money.
• Healthy delivery of my 2nd grandchild in about 9 weeks.
• My cousin Gladys, passed away Monday with liver cancer.  Pray for strength for her husband and family.
• Charlie's brother who just had open heart surgery on Friday.
• Continued healing for Mike and for Sara.
• Speedy recovery for Jill; my grandfather, daddy Bing, that he will recover quickly from his broken arm.

 Praise / Thanks:

• God's perfect timing, we found a rental.
• That I still have my mom at the age of 90.
• My mother is awesome, fabulous and wonderful.
• Great music, thankful for good parents.
• Enjoyed the Lord's prayer being a part of our worship service.
• Mary Kay, good medical procedure results! 
• Beth, new lady from Bunco came today. His faithfulness.
• Thanks for Bunco night Patricia, Jane and Pat.
• Thank you for my loving mate.  Thank God for my parents, my children and my grandchild.
• Successful shoulder surgery for Mike and a safe healthy delivery of our newest grandson, Layton Rider Hallam on May 11, 2012.
• For becoming a mother 21 years ago today!  Happy Birthday Nick. 

Hair Color - I had been thinking about coloring my hair. One day while going through a magazine, I came across an ad for a hair-coloring product featuring a beautiful young model with hair a shade that I liked.

Wanting a second opinion, I asked my husband, "How do you think this color would look on a face with a few wrinkles?"

He looked at the picture, crumpled it up, straightened it out and studied it again and said, "Just great, Honey."

When my son, Terrence, was four years old, he piqued everyone's interest when he placed a childishly wrapped package under thetree for each family member. 

On Christmas morning, Terrence looked on with joy and expectation as we opened his gifts. There were exclamations of "I thoughtI'd lost that!" and "So that's where that went!"

When we asked Terrence why he had wrapped our favorite items, he replied, "Because I knew it was something you would really want!"

Mistake - One day, an employee received an unusually large check. She decided not to say anything about it.

The following week, her check was for less that the normal amount, and she confronted her boss.

"How come," the supervisor inquired, "you didn't say anything when you were overpaid?"

Unperturbed, the employee replied, "Well, I can overlook one mistake - but not two in a row!"

HOLY HUMOR - During these serious and troubled times, people of all faiths should remember these four great religious truths:  

1. Muslims do not recognize Jews as God's Chosen People.
2. Jews do not recognize Jesus as the Messiah.
3. Protestants do not recognize the Pope as the leader of the Christian world.
4. Baptists do not recognize each other at the liquor store