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2017 TRUMP AGENDA -- 1917 The American's Creed -- 100 YEARS AGO

The American's Creed

I believe in the United States of America,

as a government of the people,

by the people,

for the people;

whose just powers are derived from the consent of the governed;

a democracy in a republic;

a sovereign Nation of many sovereign States;

a perfect union, one and inseparable;

established upon those principles of freedom,

equality,

justice,

and

humanity

for which American patriots sacrificed

their lives and fortunes.

I therefore believe it is my duty to my country

to love it,

to support its Constitution,

to obey its laws,

to respect its flag,

and

to defend it against all enemies.

1917 by William Tyler Page

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Disclosure: Much of what is in my posts are things I have compiled through the years and I do not know if they have copyrights. What I do know about origin or website I give credit and have tried to always post a link to the origin. I do not market anything in any way on this blog -- I merely hope it will encourage and inspire others.
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PLEASE LEAD US LORD -- WE NEED YOU IN AMERICA

Heavenly Father, today I pray that you will deliver our nation from the spirit of division, that you will strengthen all Americans to work toward the good of all, be it the young, the old, the farmer, the businessman, the homemaker, the teacher, the preacher, the doctor, the prisoner, or the weak & ill -- WE NEED YOU TO HEAL OUR LAND!
Forgive those who have never learned to serve others and lead them to opportunities that turn them from narcissistic paths to JOYFUL GIVING ADVENTURES THROUGH LOVE AND CHARITY.
Bless the leaders of our nation, states, and local government with your wisdom from above.
In Jesus mighty name I pray, Amen.

Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!

Isaiah 5:20

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8a1ISc7B-0

The Prayer with Lead Us Lord

"It is He who changes the times and the epochs; He removes kings and establishes kings; He gives wisdom to wise men And knowledge to men of understanding." Daniel 2:21

Romans 13:1 "Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God."

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Disclosure: Much of what is in my posts are things I have compiled through the years and I do not know if they have copyrights. What I do know about origin or website I give credit and have tried to always post a link to the origin. I do not market anything in any way on this blog -- I merely hope it will encourage and inspire others.
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TRUMP WINS PRESIDENCY -- GIVE THANKS -- THE LORD HAS HEARD MANY PRAYERS FOR AMERICA

THANK YOU HEAVENLY FATHER FOR HEARING OUR PRAYERS

HELP US TO CONTINUE TO UPLIFT DONALD TRUMP

AND THE NATION OF AMERICA IN PRAYERS

AS YOU GUIDE HIM IN RESTORING UNITY OF THE PEOPLE FOR THE PEOPLE!

AMEN

"It is He who changes the times and the epochs;
He removes kings and establishes kings;
He gives wisdom to wise men And knowledge to men of understanding."
Daniel 2:21

"Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established.
The authorities that exist have been established by God." -
Romans 13:1
Amen

In everything give thanks;

for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.

1 Thessalonians 5:18

HAVE FAITH IN GOD -- NOT IN MANKIND

"The ways of God are mysterious and profound beyond all comprehension. 'Who by searching can find Him out?' God only knows the issue of this business. He has destroyed nations from the map of history for their sins. Nevertheless, my hopes prevail generally above my fears for our Republic. The times are dark, the spirits of ruin are abroad in all their power, and the mercy of God alone can save us."
President Abraham Lincoln

“What man among you, if he has a hundred sheep and loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness and go after the one which is lost, [searching] until he finds it? And when he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing. And when he gets home, he calls together his friends and his neighbors, saying to them, ‘Rejoice with me, because I have found my lost sheep!’ I tell you, in the same way there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous people who have no need of repentance.
“Or what woman, if she has ten silver coins [each one equal to a day’s wages] and loses one coin, does not light a lamp and sweep the house and search carefully until she finds it? And when she has found it, she calls together her [women] friends and neighbors, saying, ‘Rejoice with me, because I found the lost coin!’ In the same way, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents [that is, changes his inner self—his old way of thinking, regrets past sins, lives his life in a way that proves repentance; and seeks God’s purpose for his life].” Luke 15: 4-10

THE GOSPEL

Moreover, brethren, I DECLARE UNTO YOU THE GOSPEL which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;

BY WHICH ALSO YE ARE SAVED, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.

For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that CHRIST DIED FOR OUR SINS ACCORDING TO THE SCRIPTURES;

And that HE WAS BURIED, and that HE ROSE AGAIN THE THIRD DAY ACCORDING TO THE SCRIPTURES:

And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve:

After that, HE WAS SEEN OF ABOVE FIVE HUNDRED BRETHREN AT ONCE; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep.

After that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles.

1 Corinthians 15:1-7

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ca9LnzJnpjQ

Robin Mark - Days of Elijah (Lyric Video)

In Days of Elijah, other Old Testament figures are mentioned.

• Moses, who restored righteousness to the people of Israel by reintroducing them to relationship with God and who established, by God’s finger, the law that would serve as a covenant between Him and them.

• Ezekiel, who prophesied over a valley of dry bones, and watched as God brought them together — bone to bone — and then filled in with tendons and flesh and, finally, breath. God declares to Ezekiel that, like ...the bones, his people Israel will be restored as a nation and as His people.
• David, the developer (though not the builder) of the first temple in Jerusalem, never-the-less returned the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem. But David’s “temple of praise,” as stated in Days of Elijah, is the temple inside you and me, where the Holy Spirit dwells.

AMERICAN ELECTION PRAYER -- VOTE YOUR CONSCIENCE -- NOT A PARTY LINE

Dear Heavenly Father,
I am so grieved in my soul for our nation of America. With a soon to come election I ask you to work through your Holy Spirit to change our nation -- how low can we go?
I hope it is as low as to our knees in sorrow, prayer, fasting, and repentance.
I believe Washington DC politicians have compromised to evil and they cover up the greatest sin ever to come upon mankind; that of abortion the slaughter of the unborn child -- your gift, the fruit of the womb.
When people want to endorse kill and innocent blood shed it makes me wonder if they are trying to cover their own sin tracks.
I know you died once and for all that your precious blood was shed for our redemption and that nothing can replace that blood covering we have in you -- forgive us Lord.
Life is in the blood and through abortion the blood of children, our future generations. now cries out as it covers our land from bloody California to bloody NY, from bloody seas to bloody sea.
THIS IS TRULY THE SHAME OF AMERICA!
FORGIVE US LORD -- LEAD US TO A PLACE OF RESTORATION!
HELP ALL WHO WISH TO BE IN LEADERSHIP OVER US (in any dimension) TO REPENT AND SEEK YOU IN SPIRIT AND TRUTH .
ONLY YOU KNOW THE DEPTHS OF THEIR HEARTS AND THE PRESSURES THEY ARE UNDER FROM EVIL FORCES ON ALL SIDES IN PARTICULAR THE MEDIA AND THE MONEY.
PLEASE HEAL OUR LAND LORD -- PLEASE GIVE STRENGTH TO YOUR PEOPLE TO FAST AND PRAY AND SEEK YOU SO THEY CAN BOLDLY SPEAK OUT YOUR WILL NOW AND ESTABLISH IT ELECTION DAY.
In Jesus mighty name I pray, Amen.

A Proclamation.
Whereas, the Senate of the United States, devoutly recognizing the Supreme Authority and just Government of Almighty God, in all the affairs of men and of nations, has, by a resolution, requested the President to designate and set apart a day for National prayer and humiliation.
And whereas it is the duty of nations as well as of men, to own their dependence upon the overruling power of God, to confess their sins and transgressions, in humble sorrow, yet with assured hope that genuine repentance will lead to mercy and pardon; and to recognize the sublime truth, announced in the Holy Scriptures and proven by all history, that those nations only are blessed whose God is the Lord.
And, insomuch as we know that, by His divine law, nations like individuals are subjected to punishments and chastisements in this world, may we not justly fear that the awful calamity of civil war, which now desolates the land, may be but a punishment, inflicted upon us, for our presumptuous sins, to the needful end of our national reformation as a whole People? We have been the recipients of the choicest bounties of Heaven. We have been preserved, these many years, in peace and prosperity. We have grown in numbers, wealth and power, as no other nation has ever grown. But we have forgotten God. We have forgotten the gracious hand which preserved us in peace, and multiplied and enriched and strengthened us; and we have vainly imagined, in the deceitfulness of our hearts, that all these blessings were produced by some superior wisdom and virtue of our own. Intoxicated with unbroken success, we have become too self-sufficient to feel the necessity of redeeming and preserving grace, too proud to pray to the God that made us!
It behooves us then, to humble ourselves before the offended Power, to confess our national sins, and to pray for clemency and forgiveness.
Now, therefore, in compliance with the request, and fully concurring in the views of the Senate, I do, by this my proclamation, designate and set apart Thursday, the 30th. day of April, 1863, as a day of national humiliation, fasting and prayer. And I do hereby request all the People to abstain, on that day, from their ordinary secular pursuits, and to unite, at their several places of public worship and their respective homes, in keeping the day holy to the Lord, and devoted to the humble discharge of the religious duties proper to that solemn occasion.
All this being done, in sincerity and truth, let us then rest humbly in the hope authorized by the Divine teachings, that the united cry of the Nation will be heard on high, and answered with blessings, no less than the pardon of our national sins, and the restoration of our now divided and suffering Country, to its former happy condition of unity and peace.
In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed.
Done at the City of Washington, this thirtieth day of March, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, and of the Independence of the United States the eighty seventh.
By the President: Abraham Lincoln

SINS THAT ARE DEFILING THE LAND OF AMERICA - incest, adultery, idolatry, Satanism, homosexuality, bestiality, uncleanness

SINS THAT ARE DEFILING THE LAND OF AMERICA

If my people, which are called by my name,

shall humble themselves, and pray,

and SEEK MY FACE,

and TURN FROM THEIR WICKED WAYS;

then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin,

and WILL HEAL THEIR LAND.

2 Chronicles 7:14

Heavenly Father,
I ask for your wisdom & discernment for the leaders of America.
I ask for forgiveness of the sins throughout our land (the known and the unknown errors we make from following man's ways rather than yours).
I ask for blessings upon the children (the born and the unborn).
I ask for deliverance from the evils that are permeate from the market places of sex industries & greed industries.
I ask for blessings upon our crops and livestock of our food chain and blessing upon the hands that diligently work to provide.
I ask for water & sun in due season to make for good produce and feed/food for the livestock and the people of America.
I ask for healing of the hurting hearts, the broken spirits and weariness of those who have served to protect this great nation from terrorists and for the families who have suffered loss of life of their loved one in service or mission work abroad.
I ask blessing upon Godly teachers, preaches, physicians, peacemakers & public servants throughout the land who try to stay true to self and conscience in spite of the word and thought police as they lie and tell half truths that the media and what false polls portray.
I ask for your own very special care upon the homeless, the sick, the handicapped, and the lonely elderly.
I pray for strength, jobs, health, and provisions for families, parents and married couples to get back to basics of life as they tend their children and watch over their elderly relatives.
I ask for the Holy Spirit conviction and revival to America.
I ask for mental, social, physical, and spiritual blessings upon every true citizen of the USA.
Please forgive my own personal sins and hear my prayer.
In Jesus mighty name, Amen

THIS ARTICLE EQUIPS YOU WITH A LIST THINGS TO PRAY FOR AS YOU HUMBLE YOUR SELF BEFORE GOD AND PRAY FOR AMERICA TO RETURN TO GOD AND HIS WAYS FOR MANKIND WHICH HE CREATED IN HIS IMAGE.

Isaiah 5:20 Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!

MANUFACTURER'S HANDBOOK
MANUAL FOR MANKIND
CREATOR'S INSTRUCTIONS FOR SMOOTH OPERATION
creator....
a person or thing that brings something into existence.
synonyms: author · writer · designer · deviser · maker · producer · originator
used as a name for God.

Leviticus 18:25-28 King James Version (KJV)
25 And the land is defiled: therefore I do visit the iniquity thereof upon it, and the land itself vomiteth out her inhabitants.
26 Ye shall therefore keep my statutes and my judgments, and shall not commit any of these abominations; neither any of your own nation, nor any stranger that sojourneth among you:
27 (For all these abominations have the men of the land done, which were before you, and the land is defiled;)
28 That the land spue not you out also, when ye defile it, as it spued out the nations that were before you.

The Land Is Defiled

Lev. 18: 25-28

Posted by Bevans Welder on Mar 25, 2015

in Audio, Radio Show, Text |

http://www.my3bc.com/index.php/10861/land-defiled/
The Land is Defiled Lev 18: 25-28 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO
We find several references in the Bible to the land being defiled by the sins of men in the land. The first of these references is found in Lev 18:25-28 which says that the land is defiled by the following sins:

Lying carnally with near kin – Lev 18:6-18 – incest
Lying carnally with a woman in her uncleanness – Lev 18:19 – uncleanness from separation
Lying carnally with thy neighbor’s wife – Lev 18:20 – adultery
Letting thy seed pass through the fire to Molech – Lev 18:21 – idolatry, Satanism
Lying with mankind as with womankind – Lev 18:22 – homosexuality [Rom 1:26-27]
Lying with a beast – Lev 18:23 – bestiality

According to Num 35:30-34 the land is defiled also by:

The failure to execute a convicted murderer – Num 35:30-34 – capital punishment

The Lord gave Israel specific instructions not to allow any of these sins in their country so that the land would not spew them out. But when reading the history of Israel in the land, you know that they ended up violating everyone of these laws and defiling the land [Jer 2:7]. Just as surely as the Lord had promised, they were vomited out of their land [Ezek 36:17-20].
Now notice carefully that the nations in Canaan had defiled the land with these sins in Lev 18:24 and 27 before Israel ever showed up – so, the land was not defiled as the result of violating the written law of God; the land was defiled by violating the natural, God-given law of the land. The land was defiled by what the inhabitants had done even without the knowledge of God’s written law.
In the United States, the government has been removing Biblical law from all government related public places. In so doing, the laws that you are hearing today and that you can read in your Bible are not prominently displayed and not widely known.
Nevertheless, the law of the land is being violated. Even the laws of our country have legalized some of this sinful behavior. It is just a matter of time, therefore, before the inhabitants of this country who commit such abominations and those who have allowed it will be vomited out of the land. Unfortunately, if this happens before the Lord returns, we who are against these defiling sins are going to be adversely affected, as well.
I am an American and I like being an American but I hate to see what is happening to our country. The officials and citizens who are allowing and even promoting [like Hollywood does] this defiling behavior are ruining our country. They don’t see it as ruining the country; they see it as upholding civil rights and liberties. Yet since there is no immediate apparent detrimental consequence, they assume that what you are hearing is just a religious reaction and not the truth. In time they will know what you and I already know. These defiling sins will bring this country to ruin.
Thank God that we know our home is in the heaven above and nothing defiling has ever entered there and nothing defiling ever will.

Numbers 35…33 'So you shall not pollute the land in which you are; for blood pollutes the land and no expiation can be made for the land for the blood that is shed on it, except by the blood of him who shed it. 34'You shall not defile the land in which you live, in the midst of which I dwell; for I the LORD am dwelling in the midst of the sons of Israel.'"
What Defiles a Man
Matthew 15: 10 After Jesus called the crowd to Him, He said to them, "Hear and understand. 11"It is not what enters into the mouth that defiles the man, but what proceeds out of the mouth, this defiles the man." 12Then the disciples came and said to Him, "Do You know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this statement?"…
http://av1611.com/kjbp/kjv-dictionary/defile.html

KJV Dictionary Definition: defile

defile

DEFILE, v.t.

1. To make unclean; to render foul or dirty; in a general sense.

2. To make impure; to render turbid; as, the water or liquor is defiled.

3. To soil or sully; to tarnish; as reputation, &c.

He is among the greatest prelates of the age, however his character may be defiled by dirty hands.

They shall defile thy brightness. Ezek. 28.

4. To pollute; to make ceremonially unclean.

That which dieth of itself, he shall not eat, to defile himself therewith. Lev. 22.

5. To corrupt chastity; to debauch; to violate; to tarnish the purity of character by lewdness.

Schechem defiled Dinah. Gen. 34.

6. To taint, in a moral sense; to corrupt; to vitiate; to render impure with sin.

Defile not yourselves with the idols of Egypt. Ezek. 20.

He hath defiled the sanctuary of the Lord. Numb. 19.

DEFILE, v.i. L. A thread. To march off in a line, or file by file; to file off.
DEFILE, n. A narrow passage or way, in which troops may march only in a file, or with a narrow front; a long narrow pass, as between hills, &c.

defiled

DEFILED, pp. Made dirty, or foul; polluted; soiled; corrupted; violated; vitiated.

defilement

DEFILEMENT, n.

1. The act of defiling, or state of being defiled; foulness; dirtiness; uncleanness.

2. Corruption of morals, principles or character; impurity; pollution by sin.

The chaste cannot rake into such filth without danger of defilement.

defiler

DEFILER, n. One who defiles; one who corrupts or violates; that which pollutes.

defiling

DEFILING, ppr.

1. Polluting; making impure.

2. Marching in a file, or with a narrow front.

Leaders of Our Country
Father, thank You for the United States and its government. I pray for the president, the national and local government, the judges, the policemen, the business leaders and all those who are in leadership positions in this country. Please protect them from the evil that is in the world and keep them safe and free from all harm.
Your Word says that when good men are in authority, the people celebrate, but when wicked men are in authority, the people are unhappy. I pray that You will keep good men and women in authority over my country. I ask that You promote and raise up a generation of able politicians who are men and women of truth, full of wisdom and respectful towards You.
You have promised to bless any nation that follows after You. Help us to live quiet and peaceful lives so that we can continue to spread the Good News of the Gospel throughout the United States and the world.
I also pray that You give the men and women in leadership positions the understanding, wisdom and ability to keep this country in order. I ask that You guide the president’s heart and cause him to make decisions that will promote godliness. Please keep evil and wicked men from influencing the president. Keep his office based on things that are right.
Father, I pray for my brothers and sisters in the Lord who are in positions of leadership. I ask You to strengthen them in their hearts with all might by Your Spirit. Cause them to be bold and courageous. Surround them with favor as a shield, and expand their godly influence.
I pray for those in leadership positions who are not born again and who do not have a personal relationship with Your Son, Jesus. I pray that You will send someone to share Jesus with them and open their eyes to the light.
I pray for the Supreme Court. I ask that the men and women make righteous judgments, that they reach just and fair conclusions. Help the judges to inquire diligently, that they may make sound decisions. Turn their hearts to change past decisions and make new decisions that uphold goodness and godliness in our nation. If there is anyone who refuses godliness, I ask that he/she be removed and replaced by the one who respects godliness.
I ask that You cause the leaders of this country to make decisions that increase the integrity of our nation. Grant them the wisdom and insight needed to deal with this nation’s finances, that You may cause us to prosper and be a blessing to other nations.
May Your Word multiply in our nation’s capital so that our leaders may be better able to cooperate with Your plan and purpose.
Father, use this nation and its leaders in this great harvest of souls that will take place in the last days. I praise and thank You for blessing my country. I pray that our nation will accomplish the things that You want us to accomplish. I thank You that Jesus is Lord over the United States of America.
In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen
I Timothy 2:1-3
Matthew 13:39
Proverbs 29:2 KJV
Proverbs 25:5
Psalm 33:12
Proverbs 4:10–14
Proverbs 21:1
Proverbs 2:10–14,20,21
Proverbs 20:28
If you would like to continue to pray on this topic, Germaine suggests that you pray the Prayers for the Peoples and Nations to be found in the Prayers That Avail Much Commemorative Edition.
http://www2.prayers.org/prayer-search.html

American Government
Father, in Jesus’ name, we give thanks for the United States and its government. We hold up in prayer before You the men and women who are in positions of authority. We pray and intercede for the president, the representatives, the senators, the judges of our land, the policemen and the policewomen, as well as the governors and mayors, and for all those who are in authority over us in any way. We pray that the Spirit of the Lord rests upon them.
We believ...e that skillful and godly wisdom has entered into the heart of our president and knowledge is pleasant to him. Discretion watches over him; understanding keeps him and delivers him from the way of evil and from evil men.

Father, we ask that You compass the president about with men and women who make their hearts and ears attentive to godly counsel and do that which is right in Your sight. We believe You cause them to be men and women of integrity who are obedient concerning us that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty. We pray that the upright shall dwell in our government — that men and women blameless and complete in Your sight, Father, shall remain in these positions of authority, but the wicked shall be cut off from our government and the treacherous shall be rooted out of it.
Your Word declares that “blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord” (Ps. 33:12). We receive Your blessing. Father; You are our Refuge and Stronghold in times of trouble (high cost, destitution, and desperation). So we declare with our mouths that Your people dwell safely in this land, and we prosper abundantly. We are more than conquerors through Christ Jesus!
It is written in Your Word that the heart of the king is in the hand of the Lord and that You turn it whichever way You desire. We believe the heart of our leader is in Your hand and that his decisions are divinely directed of the Lord.
We give thanks unto You that the good news of the Gospel is published in our land. The Word of the Lord prevails and grows mightily in the hearts and lives of the people. We give thanks for this land and the leaders You have given to us, in Jesus’ name.
Jesus is Lord over the United States! Amen.
1 Timothy 2:1-3 Deuteronomy 28:10,11
Proverbs 2:10-12,21,22 Romans 8:37 AMP
Psalm 33:12 Proverbs 21:1
Psalm 9:9 Acts 12:24
If you would like to continue to pray for the Peoples and Nations, Germaine suggests the prayers on this topic found in the Prayers That Avail Much Commemorative Edition.
http://www2.prayers.org/prayer-search.html

MORE TEACHINGS ON DEFILING THE LAND:
http://www.ccipublishing.net/yahoo_site_admin/assets/docs/Defiling_the_Land_3_4_2010.62183918.pdf

http://www.openbible.info/topics/defile

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USA MEMORIAL DAY HISTORY / BIBLICAL MEMORIALS / GOD BLESS AMERICA

God Bless the U.S.A. by Lee Greenwood

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q65KZIqay4E&feature=youtu.be

"Waterloo N.Y. was officially declared the birthplace of Memorial Day by President Lyndon Johnson in May 1966, it's difficult to prove conclusively the origins of the day. It is more likely that it had many separate beginnings; each of those towns and every planned or spontaneous gathering of people to honor the war dead in the 1860's tapped into the general human need to honor our dead, each contributed honorably to the growing movement that culminated in Gen Logan giving his official proclamation in 1868. It is not important who was the very first, what is important is that Memorial Day was established. Memorial Day is not about division. It is about reconciliation; it is about coming together to honor those who gave their all.
Memorial Day was officially proclaimed on 5 May 1868 by General John Logan, national commander of the Grand Army of the Republic, in his General Order No. 11, and was first observed on 30 May 1868, when flowers were placed on the graves of Union and Confederate soldiers at Arlington National Cemetery. The first state to officially recognize the holiday was New York in 1873. By 1890 it was recognized by all of the northern states. The South refused to acknowledge the day, honoring their dead on separate days until after World War I (when the holiday changed from honoring just those who died fighting in the Civil War to honoring Americans who died fighting in any war). It is now celebrated in almost every State on the last Monday in May (passed by Congress with the National Holiday Act of 1971 (P.L. 90 - 363) to ensure a three day weekend for Federal holidays), though several southern states have an additional separate day for honoring the Confederate war dead: January 19 in Texas, April 26 in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and Mississippi; May 10 in South Carolina; and June 3 (Jefferson Davis' birthday) in Louisiana and Tennessee."
http://www.usmemorialday.org/backgrnd.html

http://www.usmemorialday.org/order11.html

HEADQUARTERS GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC

General Orders No.11, WASHINGTON, D.C., May 5, 1868

The 30th day of May, 1868, is designated for the purpose of strewing with flowers or otherwise decorating the graves of comrades who died in defense of their country during the late rebellion, and whose bodies now lie in almost every city, village, and hamlet church-yard in the land. In this observance no form of ceremony is prescribed, but posts and comrades will in their own way arrange such fitting services and testimonials of respect as circumstances may permit. We are organized, comrades, as our regulations tell us, for the purpose among other things, "of preserving and strengthening those kind and fraternal feelings which have bound together the soldiers, sailors, and marines who united to suppress the late rebellion." What can aid more to assure this result than cherishing tenderly the memory of our heroic dead, who made their breasts a barricade between our country and its foes? Their soldier lives were the reveille of freedom to a race in chains, and their deaths the tattoo of rebellious tyranny in arms. We should guard their graves with sacred vigilance. All that the consecrated wealth and taste of the nation can add to their adornment and security is but a fitting tribute to the memory of her slain defenders. Let no wanton foot tread rudely on such hallowed grounds. Let pleasant paths invite the coming and going of reverent visitors and fond mourners. Let no vandalism of avarice or neglect, no ravages of time testify to the present or to the coming generations that we have forgotten as a people the cost of a free and undivided republic.
If other eyes grow dull, other hands slack, and other hearts cold in the solemn trust, ours shall keep it well as long as the light and warmth of life remain to us.
Let us, then, at the time appointed gather around their sacred remains and garland the passionless mounds above them with the choicest flowers of spring-time; let us raise above them the dear old flag they saved from hishonor; let us in this solemn presence renew our pledges to aid and assist those whom they have left among us a sacred charge upon a nation's gratitude, the soldier's and sailor's widow and orphan.
It is the purpose of the Commander-in-Chief to inaugurate this observance with the hope that it will be kept up from year to year, while a survivor of the war remains to honor the memory of his departed comrades. He earnestly desires the public press to lend its friendly aid in bringing to the notice of comrades in all parts of the country in time for simultaneous compliance therewith.
Department commanders will use efforts to make this order effective. By order of
JOHN A. LOGAN,
Commander-in-Chief
N.P. CHIPMAN,
Adjutant General

Official:
WM. T. COLLINS, A.A.G.

The MANUFACTURES' HANDBOOKS

REGARDING BIBLICAL MEMORIALS

These days we hear of a Christian Memorial and think of an organization wanting us to commit our funds to them at death in some way. But what and when in the Bible did people truly use memorials to God.

Places and events were established throughout the Bible

to honor the great acts of God

on behalf of His people.

Abel: Genesis 4:4 ⁴And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the Lord had respect unto Abel and to his offering:
Noah: Genesis 8:20
²⁰And Noah builded an altar unto the Lord; and took of every clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and offered burnt offerings on the altar.
Abraham: Genesis
¹⁰This is my covenant, which ye shall keep, between me and you and thy seed after thee; Every man child among you shall be circumcised.
Jacob: Genesis 28:18
¹⁸And Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put for his pillows, and set it up for a pillar, and poured oil upon the top of it.
The Passover: Exodus 12:14
¹⁴And this day shall be unto you for a memorial; and ye shall keep it a feast to the Lord throughout your generations; ye shall keep it a feast by an ordinance for ever.
Joshua: Joshua 4:21-22
²¹And he spake unto the children of Israel, saying, When your children shall ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What mean these stones?
²²Then ye shall let your children know, saying, Israel came over this Jordan on dry land.
The Ark of the Covenant: Hebrews 9:4
⁴Which had the golden censer, and the ark of the covenant overlaid round about with gold, wherein was the golden pot that had manna, and Aaron's rod that budded, and the tables of the covenant;
Water Baptism: Romans 6:3-5
³Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?
⁴Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.
⁵For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection:
Communion: 1 Corinthians 11:23-26
²³For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, that the Lord Jesus the same night in which he was betrayed took bread:
²⁴And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me.
²⁵After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, this cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me.
²⁶For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord's death till he come.

JESUS DIED FOR ALL!

EVEN HIS ENEMIES

John 11:50 ⁵⁰Nor consider that it is expedient for us, that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not.
Romans 5: 6-10
⁶For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.
⁷For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die.
⁸But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
⁹Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.
¹⁰For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.
Romans 6:9-10
⁹Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over him.
¹⁰For in that he died, he died unto sin once: but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God.

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Memorial Day song Hands of Life with lyrics

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If You're Reading This

http://www.ushistory.org/documents/pledge.htm

The Pledge of Allegiance

The Pledge of Allegiance was written in August 1892 by the socialist minister Francis Bellamy (1855-1931). It was originally published in The Youth's Companion on September 8, 1892. Bellamy had hoped that the pledge would be used by citizens in any country.
In its original form it read:

"I pledge allegiance to my Flag and the Republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."

In 1923, the words, "the Flag of the United States of America" were added. At this time it read:

"I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."

In 1954, in response to the Communist threat of the times, President Eisenhower encouraged Congress to add the words "under God," creating the 31-word pledge we say today. Bellamy's daughter objected to this alteration. Today it reads:

"I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."

Section 4 of the Flag Code states:

The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag: "I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.", should be rendered by standing at attention facing the flag with the right hand over the heart. When not in uniform men should remove any non-religious headdress with their right hand and hold it at the left shoulder, the hand being over the heart. Persons in uniform should remain silent, face the flag, and render the military salute."

The original Bellamy salute, first described in 1892 by Francis Bellamy, who authored the original Pledge, began with a military salute, and after reciting the words "to the flag," the arm was extended toward the flag.

At a signal from the Principal the pupils, in ordered ranks, hands to the side, face the Flag. Another signal is given; every pupil gives the flag the military salute — right hand lifted, palm downward, to a line with the forehead and close to it. Standing thus, all repeat together, slowly, "I pledge allegiance to my Flag and the Republic for which it stands; one Nation indivisible, with Liberty and Justice for all." At the words, "to my Flag," the right hand is extended gracefully, palm upward, toward the Flag, and remains in this gesture till the end of the affirmation; whereupon all hands immediately drop to the side.

The Youth's Companion, 1892

Shortly thereafter, the pledge was begun with the right hand over the heart, and after reciting "to the Flag," the arm was extended toward the Flag, palm-down.
In World War II, the salute too much resembled the Nazi salute, so it was changed to keep the right hand over the heart throughout.

In Flanders Fields

John McCrae

In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row, 
That mark our place, and in the sky, 
The larks, still bravely singing, fly, 
Scarce heard amid the guns below. 

We are the dead; short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, 
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields. 

Take up our quarrel with the foe! 
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high! 
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

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