I am in a Quandry

[Kit Sober]

...What`s a God to do?

That's a good line.

I think He loves to see us seek His face.

It worked for Esther and it still works.

In hope

[cman]

lol..rascal..

Not unusual for Arkansas to go over a month without rain in the dog days of summer.

Temps over 100 every day, such is August and even into September sometimes.

Sure we all want rain, though I'm in Ohio now. We got one hour of rain this month.

But I've lived through many rainless summers in Arkansas.

So did the Farmers.

Hang in there Tennessee.

[rascal]

This is a solid two year drought...a summer or two, we could have managed. North alabama has declared a state of emergency...I don`t know why we haven`t been offered some respite.

Kit, amen to that. It eases the suffering.

[cman]

yeah, you all are getting hit hard this year

http://www.drought.unl.edu/dm/archive.html

http://www.drought.unl.edu/dm/monitor.html

Edited August 28, 2007 by cman

[cman]

I guess Mr. Smith didn't think of Alabama.

Or the rest of the places that need rain.

hmmmmmm....Nashville...music...media....

[YID]

Isn't there a verse about it "raining on the just and the unjust."?

[Mark Sanguinetti]

Hi Tracy:

It is your old friend Mark here. How is Ted? I will be praying for you guys and the rain in your state, but have you considered posting this in our prayer forum? The people that visit there are very faithful and persistant with their prayer efforts while also being chatitable about the experience. It is a good forum.

Good to hear from you.

One more thing. I recently, wrote up a Christian web site. Check this one out. The biblical teachings page is especially good. I wrote two of the articles and the other three are also quite interesting.

http://www.christianherald.info

All the best Tracy.

Regards,

Mark

Edited August 29, 2007 by Mark Sanguinetti

[Priscilla]

Hey Mark!

Good to hear from you! Your site is awesome.

Ted and I are well, and enjoying retirement.

The reason I didn't put this in the prayer room was because I wanted to know if we could pray for rain!

Now I know we can, so that is what i am doing.

Thanks for your insight, and take care.

Tracy

[Watered Garden]

I don't think God does evil things to people, states, or whatever.

I will certainly pray for rain for Tennessee, the gentle soaking rain that replenishes the soil, the streams, and the hearts of man and beast alike.

WG

Edited August 29, 2007 by Watered Garden

[cman]

hope you are getting some of this rascal

[Kit Sober]

When I thought again of the smallness of things wrought by my prayer the Lord reminded me of Moses.

All the great things he did in the effort to get Pharoah to let Israel go from Egypt were just between him and the Lord -- the frogs the darkness the bugs the river of blood the killing of the firstborn -- no group effort. Just him and God. (To not come under the plague of the killing of the firstborn required people to do God-ordained things, but the plague itself was worked between God and Moses.)

Neither Moses nor God could change the hearts of the people -- those precious chosen people of Israel whose hardhearted stiffneckedness as a whole appears to go on almost unabated despite the miracles Moses did to show God's love and care for them.