“Somebody’s Praying” By Ricky Skaggs http://www.ndptf.org/press_room/index_2668.cfm#
“Somebody’s Praying”
Somebody’s prayin’, for me
Mighty hands are guiding me
To protect me from what I can’t see
Lord I believe, Lord I believe
Somebody’s prayin’ for me
Angels are watchin’ over me.
There’s many miles ahead ’till I get home
Still, I’m safely kept before your throne.
Lord, I believe. Lord, I believe
Angels are watchin’ over me.
Where my pillow was a stone
And I’ve been through the darkest caverns
Where no light has ever shown
Who was down on their knees
And Lord, I thank you for those people
Prayin’ all this time for me.
Somebody’s prayin’ for me
Mighty hands are guiding me
To protect me from what I can’t see
Lord I believe, Lord I believe
Somebody’s prayin’ for me
Somebody’s prayin’ for me.
“This beautiful version preformed by:”
~Ricky Skaggs~
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oI_h_IRfRe8
“Point of Light” (Don Schlitz / Tom Schuyler)
There is a point when you can not walk away.
When you have to stand up straight and tall and mean the words you say.
There is a point you must decide just to do it because it’s right.
That’s when you become a point of light.
There is a darkness which everyone must face.
It wants to take what’s good and fair and turn it all to waste,
And this darkness covers everything in sight - until it meets a
single point of light.
Refrain:
All it takes is a point of light.
A ray of hope in the darkest night.
If you see what’s wrong, and you try
and make it right, you will be a point of light.
There are heroes whose names we’ll never hear.
A dedicated army of quiet volunteers.
Reaching out to help the homeless.
Reaching out to save the land.
Reaching out to help their fellow man.
There are dreamers who are making
dreams come true.
Taking time to to teach the children
that there’s nothing they can’t do.
Reach out to help the hungry.
Reaching out to those without.
Isn’t that what this land’s all about?
Repeat refrain above and then sing:
If you see what’s wrong and you try
and make it right, you will be a point
of light.
http://www.absolutelyrics.com/lyrics/view/randy_travis/point_of_light/
National Day of Prayer, 2008
A Proclamation by the President of the United States of America
America trusts in the abiding power of prayer and asks for the wisdom to discern God’s will in times of joy and of trial. As we observe this National Day of Prayer, we recognize our dependence on the Almighty, we thank Him for the many blessings He has bestowed upon us, and we put our country’s future in His hands.
From our Nation’s humble beginnings, prayer has guided our leaders and played a vital role in the life and history of the United States. Americans of many different faiths share the profound conviction that God listens to the voice of His children and pours His grace upon those who seek Him in prayer. By surrendering our lives to our loving Father, we learn to serve His eternal purposes, and we are strengthened, refreshed, and ready for all that may come.
On this National Day of Prayer, we ask God’s continued blessings on our country. This year’s theme, “Prayer! America’s Strength and Shield,” is taken from Psalm 28:7, “The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and I am helped.” On this day, we pray for the safety of our brave men and women in uniform, for their families, and for the comfort and recovery of those who have been wounded.
The Congress, by Public Law 100-307, as amended, has called on our Nation to reaffirm the role of prayer in our society by recognizing each year a “National Day of Prayer.”
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim May 1, 2008, as a National Day of Prayer. I ask the citizens of our Nation to give thanks, each according to his or her own faith, for the freedoms and blessings we have received and for God’s continued guidance, comfort, and protection. I invite all Americans to join in observing this day with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-first day of April, in the year of our Lord two thousand eight, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-second.
GEORGE W. BUSH
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2008/04/20080422-6.html
