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		<title>Lord, I Just Want To Thank You</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am reminded of a song, &#8220;My Lord, what a morning! My Lord, what a morning! Oh, my Lord, what a morning When the stars begin to fall.&#8221; A friend of mine sent me this. It is a tough situation to wrap one&#8217;s heart and soul around, but I want to share this with you. [...]]]></description>
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<p>I am reminded of a song, &#8220;My Lord, what a morning! My Lord, what a morning! Oh, my Lord, what a morning When the stars begin to fall.&#8221;</p>
<p>A friend of mine sent me this.  It is a tough situation to wrap one&#8217;s heart and soul around, but I want to share this with you.</p>
<p>And please, think about this:  We cannot control nature, we can help out!  So let&#8217;s all do something to help.</p>
<p><strong>Lord, I just want to say THANK YOU, </strong></p>
<p>Because this morning I woke up and knew where my children were.</p>
<p>Because this morning my home was still standing,<br />
Because this morning I am not crying</p>
<p>Because my spouse, my child, my brother or sister, my parent does not need to be buried</p>
<p>or to be pulled out from underneath a pile of concrete,<br />
Because this morning I was able to drink a glass of water,<br />
Because this morning I was able to turn on the light,<br />
Because this morning I was able to take a shower,<br />
Because this morning I was not planning a funeral,</p>
<p>But most of all I thank you this morning because I still have life and a voice to cry out for the people of Japan.</p>
<p>Lord I cry out to you, the One that makes the impossible, possible,<br />
The One that turns darkness in to light,<br />
I cry out that You give those mothers strength,</p>
<p>That You give them peace that surpasses all understanding,<br />
That You may open the streets so that help can come,</p>
<p>That You may provide doctors, nurses, food, water, and all that they need in a blink of an eye.</p>
<p>For all those that have lost family members, give them peace, give them hope, give them courage to continue to go on!</p>
<p>Protect the children and shield them with your power.<br />
I pray all this in the name of Jesus!!!<!--nevermore--></p>
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		<title>Here I Go Again</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2011 18:58:30 +0000</pubDate>
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