Today was a National Day of Prayer

I don't know how these National Days of Prayer get designated or if they are they are the same days each year or how often they recur, but today i did an acrostic prayer.  This is a prayer that hearkens back to Old Testament times, when the Psalms were written, some of the authors started each successive line with the successive letter of the alphabet. Here's some of what I prayed for today:

A: Albania, the U.S. Army

B: Barack Obama

C: Hillary Clinton

D: My dog, Daisy

E: Estonia

F: Freedom

G: Greece

H: Howard Industries

I: Idaho

J: Justice

K: The Keller family

L: our pastor, Lane

M: Mothers, The Frank Melton family

N: Nigeria

O: Oprah

P: the Parker family, Somali Pirates, Peace

Q: Quin Parker

R: Renters

S: Sailors

T: Tailors, Tangiers

U: Uruguay

V: Violence, Valentines

W: War

X: Xavier University

Y: Youth, the Young family

Z: Zimbabwe

This is a useful prayer tool for when you feel too scattered to pray - start at A and pray about the first thing that comes to mind, then move on to B.  Instead of getting stuck, just move on and keep praying the first thing that comes to mind starting with that letter.

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Patrick Parker, is a Christian, husband, father, judo and aikido teacher, Program Director for a Cardiac Rehab, and a Ph.D. Contact: mokurendojo@gmail.com or phone 601.248.7282
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