DAY 21 - DAILY BIBLE VERSE (OVER NATION) - JUNE 14, 2011

June 14


JOB 34:29 NIV


Yet he is over individual and nation alike, 

DAY 21 - DAILY PRAYER (UNDER GOD) - JUNE 14, 2011

June 14




DWIGHT EISENHOWER, JUN. 14, 1954, SIGNED THE BILL
PLACING “ONE NATION UNDER GOD” IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, THEN RECITED ON THE U.S. CAPITOL STEPS:


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.



Pledge to the Christian Flag:

I pledge Allegiance to the Christian Flag and to the Savior for whose kingdom it stands, one brotherhood uniting all mankind in service and love.
Pledge to the Bible:

I pledge to the Bible God's Holy word, and will take it as a lamp unto my feet, a light unto my path, and hide it's words in my heart that I may not sin against God.

May Almighty God bless this great nation, and allow us to be humble in our allegiances.  Father, may we always place You above this county, and always seek Your will for this land above our own designs or ideals.  Help us to restore a godliness to this country, and to live as a nation under Your kingdom, until Your son returns...


In Jesus' Name.  Amen!


Wally Ziolo
40DAYPRAYER4USA
Lancaster, Ohio
Christian

DAY 21 - DAILY HISTORY - AMERICAN MINUTE FOR JUNE 14, 2011

American Minute for June 14th:


    Thirteen Stars and Thirteen Stripes. It was on JUNE 14, 1777, that the Second Continental Congress selected the Flag of the United States. In 1916, Woodrow Wilson signed the Proclamation making JUNE 14 "National Flag Day." On Flag Day, 1942, Franklin D. Roosevelt stated: "The belief in man, created free, in the image of God-is the crucial difference between ourselves and the enemies we face...God of the free...grant us victory over the tyrants who would enslave all free men." On JUNE 14, 1954, Dwight Eisenhower signed Joint Resolution (Public Law 396) adding the phrase "One Nation Under God" to the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. Eisenhower stated: "From this day forward, the millions of our school children will daily proclaim in every city and town, every village and rural school house, the dedication of our nation and our people to the Almighty. To anyone who truly loves America, nothing could be more inspiring than...this rededication of our youth, on each school morning, to our country's true meaning." President Eisenhower ended: "In this way we are reaffirming the transcendence of religious faith in America's heritage and future; in this way we shall constantly strengthen those spiritual weapons which forever will be our country's most powerful resource, in peace or in war."


Endnotes


Eisenhower, Dwight David. June 14, 1954, on signing the Act of Congress, (bill introduced by Representative Louis Rabout of Michigan - May 6, 1954) which added the phrase "under God" to the Pledge of Allegiance. James Beasley Simpson, Best Quotes of '54, '55, '56 (NY: Thomas Y. Crowell Co., 1957), p. 73. Supreme Court Dismisses Pledge Case on Technicality, Mon. Jun 14, 2004, WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court dismissed on Monday a constitutional challenge to the words "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance recited by schoolchildren, without deciding the key church-state issue. The justices ruled that California atheist Michael Newdow lacked the legal right to bring the challenge in the first place. "We conclude that Newdow lacks standing," Justice John Paul Stevens declared in the opinion. The ruling came down on the 50th anniversary of the addition of the words "under God" to the pledge. Congress adopted the June 14, 1954, law in an effort to distinguish America's religious values and heritage from those of communism, which is atheistic. June 14, 2004 A Unanimous Supreme Court Vacates Ninth Circuit Court Of Appeals Decision Striking Down "Under God" In The Pledge Of Allegiance WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the United States Supreme Court held, in a unanimous decision, that Michael Newdow, an atheist from California who had challenged the constitutionality of the words "Under God" in the pledge of allegiance, did not have standing to bring his case. The legal effect of the Supreme Court's ruling is to vacate the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decision that struck the words "Under God" from the pledge. Liberty Counsel, a nationwide civil liberties legal defense and education organization headquartered in Orlando, Florida, filed an Amicus Brief at the United States Supreme Court in the case. The Supreme Court decision held that Michael Newdow lacked standing to bring his case because he did not have the legal authority to speak on behalf of his daughter. Mr. Newdow is currently involved in a custody battle with his ex-wife. Justices Rehnquist, Thomas and O'Connor issued a concurring opinion agreeing that Mr. Newdow lacked standing, but also arguing that the phrase "Under God" in the pledge is constitutional. The legal effect of the Supreme Court's ruling is to vacate the Ninth Circuit's earlier decision holding the pledge to be unconstitutional. After today's ruling, it is as if Mr. Newdow had never brought his case in the courts. Prior to today's ruling by the Supreme Court, schoolchildren in states covered by the Ninth Circuit (Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon and Washington) were barred from saying the pledge of allegiance with the inclusion of the phrase "Under God." Now, there is no prohibition against saying the entire pledge in those states. Mathew Staver, President and General Counsel of Liberty Counsel, stated, "We are pleased that the effect of the Supreme Court's decision is to uphold the constitutionality of the pledge of allegiance. Schoolchildren in states covered by the Ninth Circuit can now say the entire pledge of allegiance without fear of censorship." Staver continued, "Justices Rehnquist, Thomas and O'Connor are correct that the pledge of allegiance is constitutional. Our history is not complete without God. If "under God" were removed, many history books and founding documents will be in jeopardy, not the least of which is the Declaration of Independence." ### The United States Supreme Court's Opinion will be posted on its web site later today. Read the brief filed by Liberty Counsel before the Supreme Court. Liberty Counsel, headquartered in Orlando, Florida, is a national public interest law firm dedicated to advancing religious freedom, the sanctity of human life and the traditional family. On the campus of Liberty University School of Law in Lynchburg, Virginia, Liberty Counsel's Center for Constitutional Litigation and Policy trains attorneys, law students, policymakers, legislators, clergy and world leaders in constitutional principles and government policies. Mathew D. Staver, Esq., Liberty Counsel, PO Box 540774, Orlando, FL 32854, 800-671-1776 http://www.lc.org/donations.html


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DAY 20 - DAILY BIBLE VERSE (LONELINESS) - JUNE 13, 2011

June 13



Isaiah 41:10 ESV 


Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.

DAY 20 - DAILY PRAYER (LONELINESS) - JUNE 13, 2011

June 13



Loneliness and the feeling of being unwanted is the most terrible poverty.
--Mother Teresa of Calcutta quotes (Albanian born Indian Missionary and Founder of the Order of the Missionaries of Charity. Nobel Prize for Peace in 1979. 1910-1997)


Gracious Father, 


Please hear the cry of those who are lonely and empty in America...


For all those who are lonely, and filled with a great emptiness...may You be gracious to them (Psalm 25:16). 


For those who are orphaned, may You take them in (Psalm 27:10).


For those who are widowed, may You heal them and bind up their wounds (Psalm 147:3).


For those who have lost hope, show them Your plans to prosper them and give them hope (Jeremiah 29:11).


For those lost in the emptiness of addiction, may You be their constant companion (Isaiah 41:10).


For those who are lonely due to confinement in prisons and jails, may they receive your greatest gift of love (John 3:16).


Come to all those who anguish in loneliness, and fill their emptiness with the love that only You can provide.


In Jesus' name.  


Amen!


Wally Ziolo
40DAYPRAYER4USA
Lancaster, Ohio
Christian

DAY 20 - DAILY HISTORY - AMERICAN MINUTE FOR JUNE 13, 2011

American Minute for June 13th:


    19-year-old Marquis de Lafayette purchased a ship and sailed to America, arriving JUNE 13, 1777. Trained in the French Military, he was appointed a major general. Lafayette endured the freezing winter at Valley Forge, and fought at Brandywine, Barren Hill and Monmouth. Lafayette led troops against the traitor Benedict Arnold and commanded at Yorktown, pressuring Cornwallis to surrender. On May 10, 1786, George Washington wrote from Mount Vernon to Marquis de Lafayette: "Your late purchase of an estate in the colony of Cayenne, with a view of emancipating the slaves on it, is a generous and noble proof of your humanity. Would to God a like spirit would diffuse itself generally into the minds of the people of this country." On August 15, 1787, in a letter from Philadelphia to the Marquis de Lafayette, George Washington wrote: "I am not less ardent in my wish that you may succeed in your plan of toleration in religious matters. Being no bigot myself to any mode of worship, I am disposed to indulge the professors of Christianity in the church with that road to Heaven which to them shall seem the most direct, plainest and easiest, and the least liable to exception."


Endnotes


Washington, George. Jul. 28, 1791, in a letter written from Philadelphia to Marquis de Lafayette. Jared Sparks, ed., The Writings of George Washington 12 vols. (Boston: American Stationer's Co., 1837; NY: F. Andrew's, 1834-1847), Vol. X, p. 179. William J. Johnson, George Washington - The Christian (St. Paul, MN: William J. Johnson, Meriam Park, Feb. 23, 1919; Nashville, TN: Abingdon Press, 1919; reprinted Milford, MI: Mott Media, 1976; reprinted Arlington Heights, IL: Christian Liberty Press, 502 West Euclid Ave., Arlington Heights, IL., 60004, 1992), p. 201. William Barclay Allen, ed., George Washington - A Collection (Indianapolis: Liberty Classics, Liberty Fund, Inc., 7440 N. Shadeland, Indianapolis, IN 46250, 1988; based on materials reproduced from The Writings of George Washington from original manuscript sources, 1745-1799/John Clement Fitzpatrick, editor), pp. 553-555. John Clement Fitzpatrick, ed., The Writings of George Washington, from the Original Manuscript Sources 1749-1799, 39 vols. (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Gov. Printing Office, 1931-1944).


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