tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7139169.post1958595679182136478..comments2023-11-02T07:25:45.884-05:00Comments on Mormanity - a blog for those interested in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: "Prayer of the Children" (Thank You, Kurt Bestor) and a Prayer for PeaceJeff Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08776493593387402607noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7139169.post-8926522033818458002010-11-22T15:45:52.654-06:002010-11-22T15:45:52.654-06:00thank you.
I am feeling so desperate for peace an...thank you.<br /><br />I am feeling so desperate for peace and so afraid for my grandchildren and even my children.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7139169.post-71985325221385416312010-11-18T13:25:25.554-06:002010-11-18T13:25:25.554-06:00We are certainly much more warlike than we ought t...We are certainly much more warlike than we ought to be. It would be great to be able to put our trust fully in the Lord for our protection, and the blessings and miracles we would realize from doing so are likely beyond our imagination. I wonder if following this counsel would mean giving up ALL means of physical defense - after all, even the righteous examples of peoples in the Book of Mormon were fraught with examples of necessary physical defense of their lands. The example of the Anti-Nephi-Lehis, who gave up all weapons of war and entered into a covenant not to take them up again, would seem to be the ideal - but they were still defended by the armies of the Nephites. There has to be some balance between having the means and willingness to defend ourselves (thereby holding at bay those who would molest and oppress), and yet not use those same means to go overboard and tread where we ought not. I believe that balance cannot be approached or even conceived of without reliance upon the Lord and His counsel and guidance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7139169.post-18792931164514450582010-11-17T00:18:11.628-06:002010-11-17T00:18:11.628-06:00Ahh, they sanitized it :( The original version I ...Ahh, they sanitized it :( The original version I have waaay back from when the song was released on the word perfect disc in 1993 had the proper, 'cry Jesus help me'.<br /><br />I remember listening to this (loudly because it was sooo beautiful) in my little Ford Tempo in the parking lot of my apartment complex at Ricks College and having dozens of people rap on my window and ask me what the song was. I had the windows up!Droobleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00118065752751611121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7139169.post-63503505496950354542010-11-14T21:40:25.404-06:002010-11-14T21:40:25.404-06:00MacArthur was a great example of the corruption of...MacArthur was a great example of the corruption of war in this country. He could have won the deliberate no-win Korean war and was fired when he took steps that almost did that swiftly. The military industrial complex that Eisenhower knew so well keeps these things going forever. It's about blood and horror for power, control, and international political objectives, not victory and defense of our own borders. Korea, Vietnam, Iraq - they are all no-win wars driven and controlled by the same war-mongering profiteers and power-hungry internationalists. Good guys with ethics like MacArthur will be driven out to keep the game of endless war going.Patriotnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7139169.post-24086093100737105292010-11-14T21:29:27.566-06:002010-11-14T21:29:27.566-06:00I first heard this song 3 years ago a few days bef...I first heard this song 3 years ago a few days before Christmas. I was driving to work at 6 am and it brought tears to my eyes. What a beautiful song about a horrific subject.<br /><br />As a veteran (22 years in the Air Force), I can tell I dream of a day when we won't need a military to defend our country. Unfortunately, I'm very doubtful that day will ever come.<br /><br />My favorite quote is from Gen. Douglas MacArthur, "The soldier, above all others, prays for peace; for it is the soldier who must suffer and bear the deepest wounds ans scars of war".Creeknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7139169.post-59756600400119389812010-11-14T19:18:19.759-06:002010-11-14T19:18:19.759-06:00Unfortunately the price for Peace is high. Sooo...Unfortunately the price for Peace is high. Soooooo high. <br /><br />Love can replace war. However love can't be bought.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7139169.post-43608000672105509512010-11-14T19:15:28.641-06:002010-11-14T19:15:28.641-06:00Most versions sing "Crying softly help me&quo...Most versions sing "Crying softly help me", I suspect that is more politically correct. Many however sing "Crying JESUS help me"! <br /><br />When man is driven and moved to cry for the Savior for help, I would think.................<br /><br />I once read that from a survey of Medics and Chaplains in battle that 1/2 of those wounded and dying cry for their mothers. 1/2 cry for the Savior.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7139169.post-44995875929611676972010-11-14T18:55:41.687-06:002010-11-14T18:55:41.687-06:00We sang this recently at Lawrence Chapel. I am ...We sang this recently at Lawrence Chapel. I am sorry you missed it. We sang the optional words, "crying help me Jesus".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7139169.post-34161840805615962772010-11-14T18:43:08.209-06:002010-11-14T18:43:08.209-06:00Imagine what could happen if, instead of spending ...Imagine what could happen if, instead of spending $100 billion a month to blow things up and purchase lasting hatred, we did something else, anything else?Jeff Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08776493593387402607noreply@blogger.com