Happy Birthday to the 45th and 47th President of the United States, Donald J. Trump. A relentless patriot who fights every day for the country he loves, the people he serves, and the American Dream. 🇺🇸🇺🇸
Pray with me
May 25, 2026
Heavenly Father,
Today, on this Memorial Day, we pause to remember those who laid down their lives for others. We honor the men and women who walked into danger so their families, their neighbors, and future generations might live in freedom. Your Word says in John 15:13 that “greater love has no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.” Lord, we remember that sacrifice today with humility and gratitude.
We thank You for courage that stood firm in the face of fear. We thank You for the unseen acts of valor, the prayers whispered in foxholes, the tears shed by families at kitchen tables, and the flags folded with reverence. Comfort every Gold Star family and every heart that still carries the ache of loss. Be near to the widow, the child, the parent, and the friend who still feels the empty space left behind.
Father, guard our hearts from becoming careless with the freedoms purchased at such a great cost. Help us to be a people marked by honor, truth, courage, and righteousness. Remind us that liberty without virtue cannot stand, and that a nation is strongest when it humbles itself before You.
We pray for our military, our veterans, and those currently serving around the world. Protect them. Strengthen them. Give wisdom to leaders, peace to troubled souls, and healing to those carrying wounds both visible and invisible.
Most of all, Lord Jesus, thank You for the ultimate sacrifice. While brave men and women gave their lives for a country, You gave Your life for the world. Through Your cross we find forgiveness, redemption, and eternal hope. May we never forget that true freedom is found first in You.
Let this day not only be a remembrance of the fallen, but a call for us to live lives worthy of sacrifice, faithful in purpose, steadfast in love, and grateful for every blessing.
In Jesus’ name,
Amen
President Donald J. Trump reads 2 Chronicles 7:11-22:
"Thus Solomon finished the house of the Lord, and the king's house: and all that came into Solomon's heart to make in the house of the Lord, and in his own house, he prosperously effected.
And the Lord appeared to Solomon by night, and said unto him, I have heard your prayer, and have chosen this place to myself for an house of sacrifice.
If I shut up heaven that there be no rain, or if I command the locusts to devour the land, or if I send pestilence among my people;
If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
Now mine eyes shall be open, and mine ears attent unto the prayer that is made in this place.
For now have I chosen and sanctified this house, that my name may be there for ever: and mine eyes and mine heart shall be there perpetually.
And as for you, if thou wilt walk before me, as David your father walked, and do according to all that I have commanded you, and shalt observe my statutes and my judgments;
Then will I stablish the throne of thy kingdom, according as I have covenanted with David your father, saying, There shall not fail you as a man to be ruler in Israel.
But if you turn away, and forsake my statutes and my commandments, which I have set before you, and shall go and serve other gods, and worship them;
Then will I pluck them up by the roots out of my land which I have given them; and this house, which I have sanctified for my name, will I cast out of my sight, and will make it to be a proverb and a byword among all nations.
And this house, which is high, shall be an astonishment to every one that passeth by it; so that he shall say, Why has the Lord done thus unto this land, and unto this house?
And it shall be answered, Because they forsook the Lord God of their fathers, which brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, and laid hold on other gods, and worshipped them, and served them: therefore hath he brought all this evil upon them."
The only hope for this country is God. As Christians, it’s so important that we pray! Every day at noon, we will have a pastor from a different state lead us in prayer for America. Join us here on my X page or at https://t.co/kjOvqLJdJT. Pray—and share this with others!
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Happy Mother’s Day! I remembered this narrative from many years back and thought you might enjoy it too. While the quotes of course aren’t actual, there is so much truth in it about the love of mothers:
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At the dawn of time, God needed someone He could trust to love His precious children.
And so, God made a mother.
God said, “Life will often be harsh, so I need someone with a gentle touch. Someone who can brush a tear from the downy cheek of a newborn and gauge a child’s temperature without a thermometer. I need someone who has a special knack for soothing, who can kiss away pain and soften blows. Someone who will hold her child’s hand firmly, until she forces herself to release it, tearfully, on the first day of school.
And so, God made a mother.
“I need someone who will care enough to gather daffodils and put them in a vase, so everybody in the house can enjoy the first blooms of spring.”
“I need someone who will care enough to rummage through the mismatched sock pile, in hopes of finding a match. Someone who will make birthdays extra special, sing silly songs with her toddlers in the car, and who actually wants to go on a school field trip to the insect museum, just to experience it with her child.”
God thought, “I need someone who will play Christmas carols on the piano. Someone who will decorate gingerbread houses with the kids and wrap gifts and deck the halls for Christmas, for nothing in all my creation will be able to make Christmas as special as a mother will.”
And so, God made a mother.
“I’ll make someone who can organize playdates, piano lessons and the pantry. Someone who can find things like a lost football cleat, Dad’s keys, and ‘Bun-Bun,’ her little girl’s favorite stuffed bunny. I need someone to gather a busy family around the dinner table for chicken soup, cornbread, and sharing life together.”
“I need someone who can unload the dishwasher, pack lunches, call out spelling words, and make coffee, while bouncing a baby on her hip. Someone who will carry an array of toys, snacks, and essentials in her heavy purse, and never complain. I need someone to help with endless school projects, organize the football banquet, and say, ‘I’m proud of you,’ even when her child fails.”
“I need someone who is willing to keep going, even when she thinks she has no strength left. Someone who’ll strive to love her kids and to love their father, even more.”
And so, God made a mother.
God said, “I need someone who believes. Someone who will trust that I have a good plan for her and for her children, even when she can’t see it. Someone who will pray for her family daily, for sadly, few people will. I need someone who will share my words and encourage her children to believe in Me because I am the source of life.”
And so, God made a mother.
“I’ll place a second pair of eyes in the back of a mother’s head,” God thought. “I’ll give her bionic ears, and grant her a generous portion of laughter and tears, for she will need them both.”
“Sometimes she’ll feel like she doesn’t have what it takes. There will be days when she is overcome with worry, pain, or failure. But when the need arises, she’ll be there. And while motherhood will be difficult, she’ll come to embrace it with all of her heart.”
“Yes, I need someone who will love my children like . . . well, kind of like I do,” God must have said.
“So, I’ll give each mother a heart the size of Texas, and if she’ll let me, I’ll fill it with my special, forever-kind of love. A love that resembles my own.”
“Once I put a precious baby in her arms, she will never be the same. One day her children will grow up and move on, but she never will. A mother will fight for, and pray for, and sacrifice for her children for as long as she lives.”
And so, God made a mother.
He is risen!!
Happy Easter fam!
Today we celebrate the greatest moment in human history. Jesus conquering death so that we could truly live.
No greater love, no greater gift, no greater reason to celebrate. Wishing you and your families a blessed Easter full of joy! 🙏