On Capitol Hill This Week; Vol. XVII, No. 11

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On Capitol Hill This Week Volume XVII, Number 11a
April 26, 2010

"All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be." (Psalm 119:16)

SECTION ONE: ON THE HILL
1. HOUSE COMMITTEE POSTPONES HEARINGS ON ENDA (H.R. 3017)
2. REPUBLICANS BLOCK SENATE ACTION ON FINANCIAL REGULATORY BILL
3. GOLDMAN SACHS READIES FORCEFUL RESPONSE
4. CLIMATE BILL ABRUPTLY PUT ON HOLD IN SENATE
5. HOUSE TO VOTE ON H.R. 2499 THIS WEEK
6. CONGRESS DEMANDS FORT HOOD SHOOTING DOCUMENTS
7. CONGRESSMAN WANTS RADICAL CLERIC'S CITIZENSHIP REVOKED

1. HOUSE COMMITTEE POSTPONES HEARINGS ON ENDA (H.R. 3017)

Can you imagine walking into your child's classroom and meeting a teacher dressed in drag? Neither can Congresswoman Judy Biggert (R-Ill.). She's part of a growing number of Republicans who are suddenly undecided about the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) after signing on to support it.

Like many other GOP cosponsors, Rep. Biggert is having second thoughts now that Democrats are trying to tack on a provision that would force businesses to hire and protect cross-dressers. "It's just in the schools. I worry about teachers," Congresswoman Biggert told Roll Call.

With this radical new addition, GOP backing for the bill is slipping. Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) is strongly opposed to the transgender protections, promising that he would change his vote from "yes" to "no" if the language isn't scrubbed. It "changes the equation," he said. His colleague Rep. John Campbell (R-Calif.) agreed. "They probably lose me if they do. That just moves it too far. This is a very small number of people that do a very extreme surgery. I think employers have an argument [there]."

"Children need a stable and secure environment in which to learn-ENDA threatens that," said Andrea Lafferty, Executive Director of the Traditional Values Coalition. "Instead, it protects what is listed in the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders as a mental illness, Gender Identity Disorder (GID). Teachers have a direct, daily influence on children and to employ such individuals while at the same time overriding the laws of 38 states is unacceptable and dangerous."

Do your part to stop this bill in its tracks. Log on to our new Fight ENDA website and order a copy of FRC's revealing new documentary, "ENDA: The End of Religious Freedom in America?" Then, pick up your phone and call your Congressmen. Let them know that our rights should be dictated by the Constitution, not a fringe group's sexual preferences. [For more information, you can also visit www.endahurtskids.com] (Family Research Council and Traditional Values Coalition)

- The House Committee on Education and Labor was supposed to have had a vote on ENDA this week, but it did not happen. . . Please pray that this monstrosity of a bill will never see the light of day. Cry out for those trapped in this kind of perverted sexual phenomenon for truly our God is One who can and will deliver..

- And so it was that all who saw it said, "No such deed has been done or seen from the day that the children of Israel came up from the land of Egypt until this day. Consider it, confer, and speak up!" (Judges 19:30)

2. REPUBLICANS BLOCK SENATE ACTION ON FINANCIAL REGULATORY BILL

Republican lawmakers stuck together Monday in preventing a massive financial regulatory bill from proceeding in the Senate, despite efforts by Democrats to portray the GOP as supporters of Wall Street -- not Main Street.

In a key test vote Monday evening on the financial regulatory bill, all Republican senators -- and one Democrat -- voted to block debate on the legislation. Sen. Oylmpia Snowe, R-Maine, and Sen. Ben Nelson, D-Neb., were among the lawmakers who objected to the bill moving forward. All 41 Republicans voted to prevent the debate from starting in order to give Banking Committee Ranking Republican Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., a chance to continue negotiations on a compromise with committee chairman Chris Dodd, D-CT.

Obama said shortly after that he was "deeply disappointed" that Senate Republicans voted to block debate on the bill. (Fox News) Read more.

- Gracious Father, we come before You and ask that You will guide and direct those who seek to honor You and Your Ten Commandments in the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives. We ask that the 41 Republican Senators who are voting together to block the passage of the Democratic sponsored financial overhaul legislation will be successful, and that this will result in a true scrutiny of and positive change in financial industry regulation. We pray for their protection and that public opinion will be influenced positively for them by Your Holy Spirit. Please stop the spirit of pharaoh and his policies from increasing infringement on every aspect of American life. In Jesus' Name we pray. Amen.

- "We are hard-pressed on every side, yet not crushed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed--knowing that He who raised up the Lord Jesus will also raise us up with Jesus." (2 Corinthians 4: 8, 9 and 14a NKJV)

3. GOLDMAN SACHS READIES FORCEFUL RESPONSE

Goldman Sachs is preparing its most detailed defense yet to allegations that it misled clients in its mortgage securities business, arguing that it was unsure whether housing prices would rise or fall and did not take any action at odds with the interests of its clients.

An internal Goldman document, prepared for senior executives and obtained by The Washington Post, addresses the criticism that the bank invested its own money betting against the housing market while simultaneously urging clients to invest in securities that would increase in value only if the housing market did.

A Senate subcommittee's investigation finds that Goldman Sachs spread risk throughout the financial system by creating risky mortgage-related investments and taking out big bets against housing market. (Washington Post)

- Heavenly Father, we ask that financial powerhouse, Goldman Sachs, will tell the truth about creating housing investment opportunities, while at the same time, creating investment opportunities designed to harm those same investors. For example, they took "liar's loans (mortgages)," had them rated as AAAA, and sold them to investors. Goldman made money selling them to the investors. Then, an in-house fund, bought a "short" or bet that they would crash and lose money, those very same stocks. Goldman won on both ends. Their "so-called loses" were dwarfed by enormous profits. End of story, they hurt many people, some sophisticated investors, for their own greed and benefit. Help Lord, Jesus. May those harmed in all of the financial downturns seek Your help and not man's. In Your Name we pray. Amen.

- "And He found in the temple those who sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the money changers doing business. When He had made a whip of cords, He drove them all out of the temple, with the sheep and the oxen, and poured out the changers' money and overturned the tables." (John 2:14-15 NKJV)

4. CLIMATE BILL ABRUPTLY PUT ON HOLD IN SENATE

Immigration Bill Stalled, Too

Two of Obama's top domestic policy initiatives - energy and immigration - appeared on the brink of collapse on Saturday after a Republican senator at the center of both efforts threatened to jump ship in a dispute with Democrats over timing.

Graham was irate that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) unexpectedly told fellow Democrats this week that he planned to move an immigration bill in the Senate before the climate bill, an action widely seen as a nod to Latino voters who could make or break Reid's reelection bid, and which Graham said would cripple the energy bill's chances.

Republican votes are essential to pass either measure, and Graham was seen as the White House's beachhead in a GOP caucus that has widely opposed Obama's initiatives. Losing Graham's support could effectively doom both issues this year. Along with months of work with Kerry and Lieberman on the climate bill, Graham has joined with Sen. Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) to draft an immigration bill.

Close observers of the climate negotiations were stunned. "This is a bizarre and crazy implosion," said Frank Maisano, an energy lobbyist for Bracewell and Giuliani in Washington. "It certainly leaves the process in disarray at a time when we thought they were about ready to move to the next level."

Opponents of the bill were giddy. Patrick Creighton, a spokesman for the free-market Institute for Energy Research, said: "Chalk this up as a win for the American people." (Los Angeles Times) Read more.

- It is truly amazing to pray for all in authority, and then to sit back and watch as our Lord moves the chess pieces around to bring forth His will. Offer praise for the collapse of these two bills, in one day, and ask continued wisdom for the U.S. Senate as they weigh these issues in the days ahead. Pray!

- "In his heart a man plans his course, but the LORD determines his steps." (Proverbs 16:9)

5. HOUSE TO VOTE ON H.R. 2499 THIS WEEK

Would make Puerto Rico our 51st State!

ProEnglish has learned House Democratic leaders plan to bring H.R. 2499, the Puerto Rico Democracy Act, to the floor of the House of Representatives for a vote next week! H.R. 2499 is "stealth legislation" designed to make Spanish-speaking Puerto Rico the 51st state.

That is the only reason why the bill requires Puerto Ricans to vote on the question of statehood again, after they rejected it in three previous nation-wide elections.

This time, however, H.R. 2499's voting process is rigged in favor of statehood!
ProEnglish opposes H.R. 2499 because it does not make Puerto Rico adopt English as the language of its government as a prerequisite for statehood. Therefore if Puerto Rico is admitted as a state it will destroy our nation's unity in English and transform the U.S. into an officially bilingual country like Canada, with Spanish as our second 'official' language. (ProEnglish)

- Please pray in the spirit over this bill. If this is not in the will of God, and for the best Interests of our nation, it will not pass.

- " . . . pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests."
(Eph. 6:18)

6. CONGRESS DEMANDS FORT HOOD SHOOTING DOCUMENTS

Declaring that the Pentagon and Justice Department had failed to cooperate in Congress' efforts to understand what took place, Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-CT) and the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs issued subpoenas to Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Attorney General Eric Holder, demanding documents about Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, the Muslim Army psychiatrist charged with killing 13 people and injuring 32 during a Nov. 5 shooting spree at Fort Hood, Texas.

Among the documents the committee is seeking: any that show what the Joint Terrorist Task Force in San Diego and the National Terrorism Task Force in Washington knew about Hasan's e-mail exchanges with Anwar al-Awlaki, a Yemen-based, U.S.-born imam with links to three of the Sept. 11, 2001, hijackers.

Sen. Lieberman, the committee's chairman, said the panel wants to determine how Hasan could communicate with Awlaki, speak regularly to colleagues and patients about his doubts that American Muslims should take part in military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, and be the subject of persistent concern among his supervisors and still not be investigated by the military or FBI. Instead, he was sent from Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington to Fort Hood to counsel soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan.

Congress and the White House are in a showdown as the subpoena gives Gates and Holder until next Monday to provide the documents. (Intercessors for America)

- Pray that the truth is revealed and established in this matter. Pray that, by God's grace, those with pre-emptive powers will use them before another incident is allowed to occur. Pray that any and every infiltrator be captured and prosecuted promptly. Intercede to a Higher Authority to uproot and expose hidden links to this day of disaster for the American people, especially our military.

- "For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places." (Ephesians 6:12)

7. CONGRESSMAN WANTS RADICAL CLERIC'S CITIZENSHIP REVOKED

A U.S. lawmaker is seeking to revoke the American citizenship of radical cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, who is known for his inflammatory anti-American teachings and his communications with Maj. Nidal Hasan, the suspected shooter in the Fort Hood rampage in November. Rep. Charlie Dent, R-Pa., introduced a resolution Wednesday urging the Obama administration to strip al-Awlaki of his American citizenship, arguing that the cleric voluntarily renounced his citizenship by recruiting terrorists.

"As recent reports highlight, the U.S. government views al-Awlaki as a proven threat, and will take him dead or alive," Dent said in a written statement, referring to Obama's approval of the targeted killing of al-Awlaki. "Being a citizen of the United States of America is more than a right; it's a responsibility." "By his own actions, al-Awlaki has voluntarily surrendered his citizenship, and we should take the necessary steps to acknowledge that," he said. "Further should al-Awlaki be captured, his rights should be limited to those of an alien held abroad in military detention." (Fox News) (Read more)

- Offer praise for this act of courage on the part of Congressman Dent. Ask our Lord to place His angels around this Member of Congress, his staff, and his family; and pray that this resolution passes and that al-Awlaki's citizenship IS revoked.

- "Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows." (Gal. 6:7)

On Capitol Hill This Week Volume XVII, Number 11b

SECTION TWO: AT THE WHITE HOUSE
1. OBAMA ADMINISTRATION TO APPEAL RULING AGAINST NDP
2. FRANKLIN GRAHAM "DISINVITED" TO PRAY AT PENTAGON EVENT
3. OBAMA VISITS BILLY GRAHAM AT NORTH CAROLINA HOME
4. ARMED MAN ARRESTED AT N.C. AIRPORT AS OBAMA DEPARTS
5. OBAMA'S APPOINTEE TO HEAD THE CENSUS BUREAU: QUESTIONS ASKED
6. NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER JAMES JONES APOLOGIZES FOR JEWISH JOKE
7. OBAMA HOSTS MOSLEM "ENTREPRENEURSHIP SUMMIT" IN WASHINGTON
8. MITCHELL ENDS MISSION WITH PROGRESS TOWARDS "PROXIMITY TALKS"

1. OBAMA ADMINISTRATION TO APPEAL RULING AGAINST NDP

The Obama administration will appeal a court decision that found the National Day of Prayer unconstitutional. A federal judge in Wisconsin has ruled the National Day of Prayer that Congress established 58 years ago amounts to a call for religious action. About two dozen members of Congress have condemned the ruling and pressed for an appeal.

In a notice filed Thursday, the Justice Department said it will challenge the decision in the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago.President Obama is the principal defendant in the lawsuit. The case was brought by atheists and agnostics who argue that the National Day of Prayer violates the separation of church and state. The administration says the law simply acknowledges the role of religion in the United States. (Associated Press)

- We praise God for this great victory, and we stand in the place of alignment and of blessing of Obama in this decision. May our Lord grace each attorney within the DOJ who will be preparing to file this appeal with His wisdom in doing so. In Jesus' Name, amen.

- "If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him." (James 1:5)

2. FRANKLIN GRAHAM "DISINVITED" TO PRAY AT PENTAGON EVENT

Decision Casts a Dark Shadow over America's Future

Nihad Awad, a founder of the Council for American Islamic Relations (CAIR) and its chief public spokesman, was the first to start taking a victory lap and announced that evangelist Franklin Graham was "disinvited" from a National Day of Prayer ceremony at the Pentagon.

Federal Bureau of Investigation wiretaps introduced at the federal Holy Land Foundation trials in 2008 include Nihad Awad participating in a secret meeting of Hamas leaders and activists in Philadelphia. Awad was, at that time, working for the Islamic Association for Palestine, another Hamas front group according to the FBI. CAIR was identified as an unindicted co-conspirator in the Holy Land Foundation case, the largest terrorism funding case in America's history.

"This attack on Franklin Graham and Christians was engineered by CAIR and it has the fingerprints of Barack Obama's White House all over it," said Traditional Values Coalition Executive Director Andrea Lafferty.

"Nihad Awad and CAIR offer us a preview of what America will be like if they are ever successful. Playing by their rules - shariah law-there is no separation of church and state. There is one state religion and Islam is it. There is zero tolerance for anything at variance with Islam, particularly if it's Christian or Jewish." (Traditional Values Coalition) Read more.

- Pray that full exposure of the Islamic agenda, with all of its links and tentacles, will come to light and shock the American people awake. Intercede that our Lord will put all foes of America under his feet and that nothing will ever shake, move, or replace the Constitution from this land. Ask for a solution and a conclusion of this chapter in American History, for political correctness is a cover for something much more sinister and dangerous, as we have seen in so many cases of late. Pray that God not only rule in our midst, but over-rule on these issues, permanently.

- "You know how my father David could not build a house for the name of the Lord his God because of the wars which were fought against him on every side, until the Lord put his foes under the soles of his feet. But now the Lord my God has given me rest on every side; there is neither adversary nor evil occurrence." (1 Kings 5:3-4)

3. OBAMA VISITS BILLY GRAHAM AT NORTH CAROLINA HOME

Franklin Graham Included in Visit

Obama made a pilgrimage Sunday to Billy Graham's mountainside home, concluding his North Carolina vacation with his first meeting with the ailing evangelist who has counseled commanders in chief since Dwight Eisenhower.

The 48-year-old president made the short drive to Montreat from Asheville, where he spent the weekend, to see the 91-year-old Graham and son Franklin, also an evangelist.

During the visit, which lasted about 30 minutes, Obama had a private prayer and conversation with Billy Graham. "He is extraordinarily gratified that he took the time to meet with him," White House spokesman Bill Burton said.

"The conversation was very cordial, very nice," the younger Graham said. "When the president got ready to leave, the president prayed for my father, my father prayed for him."

Graham said his father prayed for the nation and that God would give Obama wisdom in his decisions. The president prayed to thank God for Billy Graham's life, Franklin Graham said.
Obama confided, like other presidents before him, how lonely, demanding and humbling the presidency can be, Ross said.

"That is a discussion that Mr. Graham has had with previous presidents who realize not only the demands but the loneliness of the job. And they're humbled by that," Ross said. "The only way one can do [the job] properly is to draw on spiritual resources." (AP) Read more.

- Whatever the motive for this visit, one thing is for sure: the president has now heard the gospel. Pray that the seeds that were planted in his heart would not be stolen by the enemy, but would instead remain to bear fruit in season. Pray!

- "I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone- for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. This is good, and pleases God our Savior, 4who wants all men to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth. " (I Timothy 2:1-4)

4. ARMED MAN ARRESTED AT N.C. AIRPORT AS OBAMA DEPARTS

ARMED MAN ARRESTED AT N.C. AIRPORT AS OBAMA DEPARTS An armed man spotted at a North Carolina airport parking lot just after Air Force One departed Sunday told an officer he wanted to see the president and had a car equipped with police gear, including a siren and flashing lights, authorities said. Joseph Sean McVey, 23, of Coshocton, Ohio, is charged with going armed in terror of the public, a misdemeanor, said Asheville Regional Airport Police Capt. Kevan Smith.

At about 2 p.m., airport police saw McVey get out of a maroon car with Ohio plates and that he had a sidearm, Smith said. Both airport police and the Secret Service questioned him and he was taken into custody. The suspect was nowhere near the president's plane, which had just departed, and was in a rental car return lot that is open to the public, Smith said.

- Offer praise for the quick thinking of the Secret Service and local law enforcement personnel in this case. Continue to pray for the protection of Mr. Obama and his family in these perilous times.

- "Pray wiithout ceasing . . ." (I Thess. 5:17)

5. OBAMA'S APPOINTEE TO HEAD THE CENSUS BUREAU: QUESTIONS ASKED

The White House employs people who have dodged the law (see tax evaders Timothy Geithner and Kathleen Sebelius), but rarely does it hire men like Timothy Olson who encourages Americans to break the law. Unfortunately, that's exactly what the Census Bureau's assistant division chief has done as part of his personal agenda to "queer the Census." As we reported last week, he is publicly lobbying for homosexuals to check "married" on their surveys even though there's no such thing as a same-sex "spouse" under U.S. law!

"We've been very public about our interaction with the gay community," Olson said. "I'm a gay man, and I head up the overall program. The Bush administration was very firm that the Defense of Marriage Act prohibited the Census Bureau from releasing any information about same-sex couples. The new administration reversed that." FRC's Peter Sprigg took on that notion in his new Washington Times op-ed, "Marriage law doesn't count at Census Bureau." As he says, the Obama administration doesn't have the power to unilaterally reverse statutory law. So why is it employing people who try? Good question. One that Congress ought to be asking as part of an investigation of Timothy Olson. (Family Research Council)

- Pray that Mr. Obama uses greater wisdom in his presidential appointees. Pray!

- "If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him." (James 1:5)

6. NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER JAMES JONES APOLOGIZES FOR JEWISH JOKE

National Security Adviser James Jones apologized Monday for telling a joke last week that depicted a member of the Taliban getting tricked by a Jewish merchant looking to make a sale. "I wish that I had not made this off the cuff joke at the top of my remarks, and I apologize to anyone who was offended by it," he said in a written statement. Jones, a retired general, used the lengthy joke to break the ice before his address last Wednesday at an event honoring the 25th anniversary of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.

Interestingly, it was not included in the official White House-provided transcript of the speech. Jones, in his written statement, said the joke "distracted from the larger message I carried that day: that the United States commitment to Israel's security is sacrosanct." (Fox News) Read more.

- Although some may feel that this "joke" is clever, nevertheless, government officials must be held to a higher standard of accountability in all they do and say in public. Bind the spirit of anti-semitism, wherever it is found; and forgive those who -- even inadvertently -- promote such thinking. Forgive . . and pray.

- "Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable-if anything is excellent or praiseworthy-think about such things." (Phil. 4:8)

7. OBAMA HOSTS MOSLEM "ENTREPRENEURSHIP SUMMIT" IN WASHINGTON

Keeping a promise from his Cairo speech, Hussein Obama is hosting a gathering of business leaders from 50 majority Muslim nations and 200 top American firms for a two-day "Entrepreneurship Summit" which began yesterday here in Washington. The President has repeatedly declared that the U.S. is "no longer a Christian nation," and because Christian leaders have repeatedly received rude treatment by the U.S. government under the Obama administration, I have some serious questions about this summit.

Isn't it considered an establishment of religion to "reach out" to Muslims? Have U.S. taxpayers ever hosted a conference for entrepreneurship with Catholic Poland or Protestant Sweden, not to mention Jewish Israel? What provisions have been made to make sure that any deals made w ith so-called Shari'ah-compliant firms here or abroad do not pay zakat? (For those of you who may be unfamiliar with the term, zakat is a rake-off that goes to Muslim charities. These "charities" have been known to include Hamas, Hezbollah, and al Qaeda.)

Finally, are these Shari'ah-compliant firms prepared to do business with the one true entrepreneurial society in the Mideast--the Israelis? Few American businessmen comprehend the spiritual or national security concerns inherent in making Shari'ah-compliant contracts. Given how this event could rapidly advance Shari'ah law in the U.S., Obama owes the American people some answers. (Family Research Council)

- As Islam continues its insidious march across the U.S. landscape, it is wise to learn of its deceitful ways. Seek out all you can to learn about shariah law, and how it is slowly and carefully introduced into a culture, gradually taking it over to that only Islamic law and' business practices rule. Pray that our own business leaders not be deceived by these crafty ways, for they lead only to a system of slavery and bondage from which we must flee. Pray!

- "My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge . . ." (Hosea 4:6)

8. MITCHELL ENDS MISSION WITH PROGRESS TOWARDS "PROXIMITY TALKS"

Abbas invited to Washington before Mitchell returns

US special Mideast envoy George Mitchell wrapped up his latest diplomatic mission to Israel on Sunday without securing Palestinian agreement to begin indirect peace talks with the Netanyahu government, but there were signs he will return soon to announce an end to the diplomatic impasse.

Palestinian Authority chairman Mahmoud Abbas has been invited to Washington in a week, just after he is expected to receive backing at an Arab League summit on May 1 for entering the proposed "proximity talks" with Israel.

Meanwhile, Mitchell will return to the region next week for further discussions with Israeli and Palestinian officials. Both moves are taken as signs that he is making progress behind the scenes towards getting the PA to consent to renewed negotiations after more than a year of floundering efforts by the Obama administration. (ICEJ News)

- What a contrast between this administration and the last one! President Bush would not go near Mahmoud Abbas; but Obama is embracing him. God have mercy!

We thank God that He is the defender of Israel and that, when all nations turn against her, He will fight for his own. More and more, the Lord is Israel's only hope for survival -- and what a sure hope that is!!!

- "On that day, when all the nations of the earth are gathered against her, I will make Jerusalem an immovable rock for all the nations. All who try to move it will injure themselves." (Zech. 12:3)

This Week, Worship Our Lord As . . .

MAKER OF ALL THINGS (Yo-tsayr Ha-kol)

"He who is the Portion of Jacob is not like these, for he is the Maker of all things, including Israel, the tribe of his inheritance- the LORD Almighty is his name." (Jer. 10:16)

You, the Maker of all things . . . made me. Your hands fashioned me. You formed me in the womb. Since You created me, why should I not trust You with everything in my life? Thank You for giving me shalom -- peace -- in the midst of all that goes on within me. I surrender My life into Your hands, Maker of all things.

"Your hands made me and fashioned me." (Psalm 119:73)

(Taken from: Intimate Moments with the Hebrew Names of God, by Barri Cae Malin and Shmuel Wolkenfeld; Bridge-Logos Publishers; Gainesville, FL, 32614. ISBN: 0-88270-801-5)