{"id":443,"date":"2011-08-30T17:46:01","date_gmt":"2011-08-30T21:46:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/clauson\/?p=443"},"modified":"2011-09-05T14:10:30","modified_gmt":"2011-09-05T18:10:30","slug":"prayer-for-monterrey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/clauson\/2011\/08\/30\/prayer-for-monterrey\/","title":{"rendered":"Prayer for Monterrey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We are here in Oaxaca now, but our hearts are still with our friends in Monterrey, especially as we heard the news that on Thursday a casino was attacked, most likely by drug trafficking groups, and was set on fire. \u00a0More than 50 people were killed, most of them women. \u00a0Our hearts break as we think of the victim&#8217;s families, and as we imagine the terror this creates among the people there. \u00a0Sometimes it is hard for me to pray. \u00a0That&#8217;s when I turn to music and the Psalms.<\/p>\n<p>Through tears I sang &#8220;Se\u00f1or, Ten Piedad&#8221; (Lord, have mercy) for those who are suffering today. We sang this song often at Jireh, the Baptist church we attended while in Monterrey. \u00a0It goes like this..<!--more--><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Imploramos tu piedad, Oh buen Se\u00f1or \u00a0(We implore your mercy, O Good Lord)<\/p>\n<p>por quien sufre en este mundo, a una gime toda la creaci\u00f3n (on those who suffer in this world, all creation groans together)<\/p>\n<p>Tus o\u00eddos se inclinen al clamor de esta gente oprimida (Your ears bend down toward the cries of oppressed people)<\/p>\n<p>Apura, oh Se\u00f1or, tu salvaci\u00f3n (Hurry, O Lord, and send your salvation)<\/p>\n<p>Sea tu paz bendita hermanada a la justicia (May your blessed peace together with your justice)<\/p>\n<p>que abrace al mundo entero. \u00a0Ten compasi\u00f3n. (embrace the whole world. Have compassion.)<\/p>\n<p>Que tu poder sustente el testimonio de tu pueblo (May your power sustain the testimony of your people)<\/p>\n<p>y que tu reino venga. Se\u00f1or, ten piedad (and may your kingdom come. Lord, have mercy.)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Then, I prayed Psalm 56 for my friends in Monterrey. \u00a0These verses were especially meaningful to me&#8230;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>3-4 &#8220;When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. In God, whose word I praise &#8211; in God I trust and am not afraid. What can mere mortals do to me?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>8-9 &#8220;Record my misery; list my tears on your scroll- are they not in your record? \u00a0Then my enemies will turn back when I call for help. By this I will know that God is for me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>13 &#8220;You have delivered me from death and my feet from stumbling that I may walk before God in the light of life.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Please join me in prayer for those who are suffering in Monterrey and around the globe.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-report-this\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/clauson?moderation_action=report_form&object_type=post&object_id=443&width=250&height=300\" class=\"thickbox\" title=\"Report This Post\">Report This Post<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are here in Oaxaca now, but our hearts are still with our friends in Monterrey, especially as we heard the news that on Thursday a casino was attacked, most likely by drug trafficking groups, and was set on fire. \u00a0More than 50 people were killed, most of them women. \u00a0Our hearts break as we [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":111,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3977],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-443","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-personal-reflection"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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