Bending Angel

Prayer to See Christ’s Story as My Story – August 4, 2017

August 5, 2017 by Jack Emmott Leave a Comment

Almighty God -Thank you for sending Your precious Son, Jesus, to carry the cross to save me from sin. In going down to death, He and I were raised up to live beyond earthly years. In living my life of faith and service to You, may I see my life and the living of it as carrying the cross Jesus carried for me. As in the story of Christ may I see that in Your grace, all dark times in my life are ways to find and see Your healing light and love. May my every loss be transformed into spiritual gain. May my suffering be the path to joy and peace which passes all understanding.

May the story of my life be read by You as a tribute to Your Son’s story. In carrying the cross may I find the way to Heaven here and now on earth and not sit idly by waiting for everlasting life and Your eternal love after my death. Amen

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Jack H. Emmott is a Senior Counsel of Gray, Reed & McGraw, LLP, a 120-lawyer full service firm in Houston, Texas, a Board-Certified Family Law and Master Credentialed Collaborative Law Professional Divorce Attorney, Mediator, Author, Entrepreneur and Inspirational Speaker. For more information about Jack or his latest book, Bending Angels: Living Messengers of God’s Love, go to BendingAngel.com.

Prayer for the Love of Imperfections in Me and Others – July 30, 2017

July 30, 2017 by Jack Emmott Leave a Comment

Merciful God – Amidst the imperfections within me and the differences, imperfections and troubling behaviors of those near to me, please open my eyes and my heart to see and feel the perfect beauty in Your abundant Grace. For me to expect perfection in me and in others only leads me down the darkened path of despair and disappointment. Worse, it breeds intolerance and harsh judgment in me. In Your mercy and in the mystery of the life, death and resurrection of Your Son, Jesus, please lead my mind, heart and soul in the way of the cross. May I live in You and die in Christ. May I have the faith to trust in You that all the imperfections in me and others will be healed in Your perfect love for all Your children on Earth and in Heaven. May I follow the example of Your Son, Jesus, who embraced with open arms the imperfect, the unloved, the unlovable, the lame and the lost in the perfect love that redeems the world now and forever. Amen

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Jack H. Emmott is a Senior Counsel of Gray, Reed & McGraw, LLP, a 120 lawyer full service firm in Houston, Texas, a Board-Certified Family Law and Master Credentialed Collaborative Law Professional Divorce Attorney, Mediator, Author, Entrepreneur and Inspirational Speaker. For more information about Jack or his latest book, Bending Angels: Living Messengers of God’s Love, go to BendingAngel.com.

Prayer for Parenting with Patience and Understanding – July 23, 2017

July 23, 2017 by Jack Emmott 1 Comment

Heavenly Father – Today I pray to You for patience and understanding in disciplining my child. When my child says or does something which displeases me, I first react with anger and harsh words. I know this is wrong. Please forgive me. Please help me to first ask questions, to understand and not jump to conclusions or harsh treatment of my child. Help me act as a loving parent to discipline my child with calm wisdom. With Your guidance may I do so. I too am not perfect. One day I know that I will do or say something which upsets or hurts my child. In that case may my child treat me with the same degree of dignity, patience and understanding as I have shown my child. Amen.

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Fourth of July Prayer, 2017

July 1, 2017 by Jack Emmott Leave a Comment

Almighty God – You gave all of us, Your children, the gift of Your love and the freedom to make our own decisions in our lives and in our walks of faith.

We thank You for our Forefathers, as Pilgrims of Faith, who gave us freedom and liberty under Your watch.

On this Fourth of July we thank You for the blessing of living in the Land of Liberty.

Lord, help us not forget that in our walks of faith in this Nation under God that we honor You and please You most when we treat our fellow citizens as we ourselves wish to be treated.

May our inner and outer conflicts be silenced by Your heavenly peace.

Amen

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Father’s Day Prayer – June 18, 2017

June 18, 2017 by Jack Emmott Leave a Comment

Jack, John, age 5, and Catherine, age 2. 1983.
God, the Father, blessed me with His Son, Jesus.
As a result I shall receive eternal life.
God, the Father, blessed me with John and Catherine.
Because of them, my son and daughter,
I have received eternal joy and everlasting love.

Lord, on this special day to honor those who have carried the cross of fatherhood I give thanks to You for my father and for his example of stewardship for me to follow. As my Heavenly Father I give thanks to You for the gift of Your Son Jesus Christ. For in His birth, death and resurrection we as father and child will always be together in Your Eternal Love and Light. Amen

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Prayer for Trinity Sunday, June 11, 2017

June 11, 2017 by Jack Emmott Leave a Comment

Dear God, the Triune One, today I celebrate the majesty and mystery of Your Grace. Although it is hard to wrap my logical mind around the fullness and depth of the Trinity, I know all things are possible in You. In a kind of Holy math in Your dominion, one equals three and one plus one plus one equals one. You are the Holy Trinity, Thee Three in One and One in Three. In baptism I was marked as Yours forever in the name of You, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. In the sacrifice of Your Son, Jesus Christ, I was redeemed. My praise to You, Holy Spirit, for You moving in, around and through me and all creation. In You, my Triune One, I and Your children have seen the beautiful majesty and the exquisite mystery of Your grace and love for us. Amen

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Jack H. Emmott is a Senior Counsel of Gray, Reed & McGraw, LLP, a 120 lawyer full service firm in Houston, Texas, a Board-Certified Family Law and Master Credentialed Collaborative Law Professional Divorce Attorney, Mediator, Author, Entrepreneur and Inspirational Speaker. For more information about Jack or his latest book, Bending Angels: Living Messengers of God’s Love, go to BendingAngel.com.

A Decorated Vietnam Soldier Died Today, June 3, 2017 –

June 4, 2017 by Jack Emmott 14 Comments

Prayer in Memory Carl Gordon Lansford.

Lord, please read these words to Gordon from me.

GORDON AND DOROTHY 2013

Dear Gordon,
My brother-in-law,
My brother in Christ,
I give thanks to God for you.

I am so proud of you.
At age 18 you fought so bravely in the Vietnam War.
America did not win that war.
But, you won three Purple Hearts.
Those symbols of courage were not enough
For the VFW Chapter in your town
To let you in when you came home.
Yet, thanks be to God,
There was always room in the inn of His heart for you.

As a decorated soldier, you fought your greatest battle
After you set foot again on American soil.
You courageously and optimistically faced, one by one,
The ravages of Agent Orange.
The amputation of your legs.
The loss of feeling in your hands and arms.
Kidney failure.
Scarred lungs.
Dialysis.
Doggedly fighting for the healthcare and governmental benefits
Every uniformed American soldier should be awarded
As a tribute for service to our Country.

As with my own bride, Dorothy,
God sent you an angelic wife, Barbara.
He made sure that when there was less and less of you in the physical,
There was more of more of God’s Grace and love in the spiritual
In Barbara’s inexhaustible devotion and care for you.

Today,
Gordon, you lost the final battle
Which you and none of us can ever win.
Yet, you received victory of eternal life over death
Because the God you served
Made the ultimate and greatest sacrifice for you.

God’s purpose for your creation has been fulfilled.

I pray that you enjoy the Heavenly peace,
The freedom of pain,
The joy,
You have so long deserved.

Peace. Love. The Light of Christ to you.

Amen.

Memorial Day Prayer – May 29, 2017

May 27, 2017 by Jack Emmott Leave a Comment

Jack H. Emmott, Sr. – Machine Gun Instructor, U.S Army 1918

My Grandfather served in the First World War. He learned the skills to operate a machine gun at Camp Logan, what is now Memorial Park. Fortunately, he missed the train to Galveston to board the ship to fight on the Killing Fields of Europe. After missing the train, he came home to his mother, Catherine Mary Emmott. He cried to her about not being at the railroad station on time. Grandfather, “Paw Paw”, told me his entire unit died in battle. The average life expectancy of a machine gunner in battle was two minutes. Paw Paw was assigned to be a trainer in the School of Fire in Georgia. He taught brave soldiers the art by day and rode by horseback at night with Teddy Roosevelt’s nephew to fish on the Savannah River.

I treasure the WWI machine gun bullet box he gave me.

I have pride in his service to our country.

I am thankful for all the brave men and women who sacrificed their lives and who served to preserve our precious liberties.

Lord, May You please bless all Americans who have served or sacrificed their lives in the military to preserve and protect America from evil. In the giving of their lives we have received the gifts of peace, opportunity and freedom to learn, grow, earn and love. May Your angels illumine their paths with the light of Christ. May your unfailing love heal their wounds and comfort the hearts of family and friends left behind. Amen

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My Anniversary Prayer May 20, 2017

May 20, 2017 by Jack Emmott 4 Comments

Dear Lord – Your Son’s first miracle was transforming water into wine at a Wedding at Cana. You sending Dorothy to me was and is nothing short of a true miracle in my life. She is the best part of me. How blessed I am to share my earthly journey with her. For in her touch, her embrace, her words, her smile and her glance I see You and Your everlasting love for me every day. Before our marriage we sat together in the glow of Your grace with Grandmother Emmott. At age 23 I had the trust in You to propose to her on Uncle Army’s pier on a tributary of Lake Houston. Praise to You, Lord, for our marriage 45 years ago today. For in that sacrament, all of the broken pieces of my body from polio were healed by Your love through her, my bride, my angel and my best friend. Amen

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Jack H. Emmott is a Senior Counsel of Gray, Reed & McGraw, LLP, a 120 lawyer full service firm in Houston, Texas, a Board-Certified Family Law and Master Credentialed Collaborative Law Professional Divorce Attorney, Mediator, Author, Entrepreneur and Inspirational Speaker. For more information about Jack or his latest book, Bending Angels: Living Messengers of God’s Love, go to BendingAngel.com.

A Mother’s Day Prayer – May 14, 2017

May 13, 2017 by Jack Emmott Leave a Comment

Mom, October 1948

God – As You now hold my mother in Your arms in Heaven as she held me as her infant son, I give thanks to You for sending her to me. Her love and care were my very first glimpse of You, my Father. When I looked into her eyes, I saw an angel in disguise. Today I celebrate her time with me. In that gift to me from You I received so much more than unconditional and never failing love. As Your disciple Mother opened a door for my heart to see and be transformed by You, Lord, Your Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen

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Jack H. Emmott is a Senior Counsel of Gray, Reed & McGraw, LLP, a 120 lawyer full service firm in Houston, Texas, a Board-Certified Family Law and Master Credentialed Collaborative Law Professional Divorce Attorney, Mediator, Author, Entrepreneur and Inspirational Speaker. For more information about Jack or his latest book, Bending Angels: Living Messengers of God’s Love, go to BendingAngel.com.