tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35753836.post6682589260431266688..comments2023-06-15T05:53:31.084-04:00Comments on Pray For Ian: Pray for Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08095009101061000235noreply@blogger.comBlogger89125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35753836.post-82017793974651485882009-11-15T23:08:50.683-05:002009-11-15T23:08:50.683-05:00May God give you peace and comfort.
Elaine, Phila...May God give you peace and comfort. <br />Elaine, Philadelphia, PAElainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12460280938279635912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35753836.post-21458001954025551172009-10-11T21:58:38.852-04:002009-10-11T21:58:38.852-04:00My heart goes to your family, please accept my sym...My heart goes to your family, please accept my sympathy. Your faith and strength our a testimony to God's goodness. Thank-you for taking time to share in the most difficult times of your lives. Last week after praying for you all, and questiong God, he showed me Isaiah 57:1,2 :2 Those who walk uprightly enter into peace; they find rest as they lie in death. Thank-you all again for sharing your faith.<br />Vickie in Altoona.Vickiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15573127185554494910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35753836.post-90812099934389040082009-10-11T14:20:40.827-04:002009-10-11T14:20:40.827-04:00We are praying for you all. May the God of all co...We are praying for you all. May the God of all comfort stay close and bear you up in this sad time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35753836.post-10748239504983306942009-10-11T08:13:33.339-04:002009-10-11T08:13:33.339-04:00Our deepest sympathies; we will continue to lift y...Our deepest sympathies; we will continue to lift your family in prayer.Roger and Becky from CLCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35753836.post-78596078716555641742009-10-10T17:47:48.825-04:002009-10-10T17:47:48.825-04:00My prayers for all of you as Steve makes his home ...My prayers for all of you as Steve makes his home in Heaven.<br />Wendy, NCAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35753836.post-76118139301672678762009-10-10T16:33:11.068-04:002009-10-10T16:33:11.068-04:00Praying for your family...
ChristinaPraying for your family...<br /><br />ChristinaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35753836.post-11712693713762786342009-10-10T13:21:22.866-04:002009-10-10T13:21:22.866-04:00This has been one of my 'prayer notes' sin...This has been one of my 'prayer notes' since early summer,'cut & pasted' from Steve's very words here at this site:<br /><br />~♥~<br />Because Your steadfast love is better than life, my lips will praise You. So I will bless You as long as I live. ~ Psalm 63<br /><br />Lord, help us to believe this.<br />In times of deepest doubt and sadness<br />Let us believe that Your steadfast love<br /> is better than life,<br />Help our lips to praise Your name.<br />When we are more aware of our suffering than our salvation,<br />Help us to fix our eyes on calvary .<br /><br />~ Steve Murphy, Aug 30, 2007, "Your Steadfast Love is Better", 'selected' & 'arranged' from original source: <br />http://prayforian.blogspot.com/2007/08/because-your-steadfast-love-is-better.html<br />~♥~<br /><br />Praying, praying, praying for you today as you attend the service <br />and as you come home, as you go to sleep and as you wake up tomorrow....<br />~ HveHopeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35753836.post-50693162856876634502009-10-10T11:56:10.358-04:002009-10-10T11:56:10.358-04:00Praying for Steve and his family. It's been ov...Praying for Steve and his family. It's been over 30 years since I have seen Steve and Mary but I remember them as wonderful, gracious people. May the Lord bless you and keep you!Linda Seguino McElvennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16940639004991684825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35753836.post-3825006983200538482009-10-10T10:38:17.944-04:002009-10-10T10:38:17.944-04:00I am praying for your family today, the day of Ste...I am praying for your family today, the day of Steve's Memorial service. I know that the Lord will sustain and uphold you as you continue to glorify Him in the midst of this trial. Thank you for your faithful example. We will continue praying for your family in the days ahead.<br />I am so thankful that because of the hope of Christ your family can be sorrowful, yet always rejoicing!<br />Lifting you up!!<br />Kathi Baillie and family (SGC~ NJ)All 8 of Ushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13003886019879282514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35753836.post-51551673174592351562009-10-10T09:37:38.109-04:002009-10-10T09:37:38.109-04:00praying for you all.
steph xpraying for you all.<br />steph xStephanie Jewellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08720020170309178294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35753836.post-30505278281716906502009-10-10T09:24:55.568-04:002009-10-10T09:24:55.568-04:00I came across this blog a year or so ago from a li...I came across this blog a year or so ago from a link from Radical Womanhood.<br /><br />My heart is in awe over your faithfulness and love for Christ amidst such trial and suffering. <br /><br />Thank you for staying faithful. Thank you for your example. Thank you for drawing me to worship and love our Father even more. I'm praying.Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16745470127207480213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35753836.post-14348920512606938062009-10-09T21:11:58.182-04:002009-10-09T21:11:58.182-04:00I have felt far removed from your family and many ...I have felt far removed from your family and many of the people back in Indiana, since I have been out here in Columbus. Despite that, all of you have had a great impact on me over the past several years as you've met trial after trial with more faith and confidence in Christ than I believe I could ever possess. It was Mr. Murphy's words on a Sunday, nine years ago, that God used to open my eyes to what grace and forgiveness meant. He was used even after that to challenge me with difficult admonishment, when I was too headstrong to listen to anyone else. I'm forever grateful for how God used Mr. Murphy in my life, and I look forward to thanking him in person someday. Myself and many of the people around me, who have never even met someone from your family, are praying for all of you. We grieve, but not as those who have no hope.J. Shearerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04858646428761196078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35753836.post-55455821171926173162009-10-09T20:36:19.051-04:002009-10-09T20:36:19.051-04:00praying...praying...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35753836.post-71616500181515767872009-10-09T19:28:44.833-04:002009-10-09T19:28:44.833-04:00Our condolences to your family. Thank you for sha...Our condolences to your family. Thank you for sharing your journey. God's love, grace and faithfulness abounds.Kim Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03194587306220344905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35753836.post-14961797635677485142009-10-09T15:56:56.788-04:002009-10-09T15:56:56.788-04:00Murphy Family
Our prayers are with you in this ti...Murphy Family<br /><br />Our prayers are with you in this time of great loss. May you find comfort in knowing that Steve's in the loving arms of Jesus. May God be your comfort and strength.<br /><br />the Scherf's, WVAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35753836.post-10022319882510927052009-10-09T15:40:17.705-04:002009-10-09T15:40:17.705-04:00Praying.Praying.Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17107518310461174604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35753836.post-11074703102827808932009-10-09T15:20:55.597-04:002009-10-09T15:20:55.597-04:00Dear Murphy Family,
We love you and are praying f...Dear Murphy Family,<br /><br />We love you and are praying for you. We wish we coud be there tomorrow to mourn Steve with our church family (regrettably, we have plans to be out of town that cannot be changed). In our losses, the Lord has reminded me of this verse: "Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen." (Hebrews 11:1) We are creatures of sight, but faith holds on to things we cannot see nor comprehend. You are each wonderful and we are praying for your comfort and peace. <br />Love, the BrodesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35753836.post-91224453870006144452009-10-09T15:07:41.048-04:002009-10-09T15:07:41.048-04:00Oh, praying.Oh, praying.Elisabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02924646775541536761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35753836.post-28134597092007058722009-10-09T15:04:28.670-04:002009-10-09T15:04:28.670-04:00Praying for you all. And thankful for the work of ...Praying for you all. And thankful for the work of the Cross.<br /><br />Megan - Crossway Church, MAMeganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07817270366327077033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35753836.post-73010237773050461012009-10-09T14:18:05.243-04:002009-10-09T14:18:05.243-04:00Dear Ones ~
May the Lord's Bountiful Mercy de...Dear Ones ~<br /><br />May the Lord's Bountiful Mercy descend in torrents around you. May you be overwhelmed with the outworking of His grace in your grieving and in your living. May the Lord shower you with His kindness and evidences of His love. May He comfort you in the deepest recesses of your hearts. May He show Himself protector and provider of all that is needful now and as the days progress.<br /><br />Echoing the words so fitly spoken:<br /><br />~♥~<br />"I am just baffled by the many challenges that his family is going to face in his absence, but I am going to leave this to God." ~ Azad<br />~♥~<br />and,<br />~♥~<br />"Giver of every breath I breathe<br />Author of all eternity<br />Giver of every perfect thing<br />To You be the glory<br /><br />And I'm alive because I'm alive in You<br />And it's all because of Jesus I'm alive<br />It's all because the blood of Jesus Christ<br />It covers me and raised this dead man's life<br />It's all because of Jesus I'm alive..."<br /><br />Steve is more alive now than he has ever been. And it's all because of Jesus Christ's atoning sacrifice.<br /><br />I give thanks to God, Steve, Mary, Ian, Ben, Larissa, and all the Murphy family for your example of Christians who have learned to suffer well. <br />God moves in a mysterious way and it is too complex for my mind to fathom. But your lives show that our God is faithful, good, loving, and sovereign even when we don't understand God's reasons and plan. <br />My prayers are with you all and my heart is heavy yet rejoicing. ~ Sarah M. Bosse<br />~♥~<br /><br />in Christian love, <br />HveHope (Colorado)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35753836.post-11803917925392979972009-10-09T11:39:06.110-04:002009-10-09T11:39:06.110-04:00Crying and rejoicing at the same time...the comfor...Crying and rejoicing at the same time...the comfort of knowing he is in heaven is, I hope, able to ease the sorrow of losing him here on earth. I don't really know your family that well, but I truly love you all and am praying for His mercies.Angelanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35753836.post-50288653693535366112009-10-09T11:20:55.621-04:002009-10-09T11:20:55.621-04:00Heavenly Father, I lift Donna, Mary Claire and the...Heavenly Father, I lift Donna, Mary Claire and their family in prayer. May your love descend upon them at this difficult time.<br /><br />Lena in PhiladelphiaUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11480246282067819619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35753836.post-71389942108259243982009-10-09T11:19:19.340-04:002009-10-09T11:19:19.340-04:00"The question is not whether we will die, but..."The question is not whether we will die, but whether we will die in a way that bears much fruit" - John Piper<br /><br />Thank you Steve for sharing with us the final weeks and days in your life and educating us on how to approach death by pointing us to the only hope in death - Jesus Christ. He has truly won the victory over the grave!<br /><br />And in the same breath, Jesus I ask that as you continue to intecede on behalf of the Murphy family and loved ones before the Father, comfort them and protect them in these next days and weeks. <br /><br />Sara<br />Lancaster, PAAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02533059313152730469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35753836.post-4620697136583762952009-10-09T10:56:03.292-04:002009-10-09T10:56:03.292-04:00Praying on...Praying on...Esmeralda https://www.blogger.com/profile/11586066822993946977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35753836.post-67358077077325840302009-10-09T10:33:20.529-04:002009-10-09T10:33:20.529-04:00We've been praying for your family and my son ...We've been praying for your family and my son thought this verse described Steve:<br /><br />Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life which God has promised to those who love him. James 1:12Kristiehttp://ourpursuit.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com