I AM PROUD TO BE CANADIAN!!

What a way to end the games.   GOLD FOR HOCKEY!  
NOW THEY KNOW WHOSE GAME IT IS!  

We heard the Canadian National anthem at least 14 times during the last 17 days.  But we only ever heard the 1st verse.   There are FOUR verses.   And here they are.   The other three are just as important.  Especially the last one.  GOD keep our land, glorious and free!

O Canada

O Canada,
Our home and native land!
True patriot love in all thy sons command.
With glowing hearts we see thee rise,
The True North strong and free!
From far and wide, O Canada,
We stand on guard for thee.

Refrain

          God keep our land glorious and free!

O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.

O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.

O Canada! Where pines and maples grow.
Great prairies spread and lordly rivers flow.
How dear to us thy broad domain,
From East to Western sea.
Thou land of hope for all who toil!
Thou True North, strong and free!

Refrain:

O Canada! Beneath thy shining skies
May stalwart sons, and gentle maidens rise,
To keep thee steadfast through the years
From East to Western sea.
Our own beloved native land!
Our True North, strong and free!

Refrain

Ruler supreme, who hearest humble prayer,
Hold our Dominion in thy loving care;
Help us to find, O God, in thee
A lasting, rich reward,
As waiting for the better Day,
We ever stand on guard.

Refrain

Olympic hockey.   Incredible amount of fun, and yes, even, I, one person who detests how much hockey can take away from church life, and family life, is caught up in the excitement ....national pride as my brother guessed.    I've enjoyed watching the Canadian team play - and am even looking forward to the final gold medal game.

But something is circulating on facebook that has me upset and angry.    It's a blasphemous hockey prayer based on the Lord's prayer.    Have you seen it?    I won't post it here because it's terrible, but if you want, I could email a copy of it to you so you can see why I'm upset.

What has me upset is that someone out there who obviously KNOWS the Lord's prayer decided to substitute a few words.  Or practically the whole prayer.   It starts out with "our father in GM place".     And it degenerates from there.    Why did someone feel the need to take the prayer that our Saviour Jesus Christ taught us to lift hockey up even further?   Why did someone feel the need to take the most important prayer in the Bible to put hockey on the level of God Almighty?   And why are people re-posting it?  Do they not understand that Christians will be offended?   Or maybe I should say "SHOULD be offended"?   

I spoke up.  Someone in my family that I know, posted it in her facebook status.  I calmly replied that it was blasphemous, and my comment was deleted.    Okay, that's fine.   She didn't like it.    But I hope she knows that as a Christian, it IS offensive.   It takes my God and blasphemes HIS prayer.   

How many Christians are seeing this on facebook and not saying anything?   Why can't Christians speak up and say "hey - this is wrong.".     PLEASE - if you see it, say something.   Our Father in Heaven wants us to defend His Name, and His Honour.