THOMAS' LIFE PRAYERS • PRAYERS FOR FRIENDS
PRAYERS FOR EVENTS • THOUGHTS ON DIFFERENT SUBJECTS

Thomas' Life Prayers

"I write my Life Prayers to guide people by helping them find peace in God. My prayers will demonstrate that God is forever living, and that He forever means love."

To a man in hospice care
May 2006
“God has blessed you with looking before your needs by helping others. For now, let us take care of you.”

To a friend who suffered a fall
May 2006
“Have a feeling of rest, for you have love over strength with God. With the love of God, healing is evident.”

To a friend whose favorite dog was lost
April 2006
“Stay with faith. Purposes are not what we manage. Love for one is your love for God. Belle is one.”

To a friend who asked for a blessing for a new home
March 2006
“Knowing Kathy’s love for Jesus as her Savior and the Lord God, her home will be blessed with her and our loving God. So, often may two people meet and pray together with hope to continue to be blessed with friends and family from the presence of the love of God in this house.”

To a friend with whom I exchange thoughts and memorabilia
February 2006
“I wanted you to know how much I enjoy all the things that you send me. Since I am no longer attending classes your mailings are bringing knowledge to me with a special touch of friendship. The books I have looked at with great interest, and the ads. The Inauguration is priceless. Everything gives and speaks of Patriots.”

Thomas’ message for Christmas 2005
“As we buy gifts, free our hearts to give our unselfish love to those in need. For knowing love is knowing about faith. Love is based on faith that God loves you. May we share the gift of God’s love with each other in praising Him and the birth of His Son. Giving us the ultimate gift of forgiveness.”

To a friend with family stress
June 2005
“God waits with patience to change what evil has been put forth in our way. With tragedy, open God’s door. Be kind to yourself, for you are others’ angel of mercy.”

For a young couple on their wedding
June 2005
“Peace hath made God’s unit of the two of you. The love of this wedding starts with knowing thy God above thyself. Find a mutual ground that is God’s place in your souls.”

To a friend establishing a new relationship
October 2005
“Love your past, enjoy your future. God has our future.
Love made us know God.”

For a woman with cancer
“ Have faith, for God will listen. Know Him as the healer of both flesh and your healthy soul within you, and that you are a loved child of God.”

"In loving one another, love is a touch of God."

"Before love is known from God, humans must move from being sinners and from doubting His love, to accepting that He gave His only son for their salvation."

"To familiar Christians, the easiest path to follow to avoid persecution is to continue to be sinners. It takes backbone to stand up for God."

"Seek wisdom from your past, and go with the guidance you receive from the Holy Spirit. You are not alone. Your group has blessings from angels, in a form known only to your group. Be aware of everyone who works for the good of the group, for they are your angels."

"Love, knowing that this is forever the sacrifice of how dedicated our God and the Son of Man loved, so this is the last human evidence to man, that the final gift is faith. Join in this communion in this spirit, as we go forth in peace to stop evil.

We pray in Jesus' name.

Amen."

February 10, 2001

"Love just follows God like fellow human beings follow lust. Return to God for healing. Forgiveness will return."

October 25, 2001

"I had love for God before you had love for others. Love knows God, for knowing eternal life is God's love."

"This is love. God is love. On love, teach love through the Bible. Love is."

"Know for God is yeoman."

August 12, 2004

"Find time to walk together. Jesus walked you in his lesson in walking."

Psalm 119:45

September 2001

"Far, far into the night, a child was born of God's unconditional love for us. When one human truly loves another human, that is how God loves us, all the time. God's love is everlasting and unconditional."

Prayers for Friends

For Marc, Thomas's good friend
July 7, 2000

"For Marc. Be careful. Go slowly. Heal your beast. Man is a servant of God. For love, key is to forfeit two links (relationships). Every man, over time, God helps."

"Our Father. Leadeth me. Witness my conviction to you."

(Thomas suggests that you read the introduction to Paul's first letter to the church at Corinth, in his Bible.)

For Michael, Thomas's good friend, on his birthday
October 2, 2003

"What a giving life of 30 years, which in God's work is eternity. Your gift to others has no time. My gift is our faith in God that we witness together."

For Louise
August 30, 2001

"Love to Louise. Have for wisdom of the past (learn from your past). Go with guidance from you Holy Spirit. Your group has blessings from angels. A form only known to your group. Be aware of everyone who walks for the good of the group (those are the angels)."

Prayer written for Dr. Byron,
July 4 & 5

"May God bring what help man may use, because he halts problems and has something besides willingness. He reaffirms God's willingness to not judge thy fellow man. He should turn to Luke and John for support. We pray in Jesus' name. Amen."

NOTE (to Byron): Thomas directed us to read Luke to add insight to this prayer. Luke was a physician, and in Thomas' Bible (The Living Insights Study Bible, New International Version) the introduction says, in part " . . . the physician reveals his own distinctive concerns by showing an uncommon interest in various individuals." In speaking of why readers should be grateful to Luke, the author says "Luke provides a comforting record of mercy and compassion for the unloved and unaccepted." Thomas said you would understand and relate to this.

Prayer for Monica
March 9, 2001

"I prayed that now you find peace in love. Rest your little tummy for the Lord says that you need rest not hurry."

For Bill (suffering with ALS)
September 18, 2004

"Let your knowledge of God's love minimize your suffering. God loves you for your every kindness to those around you."

For Marilynn (Bill's wife)
September 18, 2004

"Know thy strength from God. While physically it may seem inadequate to you, in God's eyes it is more than adequate."

For Mary
October 14, 2000

"For (because) you lead a life of worship, prayer may only be layman's way to owe (pay or repay) healing for coping."

For Ty
August 23, 2003

"God plans our knowledge regardless of what humans think our plan in life. May you know by your strong faith your new mission, as you recover in the physical, you will help others recover in the spritual."

For Will and Family
July 22, 2003

"Peace of hope that Will is in his God's home, which is his eternal home. Will practiced God's will on earth and his caring of other's was evident in his actions of love. God so blessed this family with an angel like Will."

For Ashley and Nick at their wedding
June 2, 2003

"Be faithful first to God who will love both of you. For loving Jesus as your Savior provides that you will be together everlasting on this earth, and in heaven with God and His Son."

For Blake and Jen at their wedding
November 22, 2003

"To a fulfillment divided in two was God's plan
to bring one to another for a union, into one,
under God. Know your blessings from God,
as we know our blessings being with you today."

He sent this to Bob having just heard that Bob's treatments for cancer were not working.
July 3, 2000

"Forward with God you go. Look toward your faith."

A blessing for Thomas' friends at his birthday party:

"Dear God, please work in this room tonight so we can love one another and live in your image. Even those of us who do not walk are for man to love as God wanted Jesus to be loved. May God bless you all. Amen."

For Donna, Thomas's good friend
January 7, 2004

"Know God. Rest on His plan for just in ways humans see successes. God sees any giving of yourself as His measure of success."

April 11, 2004

"Know thy plan is to touch someone midst building or home.

God is our navigator."

Thomas typed the following to be read at his Baptism on this day.
June 23, 2001

"I love Jesus, Lord and Holy Spirit. For He is a king every minute of the day to wolfing disciples seen which man learned to value the protection of God in his Son."

Thomas' message for Christmas 2002

"Jesus loves everyone for all fortnights for years, decades, and centuries. We only think about this time for two weeks a year. Why must we only love the spirit of Jesus for two weeks? May you know the spirit of God and of Jesus Christ our Savior throughout the year."

Written for a Youth service. This prayer followed the reading of John 5:2-17.

"Our Heavenly Father,

Your message teaches us that man thinks, more than believes, his God. We, man or woman, must believe that God, through Jesus, healed this man.

Help us learn that we have to love with our heart, not our mind, and that if we can do that, we have great capacity to heal other's pain and suffering.

Help us realize that miracles are God's love, and that giving is God's gift of hope for all men and women, for if man dies before learning the ways of giving, it is a hell for man. we must learn to pay in love, not words.

Lord, hear our prayer.

In Jesus' Name we pray.

Amen."

Thomas' message for Christmas 2003

"Another year has passed. To love
one another is God's will.

May God bless all of you. We pray
to God and Jesus, forgiving us our
sins until we greet each other,
celebrating the birth of God's Son.
He is the beacon to guide our
missions in life. For love is God."

For Communion
December 2, 2002

"Love, knowing that this is forever the sacrifice of how dedicated our God and the Son of Man loved, so this is the last human evidence to man, that final gift is faith. Join this communion in this spirit, as we go forth in peace to stop evil. We pray in Jesus' name.

Amen."

Thoughts on Different Subjects

A letter from Thomas' father
August 16, 2000

Dear Governor,

My son's name is Thomas Allan Mitchum. He is 19 years old and graduated from Lake Travis High School on May 25, 2000. Thomas is an extraordinary young man, who has cerebral palsy, and is non-verbal and non-ambulatory. He communicates by expressions, and by the use of an alphabet board on which he spells out words. He is deeply religious, and writes prayers, and some spiritual advice, to people. He gets around by riding in a wheelchair and by the use of a large walker. The photo enclosed is of Thomas in the walker receiving his diploma from James Claypool, LTHS principal.

The reason for Thomas writing is to tell you something about your speech, and to offer you some advice. What he typed is in quotes.

"To George. The speech was lacking the word disabled. For all other purposes it was perfect."
We discussed this with Thomas and he feels that you need to include the disabled along with all the other groups you mentioned. There are many people in this country like Thomas who are very smart, but who need someone like you to make sure they are included.

"Look toward the future. Be careful of Saddam Hussien. Keep peace in your heart."
Thomas said you would know what this means.

"Fame may cause some men to worry about friends. God helps your tower win those souls for moral conscience. God will make you for those who live in the valley of temptation."

October 17, 1998

To Thomas:
Is Bill bringing moral decay on the U.S.? Is this the beginning of the end for the American Empire?

From Thomas:
"For love, many people have committed sins. People make mistakes. You judging them is not free. Now let God find forgiveness."

Message from Thomas Mitchum
Sunday, May 5, 2002

"Leave to God the routines, and the fortune of His blessings. Look ahead to the sunrise. God sends the sunrise every day. He places no conditions on His not being loved as He asked to be loved. He loves us anyway, and gives man and woman the gifts of His love unconditionally."

July 12, 1999

"Every little creature has God in it. God is everything."

"Every man and woman has part of God in them, it is difficult to tell anyone besides God."

"Everyone must be able to see that God is everywhere in all beautiful things."

Thoughts on The Covenant
September 14, 2001

(Thomas typed the following on his alphabet board on 9/13 and 9/14/00. He said the thoughts are his feelings about the covenant between God and the people.)

"Teach forward view, because the Covenant goes on. Only God's disciples will want to carry on, for feelings of denial can wound the soul. Some do not view Jesus as the savior."

"Time's purpose is to let people view what they want. But when He decides people are ready, the gifts are decided by God."

Thoughts on September 11th
For the Methodist Men's Club Breakfast
August 11th, 2004

"Let you understand my language. Abilities are given to us by God. Learning to accept those abilities is for others, not yourself. (You already accept your own abilities).

"Those who died in 9/11 had shared their abilities. How have you continued their abilities in your life?" (Many of those who died were described by those who knew them as wonderful friends, helpers, leaders, husbands, fathers, brothers, mothers, sisters, etc.)

Read 2 Corinthians 1:8-10

Thoughts on "The English Patient"
May 8, 2000

-"To want like faced men learn, soul is the start from God. Almasy's face burned off in crash, learned about his soul as a result. Appearances are deceiving, it does not matter to God."

-"Life is like a poem until you live it for yourself. Poem is a symbol."

-"To him doing right Godly thing for people, a man searches a face. God fills soul."

-"Soul means forever. Man dons appearances."

-"Tell man that fads are ways to decieve man. Has no value."