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I had the opportunity this morning to introduce the subject of supplication during a prayer and worship service at church.  We prayed in four sections centered on the acronym A-C-T-S:  adoration, confession, thanksgiving, and supplication.  It helps focus peoples thoughts on what to pray about and makes sure that different aspects of prayer are included. I briefly discussed two passages of scripture to explain what supplication is and how to apply it.  Here is what I said: In the last section we will pray through the 'S' in ACTS.  The 'S' stands for Supplication, which means to make requests or ask for things you need.  Let's prepare our minds for supplication by listening to a few verses.  The first one is from Philippians. Philippians 4 4  Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice! 5  Let your gentle spirit be known to all men. The Lord is near. 6  Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests

  The Ethics Of Liberty by Murray Rothbard Rothbard continues to deduce how to make a free and just society.  In this section he explains how justice systems in the modern state have been turned upside down and how to set them right side up again.  It all revolves around the saying "let the punishment fit the crime."  The important question is what punishment actually does fit. He starts by setting up three guard rails.  The first being the idea that a criminal loses his rights to the extent and in the way he has violated the rights of another person.  The second is a continuation of the first. Punishment must be proportional.  A maximum limit must be put on that criminal's punishment, which is up to an equal degree of his crime.  It is not an average or a floor but a ceiling.  The third is that the victim or plaintiff doesn't have to exact the maximum penalty.  He can require a portion of it or no punishment at all.  No law or politician has the right to force him e