This interesting prayer was given in Kansas, USA, at the
opening session of their Senate. It seems prayer still upsets some people. When
Minister Joe Wright was asked to open the new session of the Kansas Senate,
everyone was expecting the usual generalities, but this is what they heard:
"Heavenly Father, we come before you today to ask your
forgiveness and to seek your direction and guidance. We know Your Word says: "Woe
to those who call evil good", but that is exactly what we have
done.
* We have lost our
spiritual equilibrium and reversed our values.
* We have ridiculed
the absolute truth of Your Word and called it Pluralism.
* We have worshipped
other gods and called it multiculturalism.
* We have endorsed
perversion and called it alternative lifestyle.
* We have exploited
the poor and called it the lottery.
* We have rewarded
laziness and called it welfare.
* We have killed our
unborn and called it choice.
* We have shot
abortionists and called it justifiable.
* We have neglected to
discipline our children and called it building self-esteem.
* We have abused power
and called it politics.
* We have embezzled
public funds and called it essential expenses.
* We have
insitutionalised bribery and called it sweets of office.
* We have coveted our
neighbor's possessions and called it ambition.
*We have polluted the
air with profanity and pornography and called it freedom of expression.
* We have ridiculed
the time-honored values of our forefathers and called it enlightenment.
Search us, Oh GOD, and know our hearts today; cleanse us
from every sin and set us free. Amen!"
The response was immediate. A number of legislators walked
out during the prayer in protest.
In 6 short weeks, Central Christian Church, where Rev.
Wright is pastor, logged more than 5,000 phone calls with only 47 of those calls
responding negatively.
The church is now receiving international requests for
copies of
this prayer from India, Africa and Korea.
With the LORD'S help, may this prayer sweep over our nation
and WHOLEHEARTEDLY become our desire so that we again can be
called "ONE NATION UNDER GOD."
Think about this: If you forward this prayer to everyone on
your list, in less than 30 days it would be heard by the world. How many people
on your list will not receive this prayer.
Do you have the boldness to pass it on?
I HAVE, AND I HAVE
JUST SHOWN IT BY POSTING THIS TO YOU. GO ON FORWARD IT!!!
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