Guest guest Posted May 31, 2004 Report Share Posted May 31, 2004 > I offer here, a choice. to read and be blessed by it, or to delete and > never know what you have missed. Love, Marilyn > > Thought you might enjoy this interesting prayer given > in Kansas at the opening session of their Senate. It > seems prayer still upsets some people. > > > > When Minister Joe 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 confess that we have ridiculed the absolute > truth of Your Word and call it Pluralism. > > > > 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 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 > > > > Guide and bless these men and women who have been sent > to direct us to the center of Your will and to openly > ask these things in the name of Your Son, the living > Savior, Jesus Christ. > > > > 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. > 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. > > > > Commentator Harvey aired this prayer on his radio > program, " The Rest of the Story, " and received a > larger response to this program than any other he has > ever aired. > > > > 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. " > > > > If possible, please pass this prayer on to your > friends. " If you don't stand for something, you will > fall for anything. " > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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