When Pastor Joe Wright was asked to open the new session of the Kansas
Senate, everyone was expecting the usual politically correct
generalities.
But, what they heard instead was a stirring prayer, passionately calling
our country to repentance and righteousness. The response was immediate;
a number of legislators walked out during the prayer. In six short
weeks, Central Christian Church logged more than 5,000 phone calls, with
only 47 of those calls responding negatively. Commentator Paul Harvey
aired the prayer on the radio and received a larger response to this
program than any other program he has ever aired. Central Christian
Church is now receiving international requests for copies of this
prayer from India, Africa and Korea. Pastor Joe's prayer is reprinted
here as an encouragement and challenge for each of us to stand for the
truth of the Gospel whenever the Lord gives us the opportunity.
"Heavenly Father, we come before You today to ask Your forgiveness
and seek Your direction and guidance. We know Your Word says, 'Woe on
those who call evil good,' but that's exactly what we have done. We
have lost our spiritual equilibrium and inverted our values. We confess
that:
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 an alternative
lifestyle.
We have exploited the poor and called it the lottery.
We have neglected the needy and called it self-preservation.
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 political savvy.
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, O 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 here by the people of Kansas, and who have been ordained by You to
govern this great state. Grant them the wisdom to rule, and may their
decisions direct us to the center of Your will. I ask it in the name of
Your Son, the Living Savior, Jesus Christ, Amen."
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John/az
"Just because something is popular, does not make it right."
Senate, everyone was expecting the usual politically correct
generalities.
But, what they heard instead was a stirring prayer, passionately calling
our country to repentance and righteousness. The response was immediate;
a number of legislators walked out during the prayer. In six short
weeks, Central Christian Church logged more than 5,000 phone calls, with
only 47 of those calls responding negatively. Commentator Paul Harvey
aired the prayer on the radio and received a larger response to this
program than any other program he has ever aired. Central Christian
Church is now receiving international requests for copies of this
prayer from India, Africa and Korea. Pastor Joe's prayer is reprinted
here as an encouragement and challenge for each of us to stand for the
truth of the Gospel whenever the Lord gives us the opportunity.
"Heavenly Father, we come before You today to ask Your forgiveness
and seek Your direction and guidance. We know Your Word says, 'Woe on
those who call evil good,' but that's exactly what we have done. We
have lost our spiritual equilibrium and inverted our values. We confess
that:
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 an alternative
lifestyle.
We have exploited the poor and called it the lottery.
We have neglected the needy and called it self-preservation.
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 political savvy.
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, O 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 here by the people of Kansas, and who have been ordained by You to
govern this great state. Grant them the wisdom to rule, and may their
decisions direct us to the center of Your will. I ask it in the name of
Your Son, the Living Savior, Jesus Christ, Amen."
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John/az
"Just because something is popular, does not make it right."