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 exploited the poor and called it the lottery.
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
anti-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 neighbour'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-honoured 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.
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.
Commentator Paul 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 whole-heartedly 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 everything."
Interesting. Will it help in achieving good governance?
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