PRAYER delivered in Kansas, USA, at the opening session of the Senate
It seems that prayer still bothers some people.
When evangelical minister Joe Wright was invited to open the new session of the Kansas Senate, everyone expected the usual generalities, but here's what they heard: "Heavenly Father, we stand before you today to ask your forgiveness and seek your guidance and direction."
We know that your word says: "Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; who put darkness for light, and light for darkness, and bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!" (Isaiah 5:20)
* Lord, that's exactly what we've done!
* We lose our spiritual balance and pervert our values.
* We ridicule the absolute truth of your word and call it pluralism.
* We worship other gods and call it multiculturalism.
* We approve of perversion and call it alternative living.
* We exploit the poor and call it a lottery.
* We reward laziness and call it welfare.
* We kill our fetuses and call it a decision.
* We have abortionists and call it justifiable.
* We neglect to discipline our children and call it self-esteem building.
* We abuse power and call it politics.
* We misappropriate public funds and call it essential expenditure.
* We've institutionalized corruption and called it cabinet money.
* We covet our neighbor's property and call it ambition.
* We pollute the media with profanity and pornography and call it free speech.
* We ridicule the secular values of our ancestors and call it modern enlightenment.
* Probe us, O God, and know our hearts today;*
* Cleanse us from all sin and free us from all defilement. Amen!"*
* The response was immediate. Several legislators walked out during the prayer in protest. *
* In just 6 weeks, Central Christian Church, where Rev. Wright is a pastor, logged over 5,000 phone calls, of which only 47 were negative.
* The church is now receiving international requests for copies of the prayer from India, Africa and Korea.
* With the Lord's help, may this prayer cross our nation and sincerely become our wish that we once again be called "a nation where GOD is above all".
* Think about it: if you forward this prayer to everyone on your list, in less than 30 days it will be seen all over the world, especially by politicians in all public spheres.* 🙏🙏
Make Our Lady of La Salette known through your faith!
"I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in."
How will you respond to God's invitation?