It seems prayer still upsets some people. Please read....
> >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 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 neighbour's Possessions and called it ambition.
> >We have polluted the air With profanity and Pornography and called it
> >Freedom of speech and 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.
> >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
> >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."
> >Think about this: If you forward this prayer to everyone on your e-mail
> >list, in less than 30 days it would be heard by the world.
> >How many people in your address book will not receive this
> >prayer.....do you have the guts to pass it on?
> >I just did!
Gutsy Minister
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Name:
Dick Beard
Name:
Dick Beard
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