*This interesting prayer was given in Kansas, USA, at the opening session of their Senate. It seems prayer still upsets some people.*
*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 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 alternative lifestyle. *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 embezzled public funds and called it essential expenses.*
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*We have institutionalised bribery and called it sweets of office.*
*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-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. 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.*
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*The Church is now receiving international requests for copies of this prayer from India, Africa and Korea.*
*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.”*