LET US PRAY...

“Let us pray” is not a phrase that you will hear uttered in our schools before opening bell, before the kick-off of a Friday night football game and on a sadder note, you will not hear this phrase during the ceremony in the biggest day of a high school student’s life….GRADUATION DAY.

PRAYER IN AMERICA IS DEAD…..AT LEAST IN THE PUBLIC SQUARE and it is up to us as Christ’s followers to breathe life back into its collapsing lungs.

The true story that follows was sent to me some time ago. I saved it for such a time as this…..please read on and listen with your heart to its message……


This is a prayer given in the Kansas legislature 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 for 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 free 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 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, 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…..only 47 of those calls were negative in response to his prayer. 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.

The writing is clearly legible and has been on the wall for some time…. God is calling His people of faith in the Lord Jesus Christ to return to prayer... to be fervent to call on the name of the Lord while He may be found. Now is the time and this year is especially crucial with the upcoming presidential elections.

If possible, please pass this prayer on to your friends. They need to know that God’s people will not go down without a fight….there’s too much at stake to leave this to our children.


GOD BLESS AMERICA IN THE DAYS AHEAD and remember,


IF YOU DON’T STAND FOR SOMETHING, YOU WILL PROBABLY FALL FOR ANYTHING!


Field tested…battle ready,
WPQ


Thought for the day:

Just when you think all is lost
There’s nothing that can be done
Just put your trust in Jesus
And the battle will be won.

Just take it to the Father
Humbly in fervent prayer
Just place your burden at the Master’s feet
And gladly leave them there.