What a great statement of life...

A friend of mine emailed this to me, and now I want to share it with you. I hope it has the same effect on you as well. = )


This Pastor Has Guts
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 neighbor's Possessions
and called it ambition.

We have polluted the air
With profanity and Nothing at allography
and called it Freedom of speech and 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. The church is now receiving international requests for copies o f 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 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.