This was checked out on the Truth or Fiction web site and they say it is true. I have seen similar prayer stories here in Australia and I believe the content of the prayer is something that applies equally here in Australia as it does in America.
Having just added the "AUSTRALIAN HERITAGE" blog, I believe this one is also an important part of our fabric . It's a part of our Judeo-Christian heritage and that is why I feel it is worth airing - it goes hand in hand with maintaining a strong society:
This Pastor has guts!! Thought you might enjoy this interesting prayer given in Kansas at the opening session of their Senate. It seems prayer still upsets some people. When Minister JoeWright 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 pornography and called it freedom of 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 outduring the prayer in protest!
In 6 short weeks, Central Christian Church, where Rev. Wright ispastor, logged more than 5,000 phone calls with only 47 of those callsresponding negatively.
The church is now receiving internationalrequests 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 andwholeheartedly 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 everything. 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?
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