posted October 05, 2005 02:18 PM
I recieved this email from a dear friend of mine. I thought it appropriate to pass along in here, amoungst the many spiritual people.Gutsy Pastor Minister Joe Wright
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:
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"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-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 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
whole-heartedly become our desire so that we again can be called: "one
nation under God."
This country singer said it best ... one of my personal favorite singers - Aaron Tippin
~*~
Now daddy didn't like trouble, but if it came along,
Everyone that knew him
knew which side that he would be on.
He never was a hero,
or this county's shining light,
But you could always find him standing up
for what he thought was right.
He'd say you've got to stand for something
or you'll fall for anything.
You've got to be your own man,
not a puppet on a string.
Never compromise what's right,
and uphold your family name.
You've got to stand for something
or you'll fall for anything.
We might have been better off
or owned a bigger house,
if daddy had done more given in
or a little more backing down.
But we always had plenty just living his advice.
What ever you do today
you'll have to sleep with tonight.
He'd say you've got to stand for something
or you'll fall for anything.
You've got to be your own man not a
puppet on a string.
Never compromise what's right
and uphold your family name.
You've got to stand for something
or you'll fall for anything.
I know that things are different
than they were in daddy's day,
but I still believe what makes a man
really hasn't changed.
He'd say you've got to stand for something
or you'll fall for anything.
You've got to be your own man not a
puppet on a string.
Never compromise what's right
and uphold your family name.
You've got to stand for something
or you'll fall for anything.
Now daddy didn't like trouble, but if it came along,
Everyone that knew him
knew which side that he would be on.
He never was a hero,
or this county's shining light,
But you could always find him standing up
for what he thought was right.
Lindaland
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posted October 05, 2005 02:18 PM
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posted October 05, 2005 09:52 PM
Yup and pretty excited about ditching the job too!
posted October 06, 2005 12:52 PM