When Pastor Joe Wright from the Central Christian Church, Wichita Kansas was asked to open the new session of the Kansas House of Representatives on 23 January 1996, everyone was expecting the usual generalities, but this is what they heard: 

"Heavenly Father, 

we come before You to ask Your forgiveness. 

We seek Your direction and Your guidance. 

We know Your Word says, 

"Woe to those who call evil good." 

But that's what we've done. 
We've lost our spiritual equilibrium. 

We have inverted our values. 

We have ridiculed the absolute Truth of Your Word in the name of moral pluralism. 

We have endorsed perversion and called it an alternative lifestyle. 

We have worshiped other gods and called it multi-culturalism. 
We've neglected the needy and called it self-preservation. 

We have abused power and called it political savvy.

We've exploited the poor and called it a lottery. 

We have rewarded laziness and called it welfare. 

In the name of choice, we have killed our unborn. 

In the name of right to life, we have killed abortionists.  

We have coveted our neighbor's possessions and called it taxes. 

We have neglected to discipline our children and called it building self-esteem. 

We have ridiculed the time-honored values of our forefathers and called it enlightenment. 

We have polluted the air with profanity and pornography and called it freedom of expression. 

Search us, oh, God, and know our hearts today. 

Try us. Show us any wickedness within us. 

Cleanse us from every sin and set us free. 

Guide and bless these men and women who have 

been sent here by the people of the State of Kansas, 

and that they have been ordained by 

You to govern this great state. 
Grant them Your wisdom to rule. 

May their decisions direct us to the center of Your will. 

And, as we continue our prayer and as we come in out of the fog, 

give us clear minds to accomplish our goals as we begin this Legislature. 

For we pray in Jesus' name, 

Amen!"

The response was immediate. Some legislators walked out during the prayer in protest to these words of exhortation. There was also several legislators and newspapers that also publicly criticized the above prayer to gain political points for their party. 

In six short weeks, the Central Christian Church, where Rev. Wright is pastor, logged more than 5,000 phone calls with only 47 of those calls responding negatively. [What does this response indicate about the quality and character of some of our legislators today?]

The church has received international requests for copies of this prayer from Africa, India and Korea .

Commentator Paul Harvey aired 'this prayer' on his Radio Program, 'The Rest of the Story,' and received the greatest response to this program, in-fact more than any other he has ever aired.

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. 

P.S.  

Remember this: Our National and Personals Sins are greater today than numerous other nations and societies that no longer exist. We may have national prosperity, but only few who profess to be Christians are taking a valiant stand against the many evils of our day. We in reality could be on under the wrath of God, and on our way to national extinction, unless we repent! "So that they are without excuse: Because that, when they knew God, they glorified Him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, And changed the glory of the un-corruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man. .  Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves: Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen. Romans 1:20-25.

Is your life honoring to your Lord each day?

Pray for your nation and all in authority: "I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty. For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour; Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth. 1 Timothy 2:1-4.

How many people in your address book will not receive this prayer, unless you have a heart to pass it on?

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