Just Plain Ruff Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 Billy Graham's Prayer For Our Nation THIS MAN SURE HAS A GOOD VIEW OF WHAT'S HAPPENING TO OUR COUNTRY! '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!' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HERBIE1 Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 Interesting. He could have also included the widespread and long standing scandals of the Catholic church, their cover up, and response to it, but I'm not surprised he didn't. I think it presents an interesting problem for those who rely on organized religion- the very group they have sought guidance and counsel from has been accused of heinous crimes. I've drifted away from the church for a long time now- for many reasons, and it seems every other week there's another scandal that reinforces my belief. I believe in a higher power, but have come to believe a person's relationship with a deity is their own personal business. Whatever. We certainly need something these days-a moral center, faith, strength- whatever your tool happens to be. So many issues, so many people feel powerless to change things they do not like, but in the end, it's our future and we need to decide what need to do to make it happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paramedicmike Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 Too bad Billy Graham never said it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Plain Ruff Posted April 13, 2010 Author Share Posted April 13, 2010 Too bad Billy Graham never said it. AWWW DAMMIT this came from a very good friend, a close confidant and a upstanding christian. But othewise, this prayer is excellent and if he didn't say it then Rev. Wright needs to be credited. But this prayer is a good one. If you don't agree with it that's fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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