> From A Kuz. I LOVE it!!! SK > > 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 confess that we have ridiculed the absolute truth of Your Word and call > it Pluralism. > > 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 received 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 wholeheartedly 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." > > > > > > > >

Just goes to show you . Watch out for those politicians. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, July 18, 2005 2:21 PM Subject: [Jones] Guts! And AMEN!!! > >> From A Kuz. I LOVE it!!! SK > > > >> >> 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 confess that we have ridiculed the absolute truth of Your Word and >> call >> it Pluralism. >> >> 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 received 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 wholeheartedly 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." >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > > ==== JONES Mailing List ==== > Direct your questions, comments or problems to the listowner at > [email protected] > For detailed instructions on subscribing and unsubscribing visit this > site: > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/surname/j/jones.html > browse the archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/jones > search the archives: > http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=JONES > Unusual JONES given names, > http://members.aol.com/stjones/jones/oddnames.html > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.8.16/50 - Release Date: 7/15/2005 > >