Someone recently forwarded this prayer to me and I wanted to share it with all of you. Although the e-mail contributed it to Billy Graham, it was actually prayed by Joe Wright on January 23, 1996 to open the Kansas State Senate. As you can imagine, it caused quite a stir and some senators even walked out during the prayer. Controversial or not, it is a confession and an intersession that ought to be on the lips of all Americans. I trust this edited version of his prayer will motivate you to pray for this country and her leaders both present and future. Pray specifically that America will once again find “our spiritual equilibrium” by returning to the God of our fathers.

A Prayer For Our Nation

Heavenly=2 0Father, we come before you today to ask for 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.

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Amen and Amen,

Bro. James

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If you would like more information on the history of this prayer or want to read it in its entirety, you can go to www.barefootsworld.net/kansenprayer.html