Posted on 08/31/2012 7:34:10 AM PDT by NKP_Vet
With firm reliance on the protection of Divine Providence, let us pray:
Almighty God, father of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Jesus, we beg your continued blessings on this sanctuary of freedom, and on all of those who proudly call America home. We ask your benediction upon those yet to be born, and on those who are about to see you at the end of this life. Bless those families whose ancestors arrived on these shores generations ago, as well as those families that have come recently, to build a better future while weaving their lives into the rich tapestry of America.
We lift up to your loving care those afflicted by the recent storms and drought and fire. We ask for the grace to stand in solidarity with all those who suffer. May we strive to include your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, in the production and prosperity of a people so richly blessed.
Oh God of wisdom, justice, and might, we ask your guidance for those who govern us, and on those who would govern us: the president and vice-president, the Congress, the Supreme Court, and on all those who seek to serve the common good by seeking public office, especially Governor Romney and Congressman Ryan. Make them all worthy to serve you by serving our country. Help them remember that the only just government is the government that serves its citizens rather than itself.
Almighty God, who gives us the sacred and inalienable gift of life, we thank you as well for the singular gift of liberty. Renew in all of our people a respect for religious freedom in full, that first most cherished freedom. Make us truly free, by tethering freedom to truth and ordering freedom to goodness. Help us live our freedom in faith, hope, and love; prudently, and with justice; courageously, and in a spirit of moderation. Enkindle in our hearts a new sense of responsibility for freedom’s cause. And make us ever-grateful for all those who, for more than two centuries, have given their lives in freedom’s defense; we commend their noble souls to your eternal care, as even now we beg your mighty hand upon our beloved men and women in uniform.
May we know the truth of your creation, respecting the laws of nature and nature’s God, and not seek to replace it with idols of our own making. Give us the good sense not to cast aside the boundaries of righteous living you first inscribed in our hearts even before inscribing them on tablets of stone. May you mend our every flaw, confirming our soul in self-control, our liberty in law.
We pray for all those who seek honest labor, as we thank you for the spirit of generosity to those in need with which you so richly blessed this nation.
We beseech your blessing on all who depart from here this evening, and on all those, in every land, who seek to conduct their lives in freedom.
Most of all, Almighty God, we thank you for the great gift of our beloved country.
For we are indeed “one nation under God.”
And “in God we trust.”
Dear God bless America. You who live and reign, forever and ever,
Amen
Thank God he didn’t mention Ishmael or Muhammed
I’m sure we’ll hear from some muslims who were permanently damaged by this crusader exclusion
If only he had thrown some holy water at the crowd so we’d see who ran out of the room screaming- some of the press for sure
Yes, it is excellent. Will be interested to see the response of all the LGBT etc. etc. people at the Democrat convention.
It WAS a great prayer (except he forgot to say it in Jesus’ Name).
Also, people needed to stop their banter and balloon-popping during the prayer itself; and some of the guys kept their hats on; and many didn’t bow their heads, but were looking around. That was indicative, I guess, of the era in which we live. It’s a different world than I grew up in.
We ask your benediction upon those yet to be born,
For pete sake-you people are never happy!
Outstanding prayer. I like his little references to our money and Pledge of Allegiance which the leftist don’t like since they want to remove God from these things, just like they got prayer and God removed from the schools.
I truly hope he offers up the same prayer at the Democrat Convention, not that I wish ill upon him, but because the prayer IMO works well for both parties.
He’ll need to put on the full armor of God when he walks trough those doors.
The three-day RNC convention had many references to God, thanks to God, recognition that our nation was founded on the priciples of faith, freedom and the idea that God is the author of life, liberty, etc.
I wonder how often a mention of God will be heard at the DNC convention, and when it is heard, will it be believable?
It might be fun to have a contest to see how often God is mentioned in a reverent way (not ridiculed) at their convention. We could all put in our number and then we can declare a winner next Friday
I suppose I was being a little glass-half-empty, at that. Mine was more a comment on the times, though. But I admit it was a little like missing the point of Einstein's relativity equations because he screeched his fingernails on the chalkboard as he wrote. Sorry, I meant no offense -- just the comment on the ambient irreverence. That's all.
But "you people"? What's that? You've assigned me to a category when you don't even know me?
I too wondered why he did not end the prayer in the name of Jesus, I mean he is a Christian pastor! I do believe it could have been a pc move!
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