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A Prayer That Seeks God First
Several years ago, Pastor Joe Wright was asked to open a session of the Kansas State Senate. Everyone was expecting the usual politically correct generalities as almost obligatory rhetoric. But what they heard that day was a stirring prayer, passionately calling our entire country to repentance and righteousness. The response was immediate. A number of legislators walked out during the prayer in protest. In six short weeks, Central Christian Church, where Pastor Wright ministered had logged more than 5,000 phone calls with only 47 of them responding negatively. The church received international requests for copies of the prayer from as far away as India, Africa, and Korea. Commentator Paul Harvey aired the prayer on The Rest of the Story radio program and received a larger response to this program than any other he had ever aired. Here is that prayer:
"Heavenly Father, we come before you today to ask your forgiveness and to seek your direction and guidance. We know your word says, 'woe on those who call evil good,' but that's 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 called it pluralism. We have worshiped other gods and called it multi-culturalism. We have endorsed perversion and called it an alternative lifestyle. We have exploited the poor and called it the lottery. We have neglected the needy and called it self-preservation. We have rewarded laziness and called it welfare. We have killed our unborn children and called it a 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 political savvy. 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, O God, and know our hearts today; cleanse us from every sin and set us free. Guide and bless these men and women who have been sent to direct us to the center of your will. I ask it in the name of your son, the living Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen."
Get your GED at Riverton Christian Academy!
The GED (General Education Development) is a great way to increase your salary, raise your position in a company, allows you to proceed to college or find satisfaction in finishing your high school career and in doing something new and challenging in life. Each year, more than 800,000 adults complete the GED in the United States.
Applications are now being taken to take GED preparation classes at Riverton Christian Academy's Life Long Learning Center (L3C). Classes are taught at Riverton Christian Church from the perspective of Christian truth. The GED is divided into five subject areas: 1) Language Arts; 2) Social Studies; 3) Science; and 4) Math. In Illinois, a fifth section is required. All GED Certificate students must pass a test on American government, including the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution of the United States, the Illinois constitution, and flag etiquette.
Tuition and fees do apply. Students will meet Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7-9pm. One section of the GED will be taught at a time for better concentration on the subject matter. For more information or to register for the GED Preparation Track, call the church office at 217.629.9443 or 217.629.5412.