A "Republican" Prayer For the US

Rev. Joe Wright's Prayer at the Opening of Kansas legistlative session which created a lot of criticism from the Democrats

Prayer For Our Nation 
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!' 

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The Prayer for Peace of St. Francis of Assisi embodies the love of humankind.

 

Prayer for Peace

 

Lord,

Make me an instrument of your peace,

Where there is hatred,

Let me sow love;

Where there is injury, pardon;

Where there is doubt, faith;

Where there is despair, hope;

Where there is darkness, light;

Where there is sadness, joy.

 

O Divine, Master,

Grant that I may seek

Not so much to be consoled,

As to console;

To be understood,

As to understand:

To be loved,

As to love;

For it is in giving

That we receive;

It is in pardoning

That we are pardoned;

It is in dying

That we are born to eternal life.

Prayers from Abraham Thomas's evaluation Worship on October 1, 2008

Invocation

Holu Spirit we thirst for You
Holy spirit come fill us now
Lord Jesus we yearn for You
Our hands are empty, our lives are dry
We know we've only seen a glimpse of You
Now we're reaching out for more
Search our hearts oh Lord, go deep
Breath in Love into every part of us.

Praise and Thanksgiving

Creator God we praise you fro creating us in your likeness and for being a loving and merciful God. We give you thanks because you are are good and your mercy endures fore ever. We thank you Lord Jesus for coming to our world and loving us and dying for our sins and giving us a hope of your Kingdom. We thank you Holy Spirit for continually being with us, inspiring and admonishing us.
Dhanyavad ho pyaare Prabhu ( Thank You dear Lord)

Closing Prayer (Inspired from Lord's Prayer)

Dear God we call you our Father and Mother because you love us. Let your name be hallowed through the love we show towards our fellow beings. Let your will be done and your kingdom come in our midst. Give us our daily bread and help us to share our food with others. Forgive us when we fail to love others and give us a forgiving heart. Lead us not into circumstances where we hate others. But deliver us from the evil of violence and hostility. For the kingdom, the power and the glory are yours now and forever. Amen

To read a report about the evaluation worship and sermon click here