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    Sunday
    06Jul

    prayer for our country

    Lord, Jesus Christ son of God… We admit it. We are living in a culture that’s dying. We are astounded by the lost-ness and heartbreak of a society on the brink of disaster. The wreckage is all around us. The pain, anguish, blindness and fear of a nation whose spiritual light has been snuffed out.

    We repent of our worship which is dry, cold, passionless and dead.

    We repent of our prayerlessness

    We repent of our judgmentalism that grew from the roots of religion

    We repent of our unwillingness to risk… our enthusiasm of the past when the present dying are all around us.

    We repent of our perpetual motion that muffles your voice.

    We repent of our independence from You.

    We repent of our bent to division and resentment.

    We repent…

    We ask you this morning to begin a new awakening in our church.

    Teach us how to go to the places we’ve been afraid to enter.

    Teach us to meet people where they are.

    We pray that you will ignite us and call us to holy adventure.

    Baptize us in your love

    Consume the apathy with the courage that led you to the cross.


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    Reader Comments (2)

    Matt,
    This really touches on a need I've sensed in my spirit and heart for myself and for our church, a need that I have been praying for--brokenness. Thanks for that prayer.
    Glenn
    July 10, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterGlenn Parmelee
    Loved this. Made me think you might like the song I linked to below.

    Hope you and yours are doing well!

    K.

    http://countryuniverse.wordpress.com/2008/07/04/review-donna-fargo-we-can-do-better-in-america/
    July 19, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterKevin C.

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