What are your thoughts on the prayer of Joe Right?

Question

Joe Wright is the pastor of Central Christian Church in Wichita and was guest chaplain in the Kansas House (not Senate) in Topeka on January 23, 1996. He prayed a prayer of repentance that was written by Bob Russell, pastor of Southeast Christian Church in Louisville, Kentucky. According to an article in the Kansas City Star from January 24, 1996, his prayer did stir controversy and one member of the legislative body walked out. Others criticized the prayer.

Pastor Joe Wright lived up to his name and did what was right (punt intended). A true man of God would never sell out to the ungodly people who would be present. He was right in what he prayed and today, we still need to pray for our Nation and community, as he did. Below is a copy of his prayer that day in Kansas.

Heavenly Father,
We come before You today to ask Your Forgiveness and seek Your direction and guidance. We know Your Word says, ''Woe to those who call evil good,'' but that's exactly what we have done. We have lost our Spiritual equilibrium and inverted our values. We confess that; we have ridiculed the absolute truth of Your Word and called it pluralism; We have worshipped other gods and called it multiculturalism; 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 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 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; try us and see if there be some wicked way in us; cleanse us from every sin and set us free. Guide and bless these men and women who have been sent here by the people of this state and who have been ordained by You, to govern this great state of Kansas. Grant them your wisdom to rule and may their decisions direct us to the center of Your Will.

I ask in in the name of your Son, The Living Savior, Jesus Christ"

Answer 1

this is a prayer that truly seeks the heart of God

Answer 2

It sounds like a good speech. I think that like most good speeches it gets much of its meaning from where it is delivered. I think most Sunday Baptists would take it as an instruction to attack the "evildoers" instead of a rebuke directed at them.

Answer 3

Kansas is the wackiest state in the country.