The New School Prayer

This was written by a teen in Bagdad, Arizona.
This is incredible!

Now I sit me down in school
Where praying is against the rule
For this great nation under God
Finds mention of Him very odd.

If Scripture now the class recites,
It violates the Bill of Rights.
And anytime my head I bow
Becomes a Federal matter now.

Our hair can be purple, orange or green,
That's no offense; it's a freedom scene.
The law is specific, the law is precise.
Prayers spoken aloud are a serious vice.

For praying in a public hall
Might offend someone with no faith at all.
In silence alone we must meditate,
God's name is prohibited by the state.

We're allowed to cuss and dress like freaks,
And pierce our noses, tongues and cheeks.
They've outlawed guns, but FIRST the Bible.
To quote the Good Book makes me liable.

We can elect a pregnant Senior Queen,
And the "unwed daddy," our Senior King.
It's "inappropriate" to teach right from wrong,
We're taught that such "judgments" do not belong.

We can get our condoms and birth controls,
Study witchcraft, vampires and totem poles.
But the Ten Commandments are not allowed,
It's scary here I must confess,
When chaos reigns -- the school's a mess.

So, Lord, this silent plea I make:
Should I be shot; My soul please take!

Amen

Friends That Pray Together

Good morning Friends,

Friends that Pray together, stay together...and because you are my friend...let's pray...

Dear Lord, I thank You for this day.  I Thank You for my being able to see and to hear this morning.  I'm blessed because You are a forgiving God and an understanding God.  You have done so much for me and You keep on blessing me. Forgive me this day for I have sinned.  I ask now for Your forgiveness.  Keep me safe from all danger and harm. Let me start this day with a new attitude and plenty of gratitude.  Let me make the best of each and every day and give my best in all that is put before me.  Clear my mind
that I can hear from You.  Broaden my mind that I can accept all things.  Let me not whine and whimper over things I have no control over.  Let me continue to see sin through God's eyes and acknowledge it as evil.  And when I sin, let me repent, and confess my wrongdoing, and receive the forgiveness of God. And when this world closes in on me, let me remember Jesus' example -- to slip away and find a quiet place to pray. It's the best response when I'm pushed beyond my limits. I know that when I can't pray, You listen to my heart.  Continue to use me to do Thy Will.  Continue to bless me that I may be a blessing to others.  Keep me strong that I may help the weak. Keep me uplifted that I may have words of  encouragement for others. I pray for those that are lost and can't find their way. I pray for those that are misjudged and misunderstood.  I pray for those who refuse to share a word from You.  I pray for those that will read this and not use this in their lives.  I pray for those that will delete this without sharing it with others.  I pray for those that don't believe.  But I believe.  I believe that God changes people and God changes things.

I pray for all my sisters and brothers. This is my prayer; I pray in Jesus' name. Amen.

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