OT-and yet, is it? Thank you for saying that unclewest. I believe that most Americans know someplace in their soul that what you said is the truth. Some will not. So be it.
I had occasion to use this prayer in a program I presented not long ago...it is as true today as it was then. For all Americans, and the young men and women who risk their lives to help us keep our way of life for ourselves, our children, and for the future generations:
This prayer, attributed to George Washington, is said to have been written by him on Christmas at Valley Forge 1777 ,
as reprinted in the Editorial Pages of the Richmond Times Dispatch December 21, 2000.
Almighty God,
Father of All Men:
To Thee we raise thankful hearts for deliverance from forces of evil..
Deliver us also, we beseech Thee, from the greater danger of ourselves,
Have mercy upon us and forgive us for our part in the present desolation of the world.
Awake us each time to a sense of our responsibility in saving the world from ruin.
Open our minds and eyes and hearts to the desperate plight of millions.
Arouse us from indifference into action.
Let none of us fail to give his utmost in sympathy, understanding, thought, and effort.
Fulfill in us and through us
Thy glorious intention: that Thy peace,
Thy love, and Thy justice may enter into the regeneration of the world. |
