Filed under: Contrition, Corporate Prayer, The Psalms as Prayer

40 Days for Life

You know exactly how I was made, bit by bit,
      how I was sculpted from nothing into something.
   Like an open book, you watched me grow from conception to birth;
      all the stages of my life were spread out before you,
   The days of my life all prepared
      before I’d even lived one day. (Psalm 139:13-16, The Message)

Father, we come before you today with heavy hearts and contrition, asking forgiveness for the sins of a nation against the most defenseless ones in all the world, the unborn. Forgive us as a nation for the callous policies which place the convenience of an uncluttered lifestyle above a human’s right to life. We ask that you’d the change hearts of those who clamor for  a woman’s “right to choose” above the right of the unborn to live at all. Change our hearts, O Lord both individually and as a nation.

Filed under: Classic Prayer Texts

George Washington's Prayer Book

Introduction

Book cover - George Washington the Christian

(Click Image to Enlarge) — Abingdon press publication, George Washington the Christian, By William J. Johnson, published in 1919.

Taken from the Abingdon press publication, George Washington the Christian, By William J. Johnson, published in 1919.It is presumed to be in the public domain and was obtained via Google Books during a web search for “George Washington’s Prayers.”

This article includes this introduction to the prayers printed beginning on page 23 of the original book. The final prayer in the book is entitled Thursday Morning. Please take the time to read Washington’s prayers and remember the historical context in which they were prayed. The contrite heart and genuine reverence for the Father and Jesus permeate these texts and we’d do well to use them as a pattern for our own prayer life.

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