Our father, bring us to the remembrance of Thy people. Tine ancient and time-honored promise: “If my people which are called by my name, shall humble themselves and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from Heaven, and forgive their sin, and will heal their land.”
We ----This company of Thy people assembled -----would begin now to meet the conditions that will enable Thee to fulfill Thy promise.
May all of America come to understand that right-living alone exalteth a nation, that only in Thy will can power and joy be found. But Lord, this land cannot be righteous unless her people are righteous, and we, here gathered, are part of America . We know that the world cannot be changed until the hearts of men are hanged. Our hearts need to be changed.
We therefore confess to Thee that:
Wrong ideas and sinful living have put us off from Thee
We have been greedy.
We have sought to hide behind barricades of selfishness; shackles have imprisoned the great heart of America .
We have tried to isolate ourselves from the bleeding wounds of a blundering world of our self-sufficiency we have not sought Thy help.
We have held conferences and ignored Thee completely
Peter Marshall was a Scots-American preacher twice appointed as Chaplain of the United States Senate.
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