NEW YORK, Aug. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- The following are remarks by Greg Laurie
as prepared for delivery at the 2004 Republican National Convention:
Heavenly Father -- We come to you to pray for our nation. You have
blessed us in so many ways, and we often taken that for granted.
We remember the wise words of President Abraham Lincoln, "We have
forgotten you, and have vainly imagined in the deceitfulness of our hearts
that all these blessings that we see in our country were produced by some
superior wisdom and virtue of our own."
It is true Lord, we have forgotten You. We have forgotten the Sanctity
You place on human life. And the value You have placed on the Family unit.
But we are grateful that you have not forgotten us.
We are reminded that "Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin brings a
reproach to it"
Lord, we want to see Righteousness exalting America again. We want to see
a Spiritual awakening in our land.
But we have sinned against You.
Yet, You loved us so much that You sent Your Son, Jesus Christ to live the
perfect life, then voluntarily go to a Cross to receive the penalty for our
sin by dying for us, so that if we will turn from our sin and turn to You, in
faith, we can be forgiven.
Thank you God for second chances.
You have told us in Scripture that if we "Would humble ourselves and pray
and seek Your face and turn from our wicked ways that You would forgive our
sin and heal our land"
We humble ourselves tonight, lord.
We ask you to "Heal our land."
We need you tonight in America.
Thank you for the ability to express our views openly, and then to vote
for those who will best represent us. Thank you tonight for our Brave Troops
serving around the world, protecting the freedoms we enjoy.
Keep your hand on them and watch over them. And thank you tonight Lord
especially for President and Mrs. Bush.
Thank you for the fact that our President, George W. Bush looks to you for
wisdom each and every day. Thank you for giving him that wisdom and guiding
his steps. May You continually guide him into the center of Your will for his
life and our country. And please, God, bless the United States of America.
In Jesus name we pray.
SOURCE 2004 Republican National Convention
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