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Prayer For America, Lloyd Ogilvie 

Prayer of Commitment, Chaplain Bart Physioc

 U.S.A. Prayer of Faith

Prayer for America
Written by Lloyd Ogilvie
Chaplain, United States Senate

Gracious God, all that we have and are is a result of Your amazing generosity. Since September 11th, in the battle against terrorism, we have discovered again that You truly are our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.

We rededicate ourselves to be one nation under You. In You we trust. We reaffirm our accountability to You, to the absolutes of Your Commandments, and to justice in our society.

Bless our President, Congress, and all our leaders with supernatural power. We commit ourselves to be faithful to You as Sovereign of our land and as our personal Lord and Savior.

Amen.

ALERT: We ask you to join us in reading this prayer at 12:00pm on May 2, 2002, wherever you are. As we come together, a huge wave of prayer will flow across our nation, expressing the unity of God's people and acknowledging His sovereignty. Thus, we will highlight this year's theme, "America United Under God."

PERMISSIONS GRANTED: If you wish to copy or reprint the Lloyd Ogilvie prayer you are hereby granted to do so by The National Day of Prayer. Copyright 2002 Dr. Lloyd Ogilvie.

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                    Prayer of Commitment        

God, I realize that I am a sinner, and my sin separates me from you. I come to you in repentance, and I receive your forgiveness. I believe you died on the cross for me, and I join you in death to sin. I believe you rose from the grave for me, and I join you in resurrection, the eternal life you give by faith. I take you, Jesus, as Savior and Lord, to have and to hold from this day forward, For better for worse, for richer for poorer, in sickness and in health. Forsaking all others, and holding only to you throughout eternity. I give you my life.

Interpretation of The Prayer

Life is about personal relationships, and relationships are about commitments. The deepest commitment a person can make to anyone is, "I give you my life." The Prayer of Commitment embodies the meaning of this statement. There are three parts to the prayer. Part one presents the "three R's" necessary to restore a relationship with God. Just as education is built on the basics of "three R's" (realize, repent, receive). Relationship with God, and people, is broken because of sin. Unless we realize our sin we will not respond to it, and the relationship remains broken. When we realize our sin separates us from God we must act. The action is called repentance, which means "change your mind." Repentance happens when we choose to turn away from sin and return to the one we have offended. Only then are we in a position to receive forgiveness, which is the gift of mercy and grace given by the one offended.God forgives those who truly repent. The gift is free for the person, but not for God; it cost Him everything. Part Two of the prayer reveals the great price of the gift; Jesus died for our sins, and we must join Him with an attitude that chooses not to live in sin anymore. Jesus has risen from the dead, and we join Him in a resurrection to eternal life that comes when we place faith in Christ. Part Three of the prayer reveals the nature of this commitment. Basically, it is a marriage of our spirit with the Spirit of God. The traditional marriage vows communicate the depth of commitment between a man and woman for life. These vows, so familiar to us, are only slightly modified to show the depth of commitment God wants us to have with Him forever. As God gave His life to us through Jesus Christ, We must give our lives to Christ in order to enjoy spiritual union with God forever.

Chaplain Bart Physioc

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THE BRIDGE - POWER POINT PRESENTATION

This picture was taken in Yuma, AZ on 9/11/2002. The American Flag was located at Fry's Shopping Center, on the corner of 24th and 4th Avenue. Seller's cranes were holding it up and people were taking pictures of the flag all day. The photographer of the picture did not realize the sun light hitting the flag would create the image seen. Pretty awesome.  Sent email 10/28/2002. For those that prefer to think that God is not watching over us....go ahead and think this. For the rest of us.....pass this on...