
Joe Wright, A Wonderful Example Of Christian
Integrity!
Joe Wright is the pastor of Central
Christian Church in Wichita and was guest chaplain in the Kansas House (not
Senate) in Topeka on January 23, 1996. He prayed a prayer of repentance
that was written by Bob Russell, pastor of Southeast Christian Church in
Louisville, Kentucky. According to an article in the Kansas City Star from
January 24, 1996, his prayer did stir controversy and one member of the
legislative body walked out. Others criticized the prayer.
Pastor Joe Wright lived up to his name
and did what was right (punt intended). A true man of God would never sell
out to the ungodly people who would be present. He was right in what he
prayed and today, we still need to pray for our Nation and community, as he
did. Below is a copy of his prayer that day in Kansas.
"Heavenly
Father,
We come before You today to ask
Your Forgiveness and seek Your direction and guidance. We know Your Word
says, ''Woe to those who call evil good,'' but that's exactly what we have
done. We have lost our Spiritual equilibrium and inverted our values. We
confess that; we have ridiculed the absolute truth of Your Word and called
it pluralism; We have worshipped other gods and called it multiculturalism;
We have endorsed perversion and called it an alternative lifestyle; We have
exploited the poor and called it the lottery; We have neglected the needy
and called it self preservation; We have rewarded laziness and called it
welfare; We have killed our unborn and called it choice; We have shot
abortionists and called it justifiable; We have neglected to discipline our
children and called it building self-esteem; We have abused power and called
it political savvy; We have coveted our neighbor's possessions and called it
ambition; We have polluted the air with profanity and pornography and called
it freedom of expression; We have ridiculed the time-honored values of our
forefathers and called it enlightenment. Search us, O God, and know our
hearts today; try us and see if there be some wicked way in us; cleanse us
from every sin and set us free. Guide and bless these men and women who have
been sent here by the people of this state and who have been ordained by
You, to govern this great state of Kansas. Grant them your wisdom to rule
and may their decisions direct us to the center of Your Will.
I ask in in the name of your Son, The Living Savior, Jesus Christ"