On August 19, 2010 an important “Save Texas” rally and concert was held at the Mayborn Convention Center in Temple, Texas. YouTube sensation Krista Branch presented a vibrant concert performance, featuring patriotic and inspirational Christian music. She started with her song hit entitled, “I am America” and gave an encore performance of the same song at the end of the evening. The worship event was hosted by Dr. Andy Barron, Central Texas area orthodontist and a devout Christian, who subsequently filed on August 24th to be an official write-in candidate for the Texas Governor’s race.
Barron has stated simply that, if elected Governor, Texans will be free once again to have prayer back in their public schools. The plank comprises much of his platform. The following is a slightly altered version of the opening prayer presented by Yours Truly at the “Save Texas” rally and concert. Prayer of course has a powerful alterative effect, whenever people of faith fervently invoke the Name of God, whether silently or audibly. Prayer can change the course of nations, as well as the paths that people walk. Please think of this as you read, in order to infuse the words with power and bring a blessing into your own experience.
“Dear Lord, our God: Thank you for being with us and meeting us always where we are; and Lord thank you for your Son. Thank you for your mercy and for all the many blessings we enjoy. Thank you for bringing us to this spot—this physical spot, as well as this place in our lives, this time in history. We pray for a safe journey and return Home.
“Thank you for the soldiers, sailors, airmen, marines and coastguardsmen; and for law enforcement and border patrol and all those who protect us. Lord—we pray that you’ll protect them, and grant them Victory as You would have it done.
“God grant us peace in our time. We pray that you will always steer us clear of violence and evil. Keep us secure also from temptation. Keep safe those whom we love. Protect the innocent and the unborn, the frail and weak. And Lord, if it be Thy will that we must ever confront evil let us not be afraid when doing so. Be with us in our hour of need and darkness; give us strength and heart, as well as the courage to prevail.
“O Lord our God we pray earnestly for our Country: for healing in our Economy, for a rejuvenation of our civil society; for resuscitation of the Body Politic and regard for the U.S. Constitution and the Rule of Law. Deliver us from the Evil Tide and from the imposition of socialism and communism in Your Land of Liberty.
“We pray also for your Church. And Father, in the name of Jesus, we come before you remembering 2 Chronicles 7:14, which says: ‘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 will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.’ We know your promise is true, even at this grave hour. We pray for your forgiveness and for healing in the land. May we do what is required of us to obtain the blessing contained in this your promise. God grant us vision Lord, as that peculiar people who are called by Your Name. God save Texas to be that beacon that America so desperately needs, to light the way for our fellow countrymen.
“Enable us to restore the Republic of our Fathers—and so honoring the God of our Fathers again in the Schoolhouse, at the Courthouse, in all manner of private and public discourse. Let our worship of Thee be always pleasing. May the love of Christ enter in and bless and sanctify us wholly, that we may abound to every good work and know and follow the leadings of Truth. Give every self-professing Christian the courage to attend to his or her civic and sacred responsibilities: to participate and to vote, as well as to live according to his or her convictions.
“Lastly, we pray that the Church will awaken to a higher sense of righteousness in every denomination, in every body of believers; that we should begin to unify under the bloodstained banner of the Cross. Let the message be only this: Christ crucified and resurrected. And may we know and feel with a calm assurance that He lives and reigns forever. O God, we give Thee praise because He lives. To Thine be the glory in our daily walk. Amen.”
Post Script: Glenn Beck hosted the “Restoring Honor” rally in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, 28 August with a very similar religious theme. Like Dr. Andy Barron, he urged his audience to pray more. Krista Branch was also there at the steps of the Lincoln Memorial performing, and several members of the Central Texas Tea Party were in attendance too. More than 100,000 people gathered to hear speeches by Beck and Sarah Palin. The rally coincided with the 47th anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech. With so much of substance accomplished from that original Dream of his (itself from the Declaration of Independence), it is ironically time now to begin to restore key features of the American Dream based upon the United States Constitution, rather than to transform further. For a very large Christian audience in America, that’s what the November 2nd Mid-Term Elections will be about.
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