THANKSGIVING PRAYERS OF FREEDOM
Our Heavenly Father:
It is indeed a privilege to stand here today and speak to you
openly and without fear.
It is by your supreme grace and mercy that we enjoy such a regal
honor. Your love has provided the means for each of us to enjoy
blessings beyond human imagination.
However, multitudes of humanity have lived and died upon this
earth and never experienced the freedom to speak in open
assembly of their love for you.
It is not without cost that we enjoy OUR present freedom.
Others, before us, have paid the ultimate price to buy for us
the liberties of this great country in which we live.
They have followed the example of Jesus who GAVE His life so
that others might have a more abundant life.
Your Word directs us to "give everyone what [we] owe him"
whether that be taxes, respect, or honor, we should not let our
debts go unpaid. Therefore, today, we are gathered here to
offer the respect and honor due to the unsung heroes of our
nation.
Although we may not know their individual names, I am certain
that you have precise records of every act of courage that has
ever been performed for the love of God and fellowman. Although
we can only honor the collective acts of these self-less people,
you will reward every act individually.
Help us today to set our hearts and our minds to the proper
recognition of those who have paid heavily for the freedom that
we enjoy today.
Guide each phase of this celebration of their courageous acts.
We ask these things in the Lovely Name of our Saviour, Jesus
Christ.
AMEM.
Dear Lord:
We thank you for the sacrifices that have been made which allow
us the freedoms that we enjoy today.
Thank you for the death of your Son Jesus on the cross that we
might be free from the bondage of sin.
Thank you for the many courageous deeds which our brothers and
sisters have performed in their attempts to secure and retain
our God-given rights.
Thank you for the rights of FREE ASSEMBLY & RELIGIOUS LIBERTY.
Thank you for all of the rights which we, as Americans, often
take for granted but which MANY in the world today hold so
sacred that they will give their lives in defense of them.
Thank you for all of the loyal Americans before us who were
like-minded in their appreciation of these rights and were
willing to do their part to assure that such rights are NEVER
denied.
Give us the moral courage to join them.
Whether we meet the aggressor in physical battle or whether we
defeat him in lawful elections, we commit ourselves to the task
of assuring that our children (and their children, should you
tarry) will also enjoy the rights of a free America.
By your grace, we are assured of the victory!
In Christ's Holy Name,
AMEM.
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