We make our earnest prayer
- that Thou wilt keep the United States in Thy holy protection,
- that thou wilt incline the hearts of the citizens to cultivate a spirit of subordination and obedience to government;
- and entertain a brotherly affection and love for one another and for their fellow citizens of the United States of America at large.
And finally that Thou wilt most graciously be pleased to dispose us all
- to do justice,
- to love mercy and
- to demean ourselves with that charity, humility and pacific temper of mind which were the characteristics of The Divine Author of our blessed religion, and without whose example in these things we can never hope to be a happy nation.
Grant our supplication, we beseech thee, through Jesus Christ Our Lord.
Amen
And then there is PRAYER AND FOOTBALL
But can they still throw the "hail Mary?"
• The University of Tennessee endorses nonsectarian prayer before football games and says it will continue the practice.
• The University of Georgia stopped praying before football games in 1989.
• The University of Mississippi ended the practice many years ago.
• The University of Alabama doesn't pray before football games.
Now we compate the Tennessee football program with prayer and other colleges playing for championships without prayer.
"And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full. But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words. Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.
John Jenkins
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Gatlinburg, TN
Email: jrjenki@gmail.com
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---Steve Jobs
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