AmEN! Thanks, Michael, for sharing Debbie Wuthnow's excellent prayer. Not to diminish a single syllable of it, but what spoke MOST loudly to me (personally) is: "Help us offer ourselves as a sacrifice of praise to you each day." (Romans 12:1). Thanks, also, for your most thoughtful additions. In this part: "To remember government’s task is the task of protecting our God-given rights.", I first thought that the operative word was "is", but now think that "protecting" is it. Anyhow, both yours and hers aptly serve as foundational launching pads for (our) elaboration on any and all parts of them. Thanks, again, Michael! God bless you (and Debbie) and Godspeed.
AmEN! Thanks, Michael, for sharing Debbie Wuthnow's excellent prayer. Not to diminish a single syllable of it, but what spoke MOST loudly to me (personally) is: "Help us offer ourselves as a sacrifice of praise to you each day." (Romans 12:1). Thanks, also, for your most thoughtful additions. In this part: "To remember government’s task is the task of protecting our God-given rights.", I first thought that the operative word was "is", but now think that "protecting" is it. Anyhow, both yours and hers aptly serve as foundational launching pads for (our) elaboration on any and all parts of them. Thanks, again, Michael! God bless you (and Debbie) and Godspeed.