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Obama's prayer

Postby Pastor Gary » July 25th, 2008, 12:17 pm

"Lord, protect my family and me. Forgive me my sins and help me guard against pride and despair. Give me the wisdom to do what is right and just. And make me an instrument of your will."

According to this online article, that is what Senator Obama wrote and put into a tiny crevice at Jerusalem's Wailing Wall.
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Postby DaJudge » July 25th, 2008, 12:30 pm

It's a nice prayer. I hope the Lord grants it.
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Postby DaJudge » July 25th, 2008, 1:54 pm

DaJudge wrote:It's a nice prayer. I hope the Lord grants it.


I also hope he means it.
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Postby RamboPreacher » July 25th, 2008, 3:37 pm

hrmmmmm... nearly exactly what I tucked in there last November... interesting.
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Postby Paully_44 » July 25th, 2008, 6:49 pm

While I love the fact that he is praying to God, asking forgiveness, seeking guidance and to be in His will, I dont think someone should have fished it out of the cracks and a newspaper publish it.
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Postby TW » July 26th, 2008, 4:26 pm

Call me cynical if you will, but somehow I just can't buy into this not being prearranged by Obama's team. I have serious doubts that he actually "penned" the prayer himself, more than likely it is the product of one of his speech writers. Then to have an Orthodox Jewish student commit what would be considered "desecration" to one of Judaism most holy sites, I just can't see that happening. My opinion, and it is only my opinion, is that Obama's people staged this whole thing to project Obama in a more "spiritual light" to try to offset some of the damage done by the Rev. Wright. If he truly wanted it to be between him and God why the photo op surrounding the placement of the prayer? It is a cheap political trick, designed to dupe the voters back home.


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Postby KBevangelist » July 26th, 2008, 4:44 pm

TW wrote:Call me cynical if you will, but somehow I just can't buy into this not being prearranged by Obama's team. I have serious doubts that he actually "penned" the prayer himself, more than likely it is the product of one of his speech writers. Then to have an Orthodox Jewish student commit what would be considered "desecration" to one of Judaism most holy sites, I just can't see that happening. My opinion, and it is only my opinion, is that Obama's people staged this whole thing to project Obama in a more "spiritual light" to try to offset some of the damage done by the Rev. Wright. If he truly wanted it to be between him and God why the photo op surrounding the placement of the prayer? It is a cheap political trick, designed to dupe the voters back home.


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Postby Full Quiver » July 26th, 2008, 5:07 pm

I have serious doubts that he actually "penned" the prayer himself, more than likely it is the product of one of his speech writers.


Well according to his track record on speeches and ripping off lines from other speeches then maybe he ripped off this prayer as well. Wonder who he might have stole it from; Regan, Kennedy, Lincoln, Hoefling?
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Postby forestwalker » July 27th, 2008, 12:47 pm

TW wrote:Call me cynical if you will

You are cynical. ;)
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Postby TW » July 27th, 2008, 1:08 pm

forestwalker wrote:
TW wrote:Call me cynical if you will

You are cynical. ;)


Thank you for validating that.


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Postby DaJudge » July 27th, 2008, 2:54 pm

I admit that I had the same thoughts as TW. I'm suspicious by nature. But, until I see some proof of connection between this Israeli student and Obama, I suppose I'll give him the benefit of the doubt on this one.
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