POLITICALLY CORRECT EMERGENT PRAYER...the kind that only man hears and God ignores
Emergent author - Donald Miller - gave the closing prayer at last evenings DNC opening convention. Not much commentary is needed. This prayer was politically correct, but spiritually vacant. It is the kind of prayer that sinful men will embrace, but God ignores. I hope Miller enjoyed his "60 seconds of fame"; it is the only reward he will receive for such dribble being offered in the name of Jesus. Personally, it left me feeling blue like jazz; but maybe that was the point.Donald: prayer is not just about man and his needs... it is also about God and His glory. Remember that the next time you decide to play politics with God. 

Burn your plastic Jesus!Burn your plastic JesusYour social worker for the poorPolitical crusader, who won't question your behaviorWho gon't demand to be your LordHe's your presidential sloganYour bumper sticker GodWho wants to make you happyWith your BEST LIFE NOWOh burn your plastic JesusBurn your plastic JesusHe's got no power, got no real loveHe's got no cross that he bled and died onHe's got no tomb that he broke throughBurn this plastic Jesus … he's just as plastic as youHere is the transcript of Donald Miller's prayer at the DNC last evening:

"Father God,

This week, as the world looks on, help the leaders in this room create a civil dialogue about our future. We need you, God, as individuals and also as a nation. We need you to protect us from our enemies, but also from ourselves, because we are easily tempted toward apathy. Give us a passion to advance opportunities for the least of these, for widows and orphans, for single moms and children whose fathers have left. Give us the eyes to see them, and the ears to hear them, and hands willing to serve them. Help us serve people, not just causes. And stand up to specific injustices rather than vague notions.

Give those in this room who have power, along with those who will meet next week, the courage to work together to finally provide health care to those who don't have any, and a living wage so families can thrive rather than struggle. Help us figure out how to pay teachers what they deserve and give children an equal opportunity to get a college education. Help us figure out the balance between economic opportunity and corporate gluttony. We have tried to solve these problems ourselves but they are still there. We need your help.

Father, will you restore our moral standing in the world? A lot of people don't like us but that's because they don't know the heart of the average American. Will you give us favor and forgiveness, along with our allies around the world? Help us be an example of humility and strength once again.

Lastly, Father, unify us.

Even in our diversity help us see how much we have in common. And unify us not just in our ideas and in our sentiments-but in our actions, as we look around and figure out something we can do to help create an America even greater than the one we have come to cherish. 

God we know that you are good. Thank you for blessing us in so many ways as Americans. I make these requests in the name of your son, Jesus, who gave his own life against the forces of injustice. Let Him be our example.

Amen."