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Sprawled on the front page of Tuesday morning’s newspaper read the headline…

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Below the plea was an Associated Press photo of a fatigued woman carrying a child away from the leveled wreckage of Plaza Towers Elementary School.  It mattered not the biological bond between the two.  As this faceless child griped this woman’s arms, the world became her mother and the comfort of those arms became ours to bear.

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When disaster strikes, we console strangers.  We encourage the disillusioned.  We accommodate the disenfranchised.  We rally in prayer.  We set aside our rhetoric for His response.  And today the town of Moore, Oklahoma cries out…

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In wisdom, let us pray.  In faith, let us trust God’s ultimate plan -- not the world’s poisoned opinions or religions’ punitive position.  God is God…PERIOD.  No greater sermon will be remembered than the one which addresses the need.  And right now, Oklahoma and the world needs to know a real Savior during these real times from real folks.

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A Prayer for Moore, Oklahoma:

Savior, hear the cries of this hurting city.  Connect their real needs to real answers that only You can address.  Use us as vessels of noble purpose to carry out Your Kingdom’s call during this devastating time.

Anoint the medical staff.  Give them rest in their weariness and steady nerves to tackle the tough issues.

Anoint the emergency rescue staff.  Give them strength to persevere during this crisis and hope to trust in a power beyond themselves.

Anoint the ecumenical community.  Unite their witness across religious divides and pour into their hearts a laborer’s spirit as the harvest field lay leveled by this tornado.

And as the foundation is set, I pray for the people impacted in Moore, Oklahoma.  To face barrenness where race, creed, color, status or prestige means nothing in the path of a tornado, I pray You comfort all in all.  Where only man, woman and child remain and labels are stripped away, I pray You safely direct all in all.

Each one needs You.  Hear each cry oh Lord and attend unto each and every prayer like only You can do.  In this, I pray.  Amen.