Lord, please awaken Americans to our founders’ belief that happiness and virtue are one in the same. Return us, O God, to the respect and pursuit of virtue in our private and public lives.
But above all, my brothers, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or by any other oath, but let your “yes” be yes and your “no” be no, so that you may not fall under condemnation. James 5:12 ESV
“Sensible of the importance of Christian piety and virtue to the order and happiness of a state, I cannot but earnestly commend to you every measure for their support and encouragement.” John Hancock November, 2 1780
Operation World Pray for Angola : Angola continues on the long road to recovery after the devastation of forty years of almost constant war. Innocent civilians suffered most. The spiraling cost of living in the capital city (due to oil money) is in stark contrast to the deep poverty of most rural areas as the gap between the rich and poor gets wider and wider. 15 million people live in extreme poverty; rural areas are the most affected. Pray that the Church will continue to be at the forefront of combatting not just poverty, but the trauma that millions suffered during the decades of violence and destruction.
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