An American Grace

Background
I wrote this prayer four years ago, hoping to be used in the 57th Presidential Inauguration. Unable to gain interest, I made some changes and tried again for the 58th with no success. Rather than wait for the 59th, I decided to post it here for your curiosity.It is not a partisan statement nor a protest, but intentionally apolitical...

An American Grace: A Prayer by Rod Murphy
Hebrew 4:16 – Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
Dear Heavenly Father, Some think we call you Father out of some misplaced sense of patriarchal preference or gender superiority. We call you Father because You are the Father of a Savior. For the world needs saving. Has there ever been a time when no one called out Your name in the face of trouble or strife? Many of us know the old story of how You saved the Israelites from Pharaoh's oppression and lead them across the Red Sea and Sinai Desert to the Promised Land, after an absence for over 400 years. Some consider this story to be a myth, or legend, or a fairy tale...
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