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A Prayer for the Headlines for Wednesday, October 24th

Good Morning, God,

The headlines said, "Can a person be the 'wrong' kind of Christian?"

The story spoke of how people believe in you, God, what people believe you want them to do and what they want you to do for them, and how we take care of each other, especially the poor, the widow, the orphan and the infirmed.

God, you know that some people sy that a person has to "be born again" to be a Christian. Some poeople say that Jesus Christ died once for all for everyone, so everyone is sort of "automtically saved." Some say that faith in Jesus isn't important, but it is how good a person is is what counts. Some people say that they are "Christian," yet never talk about their faith or go to church. Some people say that even if a person talks about faith and goes to church, they aren't necessarily a Christian.

Gracious God, we ought to be greteful that we aren't the ones to judge, that you are the only one who will decide who is right and righteous. Lord, may we at least agree on this!

In Jesus' name, Amen.

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