| The pain of the people is real. People are now | | | | God. |
| living in panic not knowing how this economy will | | | | After 9/11, so many people turned to prayer |
| affect them.Those who do have jobs are uneasy, | | | | because they saw God alone had the answer to |
| those who have no jobs are hoping for light at | | | | that situation, but after the smoke has ceased, |
| the end of the tunnel. | | | | people have left praying. We must as a people |
| At present, people filing for unemployment has | | | | turn back to God and to prayer. Prayer changes |
| skyrocketed, the most since 1982. Big institutions | | | | things more than you ever know. The people who |
| are looking towards laying off thousands of their | | | | will humble themselves under His mighty hands will |
| employees. Jobs are hard to find. Some | | | | be exalted. If we are to proud to humble |
| companies are coming up with creative plans on | | | | ourselves, then we will be humbled. |
| how not to lay off workers. The truth is, people | | | | As an individual, who do you turn to when there is |
| need help. the country needs help. | | | | no one else to turn to? Who do you commune |
| What can we do as a country? Even though we | | | | with when you are desperately in need of a |
| know that we have a lots of experts in our | | | | solution to a problem? Who can you truly trust to |
| country who might be able to solve the economic | | | | fix things for you? Well, just as you need the |
| crisis, but is this a surety? | | | | Lord to solve your problem, we need the Lord to |
| It is believed that this crisis will not last, but the | | | | solve our economic problem as well. Nothing is too |
| reality is that many are feeling the effects of it. | | | | hard for the Lord to solve. All He needs for you |
| This country was founded on prayer, but the last | | | | to do is to trust Him. When the Lord is pleased |
| thing people seem to be thinking about it that, | | | | He will act. But without faith it is impossible to |
| prayer. Even though we can look to the experts | | | | please Him. Let us as a people find a place and |
| for a solution, the real solution lies in the hands of | | | | time to seek the Lord for our country. The Lord |
| the Lord. It is written, "righteousness exalts a | | | | said that you would find Him if you seek for Him |
| nation", but this must be an act of faith on our | | | | with your whole heart. If you seek Him early you |
| part. We must take charge of our faith in our | | | | would find Him. |