Prophecy Menuby Patti Ridings
About a month before the 13 Colonies Prayer Journey, I saw a vision of Jesus lying
prostrate on the East Coast, interceding for us. The fact that His body covered the
East Coast showed His concern for the roots of America. It seemed that His
intercession for us was holding back the judgment from God that we deserve.
Compassion and mercy were flowing from Him into the 13 original colonies.
This vision came as I was praying for the cities, and asking for God's compassion,
especially for New England. I was thinking about Harvard, and how the Ivy League
schools have promoted secular humanism and anti-Christ teachings all over the
world. I felt the Lord say that the reason for this rebellion against Him was the
legalism and harshness in much of the church of that time. Jesus longs to draw New
England back to Himself. He wants our hearts to burn with His compassion instead
of self-righteous judgment, which alienates us from the people who need Him most.
In the vision, I saw the forehead of Jesus over New England. I understood that His
original purpose was to impart His mind, "the mind of Christ", to that particular
region in a special way. New England thinkers incorporated many Godly principles
into the government of this nation. Of course the enemy saw this potential and all
hell broke loose to try to pervert this wonderful God-given gift.
The feet of Jesus were over northern Florida. Ephesians 6 came to my mind, which
says, "Put on the full armor of God...having your feet shod with the preparation of the
gospel of peace..." Of course I immediately thought of the revival in Pensacola,
where people are hearing the gospel, having their lives transformed, and taking this
revival all over the world. God has begun the process of American revival and
restoration in one of our oldest cities.
I asked the Lord where His heart was, and I felt so clearly that He said it was over
Philadelphia. Philadelphia was founded as the "city of brotherly love", and for many
years lived up to its name. The Quakers who founded Philadelphia were exemplary in
their dealings and friendship with the Native Americans. But today we see the
terrible fury of the enemy, with racism and crime running rampant in this troubled
city. When this city lost her love for God, the brotherly love turned to bitter hatred
and revenge. But we are encouraged by a wonderful cross-ethnic, cross-
denominational network of spiritual leaders building true friendships in this city. I
believe Jesus wants His heart to beat over the dying heart of this nation, and bring it
back to life.
With this vision in mind, we started on a journey to pray about the good and bad roots
of America. We felt we should go to all 13 original colonies, and to start in Virginia,
where the first English settlers arrived. When we began praying there, the intercessors
shared with us that Virginia is often called the "womb of America". Satan tried to propagate
greed through the "gold seekers" who seemed to be the majority of the early settlers. We
repented there for the greed, but prayed blessing upon the few, but strong, righteous roots (such
as Rev. Robert Hunt), and felt that Jesus wanted to plant Godly, kingly, noble seed there to be a
blessing to America, and to the world (Southern Maryland could also be considered as part of
the "womb" of America).
As we were going through the Carolinas and to Savannah, Georgia, I felt the Lord say
His knees were over this region, and that He is raising up a strong intercessory army
to pray for America there. It is interesting that many prophetic ministries are basing in
North Carolina.
From the South, we went to New England. While we were praying at Harvard and
Yale, and many New England cities, we saw that God is beginning to move there to
restore His mind, and tearing down the arrogance and pride of man. Much of the
great preaching of both Great Awakenings was in Connecticut, where we had one of
our most powerful times of intercession. We proclaimed Jeremiah 1:9 on a busy
street corner in Hartford, in front of a statue of Thomas Hooker, an anointed man of
God, and felt that God spoke to us there about His mouth being over Connecticut.
When we were in New York City, I thought of the Scripture in Isa. 9:5: "...the
government shall be upon His shoulders". We prayed in front of the New York Stock
Exchange, and proclaimed that Jesus is Lord, not Mammon. New York had a destiny
of serving the nations, not enslaving them to unrighteous mammon. The Statue of
Liberty stands as a complete irony, as we read just days ago about hidden gross
slavery in New York City. However, we are thankful that God is raising up servant-
leadership and true generosity in New York City churches, and pray that their
influence will change the character of this city.
As we came nearer to Washington D.C., I thought of Eph. 6 where it speaks about the
"belt of truth". We felt such a powerful anointing as we sang "The Battle Hymn of
the Republic" ("His Truth Is Marching On") over Washington D.C. We believe God
wants to expose the enemy's lies and cause our nation to once again care about the
truth. Now Washington is caught in a web of deception, as lies flow daily out of our
capital. The lies grow as the need increases to cover up our weak national character.
Jesus is giving us this last chance to repent of our turning away from God's purposes,
and to desperately seek Him to restore all of the godly foundations of our land. He
desires that we may be one to rebuild this nation and to work together in love, respect
and humility. I saw how each region was just as loved by Him, and just as
desperately in need of His intercession and compassion...and ours.