Today is the National Day of Prayer
- By Kelly Frazier --
- 03 May 2018 --
President Trump acknowledged the Day of Prayer by issuing an executive order on religious freedom.
Today is the National Day of Prayer. The National Day of Prayer goes all the way back to April 17, 1952, when President Harry Truman signed a bill proclaiming the National Day of Prayer into law. President Ronald Reagan designated the first Thursday of May every year at the National Day of Prayer in 1988. In 1972, the National Prayer Committee was formed, which created the National Day of Prayer Task Force, which arranges and organizes events for the National Day of Prayer.
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"Faith has shaped our families, and it's shaped our communities. It's inspired our commitment to charity and our defense of liberty. And faith has forged the identity and the destiny of this great nation that we all love.” #NationalDayofPrayer pic.twitter.com/05ziKB75YH
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) May 3, 2018
Today, President Trump, in the interest of religious freedom, announced an executive order that “would expand government grants to and partnerships with faith-based groups,” according to the Washington Post. “A top faith adviser to Trump said the aim was a culture change producing fewer conversations about church-state barriers,” wrote Sarah Pulliam Bailey and Michelle Boorstein of WP. The president tweeted about the proclamation, which was made during the National Day of Prayer Service at the Rose Garden in the White House.
Earlier, President @realDonaldTrump marked the #NationalDayofPrayer. https://t.co/K4p71XK26r pic.twitter.com/I2R7BLrCUM
— Fox News (@FoxNews) May 3, 2018
Prayer plays a significant role in the Bible and is practiced worldwide in various forms. One well-known prayer in the Hebrew Bible is Psalm 51, a psalm of repentance and petition for mercy and spiritual restoration traditionally ascribed to David. #NationalDayofPrayer pic.twitter.com/lnEKvzObic
— Museum of the Bible (@museumofBible) May 3, 2018
Today is #NationalDayOfPrayer. Heavenly Father, I pray for peace, joy, health and wisdom for my family, friends, our nation and our leaders. I pray that you heal the heart of our enemies. Give them peace and happiness. I pray for forgiveness for our sins and those of our enemies. pic.twitter.com/5TmFlpAObW
— Reba (@reba) May 3, 2018
On #NationalDayOfPrayer I shared a Bible verse that’s been over the mantle of our home for 20 years & speaks of a promise Americans have cherished. “For I know the plans I have for you, plans to prosper you, & not to harm you, plans to give you a hope & a future.” Jeremiah 29:11 pic.twitter.com/IEgDEdhnjU
— Vice President Mike Pence (@VP) May 3, 2018
The Bible says to, “pray without ceasing…” (1 Thessalonians 5:17). #NationalDayofPrayer pic.twitter.com/1xZUT3aNTs
— Franklin Graham (@Franklin_Graham) May 3, 2018
Dear God- pls make this administration go away. #NationalDayOfPrayer
— Chelsea Handler (@chelseahandler) May 3, 2018
"Rev. Graham’s words remind us that prayer has always been at the center of American life. Because America is a nation of believers.” #NationalDayofPrayer pic.twitter.com/6KoaUARddp
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) May 3, 2018
Trump at the #NationalDayofPrayer: "America is a nation of believers."
No, it's not. Nearly one-quarter of Americans are religiously unaffiliated.
— FFRF (@FFRF) May 3, 2018
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