[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 91 (Monday, May 11, 2020)]
[Presidential Documents]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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Vol. 85
Monday,
No. 91
May 11, 2020
Part III
The President
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Proclamation 10027--National Day of Prayer, 2020
Proclamation 10028--National Nurses Day, 2020
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The President
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Proclamation 10027 of May 6, 2020
National Day of Prayer, 2020
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
On this National Day of Prayer, Americans reaffirm that
prayer guides and strengthens our Nation, and we
express, with humility and gratitude, our ``firm
reliance on the protection of divine Providence.'' As
one Nation under God, we share a legacy of faith that
sustains and inspires us and a heritage of religious
liberty. Today, we join together and lift up our
hearts, remembering the words of 1 John 5:14 that tell
us when ``we ask anything according to His will, He
hears us.''
From our earliest days, our dependence upon God has
brought us to seek His divine counsel and unfailing
wisdom. Our leaders have often encouraged their fellow
citizens to seek wisdom from God and have recognized
God's power to lead our Nation ahead to brighter days.
When the prospects for our independence seemed bleak,
General George Washington proclaimed a national day of
``fasting, humiliation and prayer, humbly to supplicate
the mercy of Almighty God.'' Following the devastating
destruction of the Civil War, President Lincoln
delivered his second inaugural address and invoked the
power of prayer to ``bind up the nation's wounds.'' And
more than 100 years later, President Reagan noted our
long reliance on prayer throughout our history, writing
that ``through the storms of revolution, Civil War, and
the great world wars as well as during times of
disillusionment and disarray, the Nation has turned to
God in prayer for deliverance.''
Today, as much as ever, our prayerful tradition
continues as our Nation combats the coronavirus. During
the past weeks and months, our heads have bowed at
places outside of our typical houses of worship,
whispering in silent solitude for God to renew our
spirit and carry us through unforeseen and seemingly
unbearable hardships. Even though we have been unable
to gather together in fellowship with our church
families, we are still connected through prayer and the
calming reassurance that God will lead us through
life's many valleys. In the midst of these trying and
unprecedented times, we are reminded that just as those
before us turned to God in their darkest hours, so must
we seek His wisdom, strength, and healing hand. We pray
that He comforts those who have lost loved ones, heals
those who are sick, strengthens those on the front
lines, and reassures all Americans that through trust
in Him, we can overcome all obstacles.
May we never forget that prayer guides and empowers our
Nation and that all things are possible with God. In
times of prosperity, strife, peace, and war, Americans
lean on His infinite love, grace, and understanding.
Today, on this National Day of Prayer, let us come
together and pray to the Almighty that through
overcoming this coronavirus pandemic, we develop even
greater faith in His divine providence.
In 1988, the Congress, by Public Law 100-307, as
amended, called on the President to issue each year a
proclamation designating the first Thursday in May as a
National Day of Prayer, ``on which the people of the
United States may turn to God in prayer and meditation
at churches, in groups, and as individuals.''
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the
United States of America, do hereby proclaim May 7,
2020, as a National Day of Prayer.
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I encourage all Americans to observe this day,
reflecting on the blessings our Nation has received and
the importance of prayer, with appropriate programs,
ceremonies, and activities in their houses of worship,
communities, and places of work, schools, and homes
consistent with the White House's ``Guidelines for
Opening up America Again.''
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
sixth day of May, in the year of our Lord two thousand
twenty, and of the Independence of the United States of
America the two hundred and forty-fourth.
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