"Went to church and fasted all day."-GEORGE WASHINGTON, Diary
Entry, June 1, 1774, day British blockaded Boston's harborFrom
George Washington's orders for troops to attend divine services, to
Abraham Lincoln's annual day of thanksgiving, to Harry S Truman's
annual day of prayer, America's leaders of the past have a
tradition of faith, especially in times of crises There is a
chapter on every President of the past, from George Washington
through George W. Bush, with excerpts from Proclamations, Addresses
to Congress, Executive Orders, Personal Correspondence and
Memoirs."Appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the
rectitude of our intentions..."-THOMAS JEFFERSON, Declaration of
Independence, July 4, 1776"That the citizens of these States,
abstaining on that day from their customary worldly
occupations...acknowledge before God the manifold sins and
transgressions...as individuals and as a nation, beseeching
Him...through the Redeemer of the World, freely to remit all our
offenses, and to incline us by His Holy Spirit to that sincere
repentance and reformation."-JOHN ADAMS, Day of Fasting declared
during a threatened war with France, March 23, 1798"In the present
time of public calamity and war a day may be recommended to be
observed by the people of the United States as a day of...humble
adoration to the Great Sovereign of the Universe, of confessing
their sins and transgressions, and of strengthening their vows of
repentance."-JAMES MADISON, Day of Fasting, November 16, 1814,
after British burned the Capital"In a time of war humbly and
devoutly to acknowledge our dependence on Almighty God and to
implore His aid and protection...I, Woodrow Wilson, President of
the United States of America, do hereby...exhort my
fellow-citizens...to pray Almighty God that He may forgive our
sins."-WOODROW WILSON, Day of Fasting May 11, 1918, during World
War I"Almighty God: Our sons, pride of our nation, this day have
set upon a mighty endeavor, a struggle to preserve our Republic,
our religion and our civilization...Help us, Almighty God, to
rededicate ourselves in renewed faith in Thee in this hour of great
sacrifice."-FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT, June 6, 1944, D-Day Prayer on
Allied Invasion of Normandy, France"America needs God more than God
needs America. If we ever forget that we are One Nation Under God,
then we will be a Nation gone under."-RONALD REAGAN, August 23,
1984, at Ecumenical Prayer Breakfast, Dallas, TexasA great source
of inspiration for any student of history, you will be uplifted and
challenged by reading, "Prayers & Presidents-Inspiring Faith
from Leaders of the Past."
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