[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 72 (Thursday, May 2, 2019)]
[House]
[Pages H3429-H3430]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER

  (Mr. SPANO asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SPANO. Madam Speaker, I rise today to bring attention to the 
National Day of Prayer, a day that exists to encourage prayer for 
America.
  Since our country's founding, from Washington to Lincoln to Kennedy 
to Trump, prayer to our Creator has served as our most important 
resource during times of celebration and days of trial.

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  With the same spirit as those who fled the shores of Europe to escape 
religious persecution, we welcome this day as one in which we can come 
together as a people in gratitude for our freedoms and our prosperity, 
but also in earnest petition for forgiveness, unity, mercy, guidance, 
and favor.
  The National Day of Prayer is a day for all Americans to reflect on 
our many blessings and to recognize where our ultimate source of 
strength and hope comes from--our Creator.
  At a time in history where our Nation is more divided than ever, I 
call for us to commit ourselves to prayer this day, to seek the God 
which has blessed this Nation for 242 years, and to begin again to live 
out this year's theme, to love and serve one another.

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