[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 88 (Monday, May 8, 2006)]
[Presidential Documents]
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[FR Doc No: 06-4341]


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 The President

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                Proclamation 8012 of May 3, 2006

                
National Day of Prayer, 2006

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                Throughout our Nation's history, our citizens have 
                prayed and come together before God to offer Him 
                gratitude, reflect on His will, seek His aid, and 
                respond to His grace. On this National Day of Prayer, 
                we thank God for His many blessings and His care of our 
                country.

                God has greatly blessed the American people, and in 
                1789, George Washington proclaimed: ``It is the duty of 
                all nations to acknowledge the Providence of Almighty 
                God, to obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits, 
                and to humbly implore His protection and favor.'' 
                Americans remain a prayerful and thankful people. We 
                pray for the safety of our troops as they carry out 
                dangerous missions with courage and compassion, and we 
                remember the strength and sacrifice of their families. 
                We pray for the good people of the Gulf Coast region as 
                they work to rebuild their communities after the 
                devastating hurricanes of 2005, and we thank God for 
                the volunteers who have opened their hearts to help 
                their neighbors in a time of need. We pray for the 
                protection of innocent lives and for the expansion of 
                peace and liberty throughout the world.

                Through prayer, our faith is strengthened, our hearts 
                are humbled, and our lives are transformed. May our 
                Nation always have the humility to trust in the 
                goodness of God's plans.

                The Congress, by Public Law 100-307, as amended, has 
                called on our Nation to reaffirm the role of prayer in 
                our culture and to respect the freedom of religion by 
                recognizing each year a ``National Day of Prayer.''

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the 
                United States of America, do hereby proclaim May 4, 
                2006, as a National Day of Prayer. I ask the citizens 
                of our Nation to give thanks, each according to his or 
                her own faith, for the freedoms and blessings we have 
                received and for God's continued guidance and 
                protection. I urge all Americans to join in observing 
                this day with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and 
                activities.

                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                third day of May, in the year of our Lord two thousand 
                six, and of the Independence of the United States of 
                America the two hundred and thirtieth.

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[FR Doc. 06-4341
Filed 5-5-06; 8:45 am]
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