National Day of Prayer, 2020, 27905-27906 [2020-10225]

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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 91 (Monday, May 11, 2020)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 27905-27906]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-10225]



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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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Federal Register / Vol. 85 , No. 91 / Monday, May 11, 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.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

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