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President
Bush Calls for National Day of Prayer and Remembrance
The President has asked for Americans to pray for our country during their lunch hours on Friday, September 14, 2001.
The National Day of Prayer website has prayer guides.
I also like homeofheroes website
dedicated to The
Pledge of Allegiance.
Is
the National Day of Prayer (NDP) exclusively a Christian event?
This government-sanctioned day is offered to all Americans.
However,
the efforts of the NDP Task Force are executed in alignment with
its Christian beliefs.
Is
the National Day of Prayer a Political Event?
No. The NDP as mandated by our government belongs to all Americans. It is
not sponsored or owned by any one group. Every American can observe the
NDP in his or her own way. Each year, the President issues a proclamation
in support of this significant day.
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
On Tuesday morning, September 11, 2001, terrorists attacked America in a series of despicable acts of war. They hijacked four passenger jets, crashed two of them into the World Trade Center's twin towers and a third into the Headquarters of the U.S. Department of Defense at the Pentagon, causing great loss of life and tremendous damage. The fourth plane crashed in the Pennsylvania countryside, killing all on board but falling well short of its intended target apparently because of the heroic efforts of passengers on board. This carnage, which caused the collapse of both Trade Center towers and the destruction of part of the Pentagon, killed more than 250 airplane passengers and thousands more on the ground.
Civilized people around the world denounce the evildoers who devised and executed these terrible attacks. Justice demands that those who helped or harbored the terrorists be punished -- and punished severely. The enormity of their evil demands it. We will use all the resources of the United States and our cooperating friends and allies to pursue those responsible for this evil, until justice is done.
We mourn with those who have suffered great and disastrous loss. All our hearts have been seared by the sudden and senseless taking of innocent lives. We pray for healing and for the strength to serve and encourage one another in hope and faith.
Scripture says: "Blessed are those who mourn for they shall be comforted." I call on every American family and the family of America to observe a National Day of Prayer and Remembrance, honoring the memory of the thousands of victims of these brutal attacks and comforting those who lost loved ones. We will persevere through this national tragedy and personal loss. In time, we will find healing and recovery; and, in the face of all this evil, we remain strong and united, "one Nation under God."
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States of
America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim Friday, September 14, 2001,
as a National Day of Prayer and Remembrance for the Victims of the
Terrorist Attacks on September 11, 2001. I ask that the people of the
United States and places of worship mark this National Day of Prayer and
Remembrance with noontime memorial services, the ringing of bells at that
hour, and evening candlelight remembrance vigils. I encourage employers to
permit their
workers time off during the lunch hour to attend the noontime services to
pray for our land. I invite the people of the world who share our grief to
join us in these solemn observances.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirteenth day of September, in the year of our Lord two thousand one, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and twenty-sixth.
GEORGE W. BUSH
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