[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 89 (Monday, May 9, 2022)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 27907-27908]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-10075]




                        Presidential Documents 



Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 89 / Monday, May 9, 2022 / 
Presidential Documents

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                Proclamation 10390 of May 4, 2022

                
National Day of Prayer, 2022

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                Throughout our history, prayer has been an anchor for 
                countless Americans searching for strength and wisdom 
                in times of struggle and sharing hope and gratitude in 
                seasons of joy. In public reflections on life's many 
                blessings and in quiet moments during life's most 
                difficult trials, Americans of nearly every background 
                and faith have turned to prayer for comfort and 
                inspiration. Prayer is a sacred right protected by free 
                speech and religious liberty enshrined in our 
                Constitution, and it continues to lift our spirits as 
                we navigate the challenges of our time.

                On this day, we recognize the healing power of prayer, 
                especially as we recover from the trauma and loss of 
                the COVID-19 pandemic. Today we find ourselves in a 
                moment of renewal--of lives saved, of new jobs created, 
                and of new hope for rebuilding America. Today is also a 
                moment of reflection when we are called to address some 
                of the greatest challenges humanity has ever faced--
                saving our planet from the existential threat of 
                climate change; responding to attacks on democracy at 
                home and abroad; and living up to our Nation's promise 
                of liberty, justice, and equality for all.

                As the late President Dwight D. Eisenhower once said, 
                ``There is a need we all have in these days and times 
                for some help which comes from outside ourselves.'' 
                Across our diverse and cherished beliefs, on this 
                National Day of Prayer, no matter how or whether we 
                pray, we are all called to look outside ourselves. Let 
                us find in our hearts and prayers the determination to 
                put aside our differences, come together, and truly see 
                one another as fellow Americans.

                The Congress, by Public Law 100-307, as amended, has 
                called on the President to issue each year a 
                proclamation designating the first Thursday in May as a 
                ``National Day of Prayer.''

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of 
                the United States of America, by virtue of the 
                authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws 
                of the United States, do hereby proclaim May 5, 2022, 
                as a National Day of Prayer. I call upon the citizens 
                of our Nation to give thanks, in accordance with their 
                own faiths and consciences, for our many freedoms and 
                blessings, and I invite all people of faith to join me 
                in asking for God's continued guidance, mercy, and 
                protection.

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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                fourth day of May, in the year of our Lord two thousand 
                twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United 
                States of America the two hundred and forty-sixth.
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