[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 80 (Thursday, April 24, 2008)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 22269-22270]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 08-1189]



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Part V





The President





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Proclamation 8242--National Day of Prayer, 2008


                        Presidential Documents 



Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 80 / Thursday, April 24, 2008 / 
Presidential Documents

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Title 3--
The President

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                Proclamation 8242 of April 21, 2008

                
National Day of Prayer, 2008

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                America trusts in the abiding power of prayer and asks 
                for the wisdom to discern God's will in times of joy 
                and of trial. As we observe this National Day of 
                Prayer, we recognize our dependence on the Almighty, we 
                thank Him for the many blessings He has bestowed upon 
                us, and we put our country's future in His hands.

                From our Nation's humble beginnings, prayer has guided 
                our leaders and played a vital role in the life and 
                history of the United States. Americans of many 
                different faiths share the profound conviction that God 
                listens to the voice of His children and pours His 
                grace upon those who seek Him in prayer. By 
                surrendering our lives to our loving Father, we learn 
                to serve His eternal purposes, and we are strengthened, 
                refreshed, and ready for all that may come.

                On this National Day of Prayer, we ask God's continued 
                blessings on our country. This year's theme, ``Prayer! 
                America's Strength and Shield,'' is taken from Psalm 
                28:7, ``The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart 
                trusts in him, and I am helped.'' On this day, we pray 
                for the safety of our brave men and women in uniform, 
                for their families, and for the comfort and recovery of 
                those who have been wounded.

                The Congress, by Public Law 100-307, as amended, has 
                called on our Nation to reaffirm the role of prayer in 
                our society 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 1, 
                2008, 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, comfort, and 
                protection. I invite all Americans to join in observing 
                this day with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and 
                activities.

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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                twenty-first day of April, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand eight, and of the Independence of the United 
                States of America the two hundred and thirty-second. 
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