Category Archives: Prayer
There has been extensive commentary, outside the mainstream media, about New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s decision not to feature clergy or official prayer at the memorial service commemorating the 10th anniversary of the attacks of September 11, 2001. The event will also dedicate the 9/11 Memorial in lower Manhattan. This writer fully concurs with those who find this decision an affront to the survivors of the thousands of victims who were and are religious. (more…)
Below is a copy of the prayer Bishop Thomas Olmsted of Phoenix, Arizona offered at today’s convening of Arizona’s 50th Legislative Session. In the prayer Bishop Olmsted prays for Judge Roll and all who died in this weekend’s senseless attack as well as for Congresswoman Giffords and all who were injured as well as their loved ones and all who care for them. (more…)
One of the great stories of U.S. History is the account of George Washington in prayer at Valley Forge. It was during a cold, long winter that our first President sought out God’s wisdom for the challenges he, his men, and our young country faced. (more…)
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