SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2017
This Sunday in America…at the Church of The Compassionate Conservative, Beloved Whistleblower Publisher, the Right-Wing Reverend Charles Foster Kane was asking his Political Parishioners to Pray for People Praying, especially since President Trump has proclaimed today shall be a National Day of Prayer for the victims of Hurricane Harvey, which follows a tradition first established by George Washington and continued by presidents including Abraham Lincoln and Ronald Reagan, as well as being ratified by Congress.
According to Breitbart, Washington started off his presidency with a prayer. These were the first words he uttered in his first Inaugural Address: “No people can be bound to acknowledge and adore the Invisible Hand which conducts the affairs of men more than those of the United States.”
Washington’s successor John Adams proclaimed a day in 1798 to “be observed throughout the United States as a day of solemn humiliation, fasting, and prayer.” Adams did so a second time in 1799.
James Madison, who in addition to being America’s fourth president was also the primary author of the Constitution, issued four proclamations for National Days of Prayer, as did subsequent presidents.
On March 30, 1863, Abraham Lincoln proclaimed a Day of National Humiliation, Fasting, and Prayer, which began:
Whereas it is the duty of nations as well as of men to owe their dependence upon the overruling power of God, to confess their sins and transgressions in humble sorrow, yet with assured hope that genuine repentance will lead to mercy and pardon, and to recognize the sublime truth, announced in the Holy Scriptures and proven by all history, that those nations only are blessed whose God is the Lord;
In 1988, President Reagan made the first Thursday of each May the National Day of Prayer for all Americans.
But many presidents have proclaimed days of prayer in addition to the one in May, often in response to national tragedies, such as President George W. Bush, who proclaimed a National Day of Prayer after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
Keeping with this tradition, on September 1, President Trump issued a proclamation that includes:
Now, therefore, I, Donald J. Trump, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim September 3, 2017, as a National Day of Prayer for the Victims of Hurricane Harvey and for our National Response and Recovery Efforts. We give thanks for the generosity and goodness of all those who have responded to the needs of their fellow Americans. I urge Americans of all faiths and religious traditions and backgrounds to offer prayers today for all those harmed by Hurricane Harvey, including people who have lost family members or been injured, those who have lost homes or other property, and our first responders, law enforcement officers, military personnel, and medical professionals leading the response and recovery efforts. Each of us, in our own way, may call upon our God for strength and comfort during this difficult time. I call on all Americans and houses of worship throughout the Nation to join in one voice of prayer, as we seek to uplift one another and assist those suffering from the consequences of this terrible storm.
President Trump and the First Lady attended church at St. John’s Episcopal Church this morning, and The Blower can hardly wait for all those members of the Destroy Trump Media Establishment to begin their collective criticism.
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