National day of prayer Quotes

21 quotes from 13 authors

When people gather to lift their voices on the National Day of Prayer, they often turn to timeless insights that capture the spirit of collective hope. This page gathers 21 memorable lines from 13 different thinkers, offering a quick glimpse of how faith, gratitude, and unity have been expressed across cultures and eras.

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Nations like individuals are subjected to punishments and chastisements in this world.

Abraham Lincoln

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The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.

Solomon

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May 2 is traditionally the National Day of Prayer, a government-designated religious event intended to encourage people to 'turn to God in…

Elizabeth Flock

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President George Bush declared a National Day of Prayer for Peace. This was after he had carefully arranged and started the war.

George Carlin

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Our President has given symbolic support to the National Day of Prayer but I believe that our nation needs an impassioned call…

Jonathan Falwell

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I have lived, Sir, a long time, and the longer I live, the more convincing proofs I see of this truth —…

Benjamin Franklin

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Intoxicated with unbroken success, we have become too self sufficient to feel the necessity of redeeming and preserving grace, too proud to…

Abraham Lincoln

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Whereas, the Senate of the United States, devoutly recognizing the Supreme Authority and just Government of Almighty God, in all the affairs…

Abraham Lincoln

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And whereas it is the duty of nations as well as of men, to own their dependence upon the overruling power of…

Abraham Lincoln

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On this National Day of Prayer and Remembrance, we ask almighty God to watch over our nation, and grant us patience and…

George W. Bush

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It is wrong for a secular government to promote prayer. We think the National Day of Prayer is unconstitutional. What if the…

Dan Barker

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My last vestige of 'hands off religion' respect disappeared in the smoke and choking dust of September 11, 2001, followed by the…

Richard Dawkins

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We have been the recipients of the choicest bounties of Heaven; we have been preserved these many years in peace and prosperity;…

Abraham Lincoln

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At a time when our country is waging two wars, approval ratings for Congress are at historic lows, unemployment is at a…

Franklin Graham

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Prayer and dependence on God has been our history. How unfortunate it is now that an unaccountable and unelected and misguided judge…

James Dobson

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Scripture says: "Blessed are those who mourn for they shall be comforted." I call on every American family and the family of…

George W. Bush

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We have been preserved, these many years, in peace and prosperity. We have grown in numbers, wealth and power, as no other…

Abraham Lincoln

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“Obama declined to hold public services in the White House commemorating the National Day of Prayer, which had been the practice of…

Reed Ralph

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“We have been the recipients of the choicest bounties of heaven. We have been preserved, these many years, in peace and prosperity.…

Deborah Nazemi

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I regret that the Army felt it was necessary to rescind their invitation to the National Day of Prayer Task Force to…

Franklin Graham

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Since 1775, when the first Continental Congress called for a national day of prayer, there have been such events called for by…

James Dobson

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