Listen: President Roosevelt’s D-Day Prayer

History, Religion,

On June 6, 1944, as Allied forces battled Nazis soldiers in Europe as part of the D-Day invasion, President Franklin D. Roosevelt went on the radio to ask the American people to join him in prayer.

Listen to President Roosevelt’s prayer here:

[audio:http://familycouncil.org/downloads/FDR-D-Day-Prayer.mp3]

Read a transcript of the prayer below:

Almighty God: Our sons, pride of our Nation, this day have set upon a mighty endeavor, a struggle to preserve our Republic, our religion, and our civilization, and to set free a suffering humanity.

Lead them straight and true; give strength to their arms, stoutness to their hearts, steadfastness in their faith.

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Please Pray for Our Nation

Current Events

In I Timothy 2:2, Paul urged Timothy (and every Christian) to pray “For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.”

As John Jay pointed out in 1816, “Almost all nations have peace or war at the will and pleasure of rulers whom they do not elect, and who are not always wise or virtuous. Providence has given to our people the choice of their rulers.”

In Paul’s day, citizens were considered beneath the government. In America today, citizens can be elected to their government. More than any nation in history, we have the ability to impact how our leaders govern, and yet lately more and more people are checking out altogether, dismissing government as a lost cause.

No cause is lost. (more…)

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