Posted on 05/02/2019 9:42:32 AM PDT by Perseverando
President Trump Calls Prayer the ‘Most Powerful Thing There Is,’ Urges Americans to Pray for End to Religious Persecution
WASHINGTON – About 100 people – religious leaders, Trump administration officials, and their guests – celebrated the “power of prayer” at the White House Wednesday night ahead of the day set aside annually for Americans of all faiths to pray for thanks and guidance.
Head of Presidential Prayer Team: Why All Americans Should Participate in National Day of Prayer
“America will be a nation that believes forever, and we certainly believe – more than anyone – the power of prayer,” President Donald J. Trump declared in the State Dining Room before continuing with an unscripted flourish: “It’s the most powerful thing there is.”
In his opening remarks preceding the National Day of Prayer, the president welcomed representatives of various faiths, including Christians, Muslims, Jews, Sikhs, and Hindus.
“Tonight we break bread together united by our love of God, and we renew our resolve to protect the sacred freedom of religion – all of us,” he said.
The president also acknowledged the recent religiously-motivated attacks both in the United States and abroad.
“All of us in this room send our love and prayers to the Jewish Americans wounded at the Chabad of Poway shooting in California,” he said. “And our hearts break for the life of Laurie Gilbert-Kaye who was so wickedly taken from us.”
“We mourn for the Christians murdered in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday and grieve for the Muslims murdered at their mosques in New Zealand,” he added. “Here at home, we also remember the three historically black churches burned recently in Louisiana and the horrific shooting last year at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh.”
The roomful of staff and supporters of Trump’s religious liberty policies applauded when he called for an end to violence and terrorism against people of all faiths.
Many well-known evangelical Christian leaders attended the White House dinner. They were perhaps his most enthusiastic supporters, greeting the president warmly as he and First Lady Melania Trump entered the room hand-in-hand. Some of them included Kenneth and Gloria Copeland, James and Shirley Dobson, Jentzen Franklin, Jerry Falwell, Jr., Franklin Graham, Mike Huckabee, Robert Jeffress, Alveda King, Johnnie Moore, Ralph Reed, and Paula White.
Saluting their approval of his record, he referenced what many of them acknowledge originally motivated their support for his candidacy.
“I’m thrilled to report that tomorrow the Senate will confirm the 100th federal judge through the court system,” he announced. “Under my administration, we’re getting to a level where we’re going to be breaking records with respect to the judiciary, which means a lot to the people in this room who were treated very poorly. With time you’ll see what happens.”
The president offered his own report card, citing the confirmation of 145 federal judges and two Supreme Court justices.
Wednesday’s event is the kick off to the National Day of Prayer, which lands on the first Thursday of May each year according to a law passed by Congress in 1988.
Last week, Mr. Trump issued a presidential proclamation in honor of the event, writing, “On this National Day of Prayer, Americans once again come together to give thanks to Almighty God for the bountiful blessings He has bestowed on our great Nation and ask for His unfailing counsel. We acknowledge our dependence on God’s love to guide our families, communities, and our country away from harm and toward abundance and peace.”
“Our Nation’s honored tradition of prayer has sustained us and strengthened our trust that God will continue to watch over and accompany us through the best of times and the darkest hours. May we as Americans never forget the power of prayer and the greatness of our Creator. On this National Day of Prayer, let each of us, according to our own faiths, call upon God for His guidance and express our gratitude for the love and grace He bestows on our country,” the proclamation read.
God bless America and God bless Donald Trump!
THIS is why the satanic left loathes President Trump, make no mistake.
It’s not tax cuts, or going to war, or eliminating the ACA mandate.
The bottom line is they hate Christ.
But we rejoice, for we know that the servant is not greater than his Master; they hated Him, they will hate also you.
Best election, best POTUS, evah!
This nation was founded on the self-evident TRUTH that our inalienable rights come from God! God, not government! Government cannot deprive us of God-given rights!
President Trump gets it.
So do the democrats. And that’s the reason they hate America.
You are spot on, Jim!
It was a wonderful and touching service. A few people on Varney’s show were tearing up. E. MacDonald wasn’t able to speak.
When PDJT leaves office in 2025, perhaps he’ll go into the ministry. :)
We have been praying for our President everyday multiple times a day. He loves America and I thank God Everyday that he decided to lead.
If you’ve re-read the gospels recently in light of the Easter season, you’ll see how the Pharisees, Saducees and scribes consistently tried to test Jesus and catch Him in some sort of lie for which to be brought to trial. The Pharisees, Saducees and scribes tried every trick they could think of, legal and illegal, to throw Jesus in jail or to be executed.
As I watch the daily machinations of the Democrat Party, the Deep State and, yes, the scribes, I see the very same thing and the more their tactics failed, the more angry and unhinged the Democrats have become much like the Jewish leaders of in Jesus’ day.
It’s to laugh at if the consequences weren’t so serious. But the persecution of Jesus was necessary that Scripture might be fulfilled and for Christ to offer salvation to the Gentiles. In the same way, the persecution of Trump is necessary in God’s plans for some reason that will someday become evident to all.
Psalm 33:12
“Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD; and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance.”
History is replete with examples of Godless Socialism leading to ruin.
Varney lied. He lied when he broke into the National Day of Prayer event, and stated the event was being shown ONLY ON FOX, but that wasn’t true at all. I asked my wife, keeper of the remote to change to 347 (OANN), and it was being shown there UNINTERRUPTED as they do EVERY essential White House event, or speech anywhere by POTUS, and most often by VPOTUS that I’m aware. We ended up watching the rest of the event on OANN as FOX BUSINESS NETWORK Varney went on with his interruption to the point we were missing too much.
I personally won’t watch FOX due their brazen swing to the left, but for whatever reason my wife still goes to FOX even though she agrees with me, and likes OANN. I guess she’s just used to FOX.
Amen!
“Varney lied.”
I didn’t mention lying, or not lying. I was just mentioning the service itself.
(I assume RSBN carried it, too. And wouldn’t be surprised if C-span showed it on one of its channels.)
I’d love to find a clip of varney’s guests and seeing this reaction
Wow, good to hear that from Kurt Russell
I wonder how he and Goldie Hawn have stayed together so long, she doesn’t exactly strike me as a Conservative.
Dunno - he was great in “Captain Ron”
I remember him in “The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes”
Kurt Russell really said that? I bet Goldie is giving him the cold shoulder...
“President Trump Calls Prayer the ‘Most Powerful Thing There Is”
Trump gets more amazing every single day.
And proves everyone that doubted him wrong, on so many levels. What are all those that said he wasn’t a Christian saying now?
Where are all the Opus posters now? ;)
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