A Day in the Life of President Bush (photos): 05-03-07

QUOTE OF THE DAY
President Bush Commemorates National Day of Prayer
East Room

THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. And welcome to the White House. I'm honored to join you for this National Day of Prayer. I'm sorry Laura is not here. She is camping in one of our national parks. (Laughter.) I appreciate the chairman -- Chairwoman of the National Day of Prayer Task Force, Shirley Dobson. Thank you for your leadership on this important day. And I see you brought your husband, Jim. (Applause.)

As Shirley mentioned, since the days of our founding, our nation has been called to prayer. That's exactly what our first President did, George Washington. "It's the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits, and to humbly implore his protection and favor." It's interesting that the first President said those words.

For two centuries, Americans have answered this call to prayer. We're a prayerful nation. I believe that makes us a strong nation. Each day, millions of our citizens approach our Maker. We pray as congregations in churches and in synagogues, and mosques, and in temples. We welcome people of all faiths into the United States of America.

We pray as families, around the dinner table, and before we go to sleep. We pray alone in silence and solitude, withdrawing from the world to focus on the eternal, spending time in personal recollection with our Creator.

We pray for many reasons. First, we pray to give thanks for the blessings the Almighty has bestowed upon us. We pray to give thanks. We give thanks for our freedom. We give thanks for the brave men and women who risk their lives to defend it. We give thanks for our families who love and support us. We give thanks for our plenty. We give thanks for our nation.

Second, we pray for the strength to follow God's will in our lives, and for forgiveness when we fail to do so. Through prayer, each of us is reminded that we are fallen creatures in need of mercy, and in seeking the mercy and compassion of a loving God, we grow in mercy and compassion ourselves.

We feel the tug at our souls to reach out to the poor, the elderly, the stranger in distress. And by answering this call to care for our brothers and sisters in need, our hearts grow larger and we enter into a deeper relationship with God.

Third, we pray to acknowledge God's sovereignty in our lives and our complete dependence on Him. This is probably the toughest prayer of all, particularly for those of us in politics. In the humility of prayer we recognize the limits of human strength and human wisdom. We seek the strength and wisdom that comes from above. We ask for the grace to align our hearts with His, echoing the words of Scripture, "Not my will, but thine be done." We ask the Almighty to remain near to us and guide us in all we do, and when He is near we are ready for all that may come to us.

Finally, we pray to offer petitions, because our Father in heaven knows our cares and our needs. We trust in the promise of a loving God: Ask and it shall be given to you; seek and ye shall find. Inspired by this confidence we pray that the Almighty will pour out His blessings on those we love. We ask His healing for those who suffer from illness, for those who struggle in life. We ask His comfort for the victims of tragedy, and that the injured may be healed and the fallen may find comfort in the arms of their Creator. We implore His protection for those who protect us here at home and in far away lands. We pray for the day when His peace will reign in every nation and in every land until the ends of the earth.

The greatest gift we can offer anyone is the gift of our prayers, because our prayers have power beyond our imagining. The English poet Tennyson wrote, "More things are wrought by prayer than this world dreams of." Prayer has the power to change lives and to change the course of history. So on this National Day of Prayer, let us seek the Almighty with confidence and trust, because our Eternal Father inclines his ear to the voice of his children, and answers our needs with love.

May God bless America. (Applause.)

PHOTO OF THE DAY

President George W. Bush addresses a meeting Thursday, May 3, 2007 on immigration and assimilation at the Asamblea de Iglesias Cristianas, Centro Evangelistico in Washington, D.C. President Bush said "One aspect of comprehensive immigration reform is to help people assimilate into America. Part of that is to have a comprehensive strategy to help people learn the English language and to learn the history and traditions of the United States." White House photo by Eric Draper

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President Bush, right, bows his head with Focus on the Family founder Dr. James Dobson, left, and Shirley Dobson, center, as they take part in the National Day of Prayer ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, May 3, 2007

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President George W. Bush sits next to Shirley Dobson, Chair of the National Day of Prayer, during an observance of the day Thursday, May 3, 2007, in the East Room of the White House. White House photo by Eric Draper

President Bush, right, sits with Focus on the Family founder Dr. James Dobson, left, and Shirley Dobson, center, during the National Day of Prayer ceremony, Thursday, May 3, 2007, in the East Room, in the White House

President Bush, center, and others, bows their heads during the National Day of Prayer ceremony in the East Room, of the White House in Washington, Thursday, May 3, 2007. Front row, from left are Dr. James Dobson, Shirley Dobson, the president, Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns, Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt.

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President George W. Bush holds his notes before addressing a ceremony honoring the National Day of Prayer in the East Room of the White House in Washington May 3, 2007

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President Bush speaks during the National Day of Prayer event, Thursday, May 3, 2007, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Behind him is the Army Chorus.

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President Bush, right, and others, listen as Virginia Tech Cadet Chaplain Eun-Jae Yu, left, reads the 2007 "Prayer for the Nation" during the National Day of Prayer ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, May 3, 2007

Cadet Chaplain Eun-Jae Yu, of the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets, delivers the 2007 Prayer for the Nation to President George W. Bush and guests during an observance Thursday, May 3, 2007, of National Prayer Day in the East Room of the White House. White House photo by Eric Draper

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President Bush, right, greets Blacksburg, Va. Mayor Ron Rordam, the home of Virginia Tech, as Washington Mayor Adrian Fenty, center, looks on, after the National Day of Prayer event, Thursday, May 3, 2007, in the East Room of the White House.

President Bush, right, greets Washington Mayor Adrian Fenty at the end of the National Day of Prayer ceremony, Thursday, May 3, 2007, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. At rear is the Army Chorus.

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I am so upset. I did not get very much sleep last night. When I was at choir practice this week, an older lady came up to me and asked me how many people I was going to take on our train trip. When I told her about my daughter and grandchildren, she said her husband had told her to ask me if I did not know that extended health care would cost over $100,000 a year? I got away from her as fast as I could. It really upset me that a complete stranger would ask me something like that.

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President George W. Bush addresses a meeting Thursday, May 3, 2007 on immigration and assimilation at the Asamblea de Iglesias Cristianas, Centro Evangelistico in Washington, D.C. President Bush said "One aspect of comprehensive immigration reform is to help people assimilate into America. Part of that is to have a comprehensive strategy to help people learn the English language and to learn the history and traditions of the United States." White House photo by Eric Draper

President Bush, center, flanked by Ana Karym of Hyattsville, Md., a volunteer English as a Second Language (ESL) teacher, left, and Francisco Lara of Gaithersburg, Md., an ESL student, gestures while speaking at a meeting on immigration, Thursday, May 3, 2007, at the Assembly of Christian Churches in Washington

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Hey Snugs rack the photo BTW your fav British Queen here in Virgina

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Sorry about that double post. My computer has been acting odd all week.

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President George W. Bush is joined by Ana Karym, left, of Hyattsville, Md., a volunteer English as a Second Language teacher, during a meeting Thursday, May 3, 2007 on immigration and assimilation at the Asamblea de Iglesias Cristianas, Centro Evangelistico in Washington, D.C. White House photo by Eric Draper

President Bush walks towards the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, Thursday, May 3, 2007, after returning from the Assembly of Christian Churches where he participated in a meeting on immigration.

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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice attends the opening of an international conference on Iraq in Sharm el-Sheikh, 03 May 2007

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I saw that last photo on Yahoo and it is great.

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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, left and British Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett, right attend the opening session of the Iraq conference at the Red Sea resort of Sharm El-Sheik, Egypt Thursday, May 3, 2007.

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, right, talks across the table to Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit , left, at the Iraq conference in the Red Sea resort of Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt Thursday May 3 2007.

19 posted on 05/03/2007 4:35:04 PM PDT by snugs ((An English Cheney Chick - Big Time))

This honorable devout man deserves so much more respect than he gets from the RATS and MSM.

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