In Honor of Presidents Day
by Sandra Gilmore
"If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land." II Chronicles 7:14
Did you recognize who offered the plea for prayer in yesterday's devotion?
It was William Jefferson Clinton. He spoke those words at the National Prayer Breakfast, February 6, 1997.
Clinton was participating in a day designated by a resolution calling for an annual day of prayer. Which president first signed this resolution calling for an annual day of prayer?
Check back tomorrow for the answer.
In the meantime, we can meditate on his words from 1945.
"We can all pray. We all should pray. We should ask the fulfillment of God's will. We should ask for courage, wisdom, for the quietness of soul which comes alone to them who place their lives in His hands."
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