I guess that would be against the law today for a President to pray for the nation.....sad Ed ----- Original Message ----- From: "od mcelroy" <odmcelroy@bellsouth.net> To: ""P"-List" <PALMERTREE@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, December 13, 2008 1:22 AM Subject: [PTREE] Washington's Prayer >I am awed by Washington's prayer for America Have you ever read it? Well, >now is your unique opportunity, so read on! > > "Almighty God; We make our earnest prayer that Thou wilt keep the United > States in Thy holy protection; that Thou wilt incline the hearts of the > citizens to cultivate a spirit of subordination and obedience to > government; and entertain a brotherly affection and love for one another > and for their fellow citizens of the United States at large. And finally > that Thou wilt most graciously be pleased to dispose us all to do justice, > to love mercy, and to demean ourselves with that charity, humility, and > pacific temper of mind which were the characteristics of the Divine Author > of our blessed religion, and without a humble imitation of whose example > in these things we can never hope to be a happy nation. Grant our > supplication, we beseech Thee, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen." > > ------------------------------- > Visit the Palmertree Family History website at > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~palmrtre/index.htm > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PALMERTREE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message