National Day of Prayer

May 6 will be the National Day of Prayer…that is unless some have their way. Judge Barbara Crabb, a federal judge in Wisconsin says the National Day of Prayer violates the constitutional ban on government-backed religion. She says its purpose “is to encourage all citizens to engage in prayer, an inherently religious exercise that serves no secular function.” This is reported today on CNN.com (http://newsroom.blogs.cnn.com/2010/04/16/can-prayer-be-unconstitutional/?iref=allsearch) First let me say we need to pray for Judge Crabb, secondly, let me say that with the state our country is in today, we better pray! My how the times have changed in just 25 years. Here’s a portion of a speech given by Ronald Reagan to the American people on February 6, 1986.

“To preserve our blessed land we must look to God…it is time to realize we need God more than He needs us…
Let us, young and old, join together, as did the First Continental Congress, in the first step, in humble heartfelt prayer. Let us do so for the love of God and His great goodness, in search of His guidance and the grace of repentance, in seeking His blessings, His peace, and the resting of His kind and holy hands on ourselves, our nation, our friends in the defense of freedom, and all mankind, now and always.
The time has come to turn to God and reassert our trust in Him for the healing of America…Our country is in need of and ready for a spiritual renewal."

All I would add is, Amen!