NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER

My Lord, what a morning!


The lawsuit against the National Day of Prayer was brought in Wisconsin by a group of atheists and agnostics called the Freedom From Religion Foundation, which argued that it violated the separation of church and state.

The Obama administration had argued that the National Day of Prayer was legal because it simply acknowledged the role of religion in the United States, according to the Associated Press. But Crabb wrote that "it is because the nature of prayer is so personal and can have such a powerful effect on a community that the government may not use its authority to try to influence an individuals decision whether and when to pray."
Some members of Congress responded negatively to the ruling; House Republican leader John Boehner deemed it "troubling" and urged the Obama administration to appeal. "It violates both well-established legal precedent and the spirit of the principles on which our nation was founded," he said in a statement. A group called the American Center for Law and Justice, which represented more than 30 members of Congress in the lawsuit, also criticized the decision and vowed appeal.
"The decision undermines the values of religious freedom that America was founded upon," said House Judiciary Committee ranking Republican Lamar Smith. "What's next? Declaring the federal holiday for Christmas unconstitutional?"

In a Tweet, the White House said that regardless of the ruling, the president still "intends to recognize a National Day of Prayer." The decision does not ban the president from issuing a proclamation, the White House said.

Last year, the White House did not hold a service at the White House in conjunction with the National Day of Prayer, as President George W. Bush had; the Los Angeles Times described the Bush-era event as "an ecumenical service in the East Room, a big public endorsement of evangelical Christians." (POLITICAL HOTSHEET)

We as Christians should not have to have a day set aside to pray! If your faith is strong you will pray intermittently every day. Words to God or songs in your heart bring you the "Abundant Living" you want in your heart.

              "Bless the Lord, O my soul and all that is with in me bless His Holy Name.
              He has done great things, He has done great things, He has done great things,
              bless His Holy Name.
              Bless the Lord, O my soul and all that is with in me, bless His Holy name."                   Andrae Crouch

Oh I want to Know You More: 
              "Just the time I feel that I've been caught in the mire of self,
              Just the time I feel my mind's been bought by worldly wealth.
              That's when the breeze begins to blow I know the Spirit's call.
              And all my worldly wanderings just melt into His love.
     
               Oh. I want to know You more, deep with in my soul I want to know You.
               Oh  I want to know You:: To feel Your heart and know your mind, looking
                in Your eyes stirs up with in me, cries that say I want to know You,
               Oh I want to know you more, Oh I want to know your more."   (I don't know who wrote it,
                but Debbie Boone sang it).

OH Lord what a Morning!
Make everyday a day of Prayer
Mr. Bill