Excerpt from President Trump’s speech on the National Day of Prayer
Excerpt of the President’s speech at National Prayer Breakfast in Washington DC, February 2, 2017
“Freedom is not a gift from government, but that Freedom is a gift from God”
“But we are all united by our faith in our Creator and our firm knowledge that we are all equal in His eyes. We are not just flesh and bone and blood. We are human beings, with souls. Our Republic was formed on the basis that freedom is not a gift from government, but that freedom is a gift from God.”
“It was the great Thomas Jefferson who said,
“The God who gave us life, gave us liberty.”
Jefferson asked, “Can the liberties of a nation be secure when we have removed a conviction that these liberties are the gift of God?
Among those freedoms is the right to worship according to our own beliefs. That is why I will get rid of, and totally destroy, the Johnson Amendment and allow our representatives of faith to speak freely and without fear of retribution. I will do that — remember.”
“America will succeed as long as our most vulnerable citizens — and we have some that are so vulnerable — have a path to success. And America will thrive as long as we continue to have faith in each other and faith in God.
That faith in God has inspired men and women to sacrifice for the needy, to deploy to wars overseas, and to lock arms at home, to ensure equal rights for every man, woman and child in our land. It’s that faith that sent the pilgrims across the oceans, the pioneers across the plains, and the young people all across America to chase their dreams. They are chasing their dreams. We are going to bring those dreams back.
As long as we have God, we are never, ever alone.
Whether it’s the soldier on the night watch or the single parent on the night shift, God will always give us solace and strength and comfort.”
“That’s why President Eisenhower and Senator Carlson had the wisdom to gather together 64 years ago to begin this truly great tradition. But that’s not all they did together. Let me tell you the rest of the story. Just one year later, Senator Carlson was among the members of Congress to send to the President’s desk a joint resolution that added “under God” to our Pledge of Allegiance.
That’s a great thing. Because that’s what we are and that is what we will always be, and that is what our people want: one beautiful nation, under God.”
Acknowledgments: Excerpts of President Trump’s speech on the National Day of Prayer May 2017 ©The White House. Image: President Donald Trump Inauguration January 20, 2017 @ Fox News. Article by Catherine S. Schmidt, Editor in Chief.
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