Hello, thank you for joining me today for Give Him 15.

The title of our post,

Celebrating the National Day of Prayer, 2026.

America's National Day of Prayer is a national treasure.

Our nation has known from its foundations that we must call in the name of the Lord to remain

secure in his protection and blessing. When George Washington was leaving home to begin what would

become a lifelong service for his country, he recorded the parting words of his mother, Mrs. Mary Washington.

She said, remember that God is our only sure trust. To him, I commend you, my son, neglect not the duty

of secret prayer."

When challenged as to the Christian roots of America, many believers like to quote

President John Adams, who boldly stated, we recognize no sovereign but God and no king but Jesus.

America's history reveals that this presidential acknowledgement of God did not end as we entered the modern age.

President John F. Kennedy sought the Lord's blessing for our nation at the National

Day of Prayer in 1962. He asked the Lord to bless our homes, that this integral unit of society

may nurture our youth and give to them the needed faith in God, in our nation, and in their

future. Our citizens, that they may increase in the desire and give to them the needed faith in God, in our nation, and in their future,

our citizens, that they may increase in the desire to promote mercy and justice,

peace, and freedom, goodwill, and brotherhood, and our nation,

that each new achievement may add to our heritage of faith.

In 1983, at the National Day of Prayer in Washington, D.C., President Ronald Reagan reminded

the nation of its need for reliance on God. He proclaimed, quote, from George Washington's struggle at Valley Forge to the present,

this nation has fervently sought and received divine guidance as it pursued the course of history.

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