A Presidential Prayer for Healing

--From a speech by Ronald Reagan to the American people, February 6, 1986 To preserve our blessed land we must look to God. It is time to realize that we need God more than He needs us. We also have His promise that we could take to heart with regard to our country, that "If my people, which are called by my name shall humble themselves, and pray and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land." 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. Today, we utter no prayer more fervently than the ancient prayer for peace on Earth. If I had a prayer for you today, among those that have all been uttered, it is that one we're so familiar with: "The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make His face to shine upon you and be gracious unto you; the Lord lift up His countenance upon you and give you peace...." And God bless you all. Dear Friend, when is the last time you prayed for our country? Perhaps you have a few moments right now to pray for our country and for all of our leaders that we may return to and bond together as One Nation Under God, Wholly United, and once again restore the biblical foundation in which our country was established. Jesus died on the cross many years ago to carry the burden of our sins. He loves all of us and yearns for us as a nation to be in fellowship with Him once again. Praying for Peace and Healing, Dave Henry