May 2, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 72 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

[Pages H3409-H3410]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER

  (Mr. ALLEN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ALLEN. Mr. Speaker, today we observe the 68th annual National Day 
of Prayer, a day dedicated to bringing men and women of all faiths 
together in prayer for this great Nation.
  Statistically, only about 14 percent of Americans read the Bible and 
pray on a daily basis. That is why this year's theme focuses on our 
love for one another, just as we learned in the teachings of Jesus in 
John 13:34: Love one another just as I have loved you.
  This theme is just as important in our Nation today as it has been 
throughout our history. Right now,

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America is a divided nation, and we are fighting for the values that 
this great country was founded upon. More than anything else we need 
unity.
  Mark 3:24 says: If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom 
cannot stand. But to find unity, we must put our faith before our 
politics. We must do what is right for the American people. Why? 
Because our faith unites us in Christ.
  Jesus prayed for us, in John 21:17, that: All of them may be one, 
Father, just as You are in me and I am in You. May they also be in us, 
so that the world may believe that You have sent me.
  I encourage all Americans to join me in celebrating the National Day 
of Prayer and humbly come before God to seek his guidance on how we may 
become one America.

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