Excerpts from President Bush's remarks
at
National Hispanic Prayer Breakfast
May 16, 2002
Throughout our history, Americans of faith have always
turned to prayer -- for wisdom, prayer for resolve,
prayers for compassion and strength, prayers for
commitment to justice and for a spirit of forgiveness.
Since
America's founding, prayer has reassured us that the
hand of God is guiding the affairs of this nation. We
have never asserted a special claim on His favor, yet
we've always believed in God's presence in our lives.
This has always been true. But it has never been more
true since September the 11th. Prayer has comforted
people in grief. Prayer has served as a unifying factor
in our nation. Prayer gives us strength for the journey
ahead.
I
work the rope lines a lot, and people say, 'Mr.
President, I pray for you and your family.' I turn to
them, I look them in the eye, and say, that's the
greatest gift you can give. That's the greatest gift you
can give. I mean it with all sincerity.
And
so I want to thank you for your prayers. I want to thank
you for what you do for our nation. I want to thank you
for your good works. I want to thank you for helping
change America one heart, one soul, one conscience at a
time."
President George W. Bush
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