For Immediate
Release
Office of the
Press Secretary
September 4,
2003
National Days of Prayer and
Remembrance,
2003
By the President of the United
States
A Proclamation
As we approach the second
anniversary
of September 11, 2001, we remember all that we lost as Americans and
recognize
all that we have witnessed about the character of America. During these
National Days of Prayer and Remembrance, we honor those who were killed
and their families, and we ask God for strength and wisdom as we carry
out the noble mission that our Nation began that morning.
The passage of time cannot
erase the
pain and devastation that were inflicted on our people. We will always
remember those who were brutally taken from us. And we ask God to
comfort
the loved ones left behind; their courage and determination have
inspired
our Nation.
We thank God for the unity
and compassion
Americans have demonstrated since September 11, 2001. The great
strength
of America is the heart and soul of the American people. And we will
continue
to help those who are hurting or are in need.
We pray that God watch over
our brave
men and women in uniform. We are grateful to them, and to their
families,
for their service and sacrifice. We pray for peace and ask God for
patience
and resolve in our war against terror and evil.
This conflict was begun on
the timing
and terms of others. It will end in a way, and at an hour, of our
choosing.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W.
BUSH, President
of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in
me
by the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim
Friday,
September 5, through Sunday, September 7, 2003, as National Days of
Prayer
and Remembrance. I ask that the people of the United States and places
of worship mark these National Days of Prayer and Remembrance with
memorial
services, the ringing of bells, and evening candlelight remembrance
vigils.
I invite the people of the world to share in these Days of Prayer and
Remembrance.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have
hereunto
set my hand this fourth day of September, in the year of our Lord two
thousand
three, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two
hundred and twenty-eighth.
GEORGE W. BUSH
from www.whitehouse.gov
