George Washington's Prayer for America

Posted by: Joshua Alcorn

“Almighty God: We make our earnest prayer that Thou wilt keep the United States in Thy holy protection: that Thou wilt incline the hearts of the citizens to cultivate a spirit of subordination and obedience to government, and entertain a brotherly affection and love for one another and their fellow citizens of the United States at large…Grant our supplication, we beseech Thee, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen”

-George Washington

Comments

L.W. said:

I keep hearing from professors that George Washington and some of the other "founding fathers" was a deist-- but the more I read from their original writings, the more I become convinced that this "deist" thing is a lie. Can you give some more information about that? I'd love to hear more quotes from their writings. I also know from my very limited study that the phrase "separation of church and state" is not in the Constitution... and that the Bill of rights was intended not to protect the state from religion, but to protect religion from interference from the state. Great website, by the way! Looking forward to hearing and reading more!