PRINTER'S NO. 1500
No. 221 Session of 2004
INTRODUCED BY GORDNER, BRIGHTBILL, WENGER, O'PAKE, ERICKSON,
COSTA, ARMSTRONG, KASUNIC, PICCOLA, KITCHEN, M. WHITE,
WOZNIAK, WONDERLING, STACK, RAFFERTY, BOSCOLA, PILEGGI,
LEMMOND, EARLL, D. WHITE, MADIGAN, ORIE, CONTI, DENT, PIPPY,
GREENLEAF, CORMAN, THOMPSON, ROBBINS, RHOADES, TOMLINSON AND
LAVALLE, MARCH 30, 2004
REFERRED TO RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS, MARCH 30, 2004
A RESOLUTION
1 Recognizing May 6, 2004, as the "National Day of Prayer."
2 WHEREAS, The National Day of Prayer is a day set aside to
3 pray for our nation; and
4 WHEREAS, The designated day, the first Thursday of May,
5 belongs to all citizens; and
6 WHEREAS, This annual event was not created for political
7 reasons or to promote any other agenda except prayer; and
8 WHEREAS, We pray for our leaders, for our communities, for
9 our families, for our children and for each other; and
10 WHEREAS, The National Day of Prayer is a day to ask for
11 healing, to heal our nation and to bring us together in true
12 unity; and
13 WHEREAS, Prayer is regarded by millions as the most important
14 utterance for the benefit of humankind; and
15 WHEREAS, Our nation was founded by single-minded men and
1 women who sought wisdom through prayer; and
2 WHEREAS, Prayer has aided many people throughout the history
3 of our nation and this Commonwealth when support and guidance
4 were needed; therefore be it
5 RESOLVED, That the Senate recognize May 6, 2004, as "National
6 Day of Prayer" in Pennsylvania.
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