PRINTER'S NO. 660
No. 56 Session of 2005
INTRODUCED BY GORDNER, ARMSTRONG, BOSCOLA, CONTI, CORMAN, COSTA,
EARLL, ERICKSON, GREENLEAF, KITCHEN, LOGAN, LAVALLE, MADIGAN,
LEMMOND, O'PAKE, ORIE, PICCOLA, PILEGGI, PIPPY, PUNT,
RAFFERTY, RHOADES, ROBBINS, SCARNATI, STOUT, THOMPSON, VANCE,
WAUGH, WENGER, D. WHITE, WONDERLING AND TOMLINSON,
APRIL 5, 2005
REFERRED TO RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS, APRIL 5, 2005
A RESOLUTION
1 Recognizing May 5, 2005, as the "National Day of Prayer" in
2 Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, The National Day of Prayer is a day set aside to
4 pray for our nation; and
5 WHEREAS, The designated day, the first Thursday of May,
6 belongs to all citizens; and
7 WHEREAS, This annual event was not created for political
8 reasons or to promote any other agenda except prayer; and
9 WHEREAS, We pray for our leaders, for our communities, for
10 our families, for our children and for each other; and
11 WHEREAS, The National Day of Prayer is a day to ask for
12 healing, to heal our nation and to bring us together in true
13 unity; and
14 WHEREAS, Prayer is regarded by millions as the most important
15 utterance for the benefit of humankind; and
16 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 5, 2005, as "National
6 Day of Prayer" in Pennsylvania.
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