NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER
 
2008
 
BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
 
A PROCLAMATION
 
     WHEREAS, National Days of Prayer have been part of our country’s heritage since the first one was declared by the Continental Congress in 1775; and
 
     WHEREAS, leaders of our Nation have relied upon the power of prayer throughout American history; and
 
     WHEREAS, May 1, 2008, marks the 57th consecutive observance of the National Day of Prayer, as mandated by both Congress and by our President in Public Law 100-307; and
 
     WHEREAS, “Prayer! America’s Strength and Shield” is the theme for the 2008 National Day of Prayer;
 
     NOW, THEREFORE, I, MICHAEL F. EASLEY, Governor of the State of North Carolina, do hereby proclaim May 1, 2008, as a “DAY OF PRAYER” in North Carolina and urge our citizens to join together in their homes, places of work and places of worship, to pray for the unity of the hearts of all mankind, and to continue in prayer for our State and our Nation.
 


MICHAEL F. EASLEY


     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Great Seal of the State of North Carolina at the Capitol in Raleigh this twenty-fifth day of January in the year of our Lord two thousand and eight, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-second.