SEPTEMBER 16 2005 NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER

PRESIDENT BUSH DECLARES NEXT

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 AS DAY OF PRAYER

Throughout our history in times of testing,

Americans have come together in prayer to

heal and ask for strength for the tasks ahead.

So I've declared Friday, September the 16th,

as a National Day of Prayer and Remembrance.

I ask that we pray -- as Americans have

always prayed in times of trial

-- with confidence in His purpose, with hope for a brighter future,

and with the humility to ask God to keep us strong so

that we can better serve our brothers and sisters in need.

--George W. Bush