National Day of Prayer, 2022

Proclamation 10390 of May 4, 2022

National Day of Prayer, 2022

By the President of the United States of America

A Proclamation

Throughout our history, prayer has been an anchor for
countless Americans searching for strength and wisdom
in times of struggle and sharing hope and gratitude in
seasons of joy. In public reflections on life's many
blessings and in quiet moments during life's most
difficult trials, Americans of nearly every background
and faith have turned to prayer for comfort and
inspiration. Prayer is a sacred right protected by free
speech and religious liberty enshrined in our
Constitution, and it continues to lift our spirits as
we navigate the challenges of our time.

On this day, we recognize the healing power of prayer,
especially as we recover from the trauma and loss of
the COVID-19 pandemic. Today we find ourselves in a
moment of renewal--of lives saved, of new jobs created,
and of new hope for rebuilding America. Today is also a
moment of reflection when we are called to address some
of the greatest challenges humanity has ever faced--
saving our planet from the existential threat of
climate change; responding to attacks on democracy at
home and abroad; and living up to our Nation's promise
of liberty, justice, and equality for all.

As the late President Dwight D. Eisenhower once said,
``There is a need we all have in these days and times
for some help which comes from outside ourselves.''
Across our diverse and cherished beliefs, on this
National Day of Prayer, no matter how or whether we
pray, we are all called to look outside ourselves. Let
us find in our hearts and prayers the determination to
put aside our differences, come together, and truly see
one another as fellow Americans.

The Congress, by Public Law 100-307, as amended, has
called on the President to issue each year a
proclamation designating the first Thursday in May as a
``National Day of Prayer.''

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of
the United States of America, by virtue of the
authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws
of the United States, do hereby proclaim May 5, 2022,
as a National Day of Prayer. I call upon the citizens
of our Nation to give thanks, in accordance with their
own faiths and consciences, for our many freedoms and
blessings, and I invite all people of faith to join me
in asking for God's continued guidance, mercy, and
protection.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
fourth day of May, in the year of our Lord two thousand
twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United
States of America the two hundred and forty-sixth.