Proclamation - City Council - 4/11/2017 - Day of Prayer May 4, 2017Stan Ridgeway
Mayor
City of Eagle
P.O. Box 1520
Eagle, Idaho 83616
208-939-6813
Day of Prayer Proclamation
Thursday, May 4, 2017
Council Members:
Jeff Kunz
Stan Bastian
Naomi Preston
Craig Soelberg
When women and men of all backgrounds and beliefs are free to practice their faiths without fear or
coercion, it bolsters our religious communities and helps to lift up diverse and vibrant societies
throughout our world. In America, our Nation is stronger because we welcome and respect people of
all faiths, and because we protect the fundamental right of all peoples to practice their faith how they
choose, to change their faith, or to practice no faith at all, and to do so free from persecution and
discrimination
In the face of tremendous challenges, prayer is a powerful force for peace, justice, and a brighter,
more hopeful tomorrow. Today, as we join together in fellowship, we seek to see our own reflection
in the struggle of others, to be our brothers' and sisters' keepers, and to keep faith.
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 Stan Ridgeway, as Mayor of Eagle, Idaho do hereby proclaim May 4, 2017
National Day of Prayer and invite the citizens of our Nation to give thanks, in accordance with their
own faiths and consciences, for our many freedoms and blessings, and I join all people of faith in
asking for God's continued guidance, mercy, and protection as we seek a more just world.
DATED this 11th day of April, 2017.
Stan Ridgeway,
Mayor of Eagle