George Washington Prays

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This prayer is read aloud each day at Mount Vernon's public wreath-laying ceremony.

"I now make it my earnest prayer that God would have the United States in his holy protection, that he would incline the hearts of the Citizens to cultivate a spirit of subordination and obedience to Government, to entertain a brotherly affection and love for one another, for their fellow citizens of the United States at large, and particularly for their brethren who have served in the Field, and finally, that he would most graciously be pleased to dispose us all, to do Justice, to love mercy, and to demean ourselves with that Charity, humility and pacific temper of mind, which were the Characteristicks of the Devine Author of our blessed Religion, and without an humble imitation of whose example in these things, we can never hope to be a happy Nation.  Amen"

Prayer adapted from Washington’s Circular Letter to the States, which he wrote on June 8, 1783, as the commander in chief, at his headquarters in Newburgh, New York. This circular was directed to the governors and states of the new nation. His reference to them has been replaced by “the United States.” Otherwise, the terms and the spellings are those of General George Washington of the Continental Army.

Mount Vernon Estate Gardens George Washington's Prayer for his country

“May the same wonder-working Deity, who long since delivering the Hebrews from their Egyptian Oppressors planted them in the promised land—whose Providential Agency has lately been conspicuous in establishing these United States as an independent Nation—still continue to water them with the dews of Heaven and to make the inhabitants of every denomination participate in the temporal and spiritual blessings of that person whose God is Jehovah.”

George Washington quotes pointing to God's-Providence

Kneeling in the Snow

There is more than one sighting of General Washington kneeling in the snow.  So critics insist that he only did this one time.  And not even that one time, as the accounts vary.

Conveniently they never assumed this was his regular practice.  His soldiers greatly respected him, which showed that he genuinely cared for his men.  He was a man of integrity who only sought to serve the people under him.  Prayer was natural for a man of such character.

 Jef 4 Revival    

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