A Timely Call to Prayer

Ken McIntyre / May 05, 2011

In the eternal scheme of things, it’s no coincidence that today’s National Day of Prayer dawned four days after intrepid U.S. Navy SEALs rid the world of Osama bin Laden.

As Heritage’s Chuck Donovan writes this morning for NRO, the White House on Friday evening issued President Obama’s proclamation for today’s observance within hours of setting in motion the special forces raid of the al-Qaida leader’s secret compound in Pakistan.

In hindsight, Donovan notes, Obama’s written words on the 60^th annual observance resound with new meaning as the president headed to Ground Zero in New York today to honor those who died there:

Let us be thankful for the liberty that allows people of all faiths to worship or not worship according to the dictates of their conscience, and let us be thankful for the many other freedoms and blessings that we often take for granted. (more…)