Biden says nation bound by ‘belief in democracy’ in National Day of Prayer proclamation
Naomi Lim
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President Joe Biden evoked speaking at Martin Luther King Jr.’s Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta during his annual National Day of Prayer proclamation, indirectly criticizing Republicans who he says undermine democracy.
“Today, I pray that we can see each other as we should: not as enemies but as neighbors, and not as adversaries but as fellow Americans and human beings,” Biden wrote Wednesday of the January visit. “Only when we see ourselves in each other will justice, as scripture tells us, ‘roll down like waters,’ righteousness become ‘a mighty stream,’ and America fulfill its true promise as a land of liberty and justice for all.”
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“I call upon the citizens of our nation to give thanks, in accordance with their own faith and conscience, 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,” the country’s second Catholic president added.
The National Day of Prayer is commemorated on the first Thursday of May every year.
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Biden’s proclamation coincides with Rep. Hillary Scholten (D-MI) encouraging Democrats not to cede the issue of faith and religious voters to Republicans before next year’s elections.
“In my district, my openness about my faith has been refreshing to a lot of people,” she told the 19th. “They see what has happened to faith in politics on the other side, and they’ve been really, really eager to see something new and different.”