"Almighty God; We make our earnest prayer that Thou wilt keep the United States in Thy holy protection, that Thou wilt incline the hearts of the citizens to cultivate a spirit of subordination and obedience to government; and entertain a brotherly affection and love for one another and for their fellow citizens of the United States at large. And finally, that Thou wilt most graciously be pleased to dispose us all to do justice, to love mercy, and to demean our selves with that charity, humility, and pacific temper of mind which were the characteristics of the Divine Author of our blessed religion, and without a humble imitation of whose example in these things we can never hope to be a happy nation. Grant our supplication we beseech Thee, through Jesus Christ, Our Lord. Amen."
– George Washington, Prayer for the United States, adapted from Washington’s Circular Letter to the States, June 8, 1783; Washington’s Prayer for the United States of America was reportedly prayed following his inauguration on April 30, 1789, and appears on a plaque in St. Paul’s chapel in New York City as well as at Pohick Church, Fairfax County, Virginia, where Washington was a vestryman from 1762 to 1784; Source: The New York World Almanac of 1930, p. 906
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