Obama_NN1 Issues_NN2 Nat'l_VV0 Prayer_NN1 Day_NP1 Proclamation_NN1 President_NNB Barack_NP1 Obama_NP1 issued_VVD a_AT1 proclamation_NN1 designating_NN1 Thursday_NPD1 as_II the_AT National_JJ Day_NNT1 of_IO Prayer_NN1 ._. 
Asking_VVG the_AT American_JJ people_NN to_TO come_VVI together_RL in_II a_AT1 moment_NN1 of_IO "_" peace_NN1 and_CC goodwill_NN1 ,_, "_" Obama_NP1 stated_VVD ,_, "_" I_PPIS1 call_VV0 upon_II Americans_NN2 to_TO pray_VVI in_II thanksgiving_NN1 for_IF our_APPGE freedoms_NN2 and_CC blessings_NN2 and_CC to_TO ask_VVI for_IF God_NP1 's_GE continued_JJ guidance_NN1 ,_, grace_NN1 ,_, and_CC protection_NN1 for_IF this_DD1 land_NN1 that_CST we_PPIS2 love_VV0 ._. "_" 
The_AT proclamation_NN1 was_VBDZ released_VVN as_CSA members_NN2 of_IO Congress_NN1 ,_, ministers_NN2 and_CC the_AT National_JJ Day_NNT1 of_IO Prayer_NN1 Task_NN1 Force_NN1 gathered_VVN on_II Capitol_NP1 Hill_NP1 to_TO observe_VVI the_AT annual_JJ day_NNT1 ._. 
Unlike_JJ previous_JJ years_NNT2 ,_, task_NN1 force_NN1 chair_NN1 Shirley_NP1 Dobson_NP1 and_CC her_APPGE husband_NN1 ,_, Dr._NNB James_NP1 Dobson_NP1 ,_, did_VDD not_XX begin_VVI the_AT day_NNT1 with_IW a_AT1 visit_NN1 to_II the_AT White_NP1 House_NN1 ._. 
Former_DA President_NNB George_NP1 W._NP1 Bush_NP1 had_VHD traditionally_RR held_VVN formal_JJ White_NP1 House_NN1 observances_NN2 for_IF the_AT National_JJ Day_NNT1 of_IO Prayer_NN1 with_IW the_AT Dobson_NP1 's_GE but_CCB this_DD1 year_NNT1 ,_, Obama_NP1 ended_VVD the_AT tradition_NN1 ,_, choosing_VVG instead_RR to_TO only_RR sign_VVI a_AT1 proclamation_NN1 and_CC pray_VV0 privately_RR ._. 
Moreover_RR ,_, for_IF the_AT first_MD time_NNT1 in_II nearly_RR two_MC decades_NNT2 ,_, no_AT representative_NN1 from_II the_AT White_NP1 House_NN1 was_VBDZ sent_VVN to_TO attend_VVI the_AT Capitol_NP1 Hill_NP1 event_NN1 ,_, as_CSA reported_VVN by_II The_AT Washington_NP1 Post_NN1 ._. 
"_" I_PPIS1 want_VV0 more_RGR Christian_JJ news_NN1 !_! "_" 
"_" The_AT national_JJ day_NNT1 of_IO prayer_NN1 is_VBZ important_JJ for_IF people_NN all_RR across_II the_AT country_NN1 and_CC I_PPIS1 think_VV0 the_AT president_NN1 missed_VVD a_AT1 wonderful_JJ opportunity_NN1 ,_, "_" Rep._NNB J._NP1 Randy_NP1 Forbes_NP1 (_( R-Va._NP1 )_) told_VVD the_AT local_JJ publication_NN1 ._. 
"_" Not_XX only_RR did_VDD he_PPHS1 not_XX have_VHI any_DD ceremony_NN1 himself_PPX1 ,_, he_PPHS1 did_VDD not_XX send_VVI any_DD representatives_NN2 from_II the_AT White_NP1 House_NN1 to_II this_DD1 event_NN1 ._. "_" 
Despite_II the_AT no-show_NN1 ,_, James_NP1 Dobson_NP1 commented_VVD to_II the_AT local_JJ Post_NN1 that_CST he_PPHS1 just_RR wants_VVZ the_AT country_NN1 to_TO "_" remember_VVI its_APPGE foundation_NN1 "_" and_CC honor_VVI it_PPH1 ._. 
And_CC many_DA2 have_VH0 ._. 
Rep._NNB Mike_NP1 Pence_NNU (_( R-Ind._NP1 )_) honored_VVD the_AT 58th_MD annual_JJ celebration_NN1 of_IO the_AT National_JJ Day_NNT1 of_IO Prayer_NN1 on_II the_AT floor_NN1 of_IO the_AT U.S._NP1 House_NN1 of_IO Representatives_NN2 ._. 
"_" Since_CS the_AT first_MD call_NN1 to_II prayer_NN1 in_II 1775_MC when_RRQ the_AT Continental_JJ Congress_NN1 asked_VVD the_AT colonies_NN2 to_TO pray_VVI for_IF wisdom_NN1 forming_VVG the_AT nation_NN1 ,_, prayer_NN1 has_VHZ been_VBN at_II the_AT center_NN1 of_IO our_APPGE national_JJ life_NN1 ,_, "_" Pence_NNU said_VVD ._. 
"_" During_II this_DD1 National_JJ Day_NNT1 of_IO Prayer_NN1 ,_, during_II these_DD2 challenging_JJ times_NNT2 ,_, let_VV0 it_PPH1 be_VBI said_VVN again_RT :_: 'we_VV0 are_VBR a_AT1 nation_NN1 of_IO prayer_NN1 ._. '_" "_" 
Many_DA2 are_VBR honoring_VVG the_AT prayer_NN1 day_NNT1 on_II the_AT Internet_NN1 through_II tangle.com_NNU 's_GE newest_JJT Prayer_NN1 Wall_NN1 ._. 
Over_RG 100,000_MC prayers_NN2 have_VH0 been_VBN posted_VVN ,_, many_DA2 of_IO which_DDQ call_VV0 on_II God_NP1 's_GE strength_NN1 during_II an_AT1 economic_JJ crisis_NN1 ._. 
Local_JJ events_NN2 are_VBR also_RR being_VBG held_VVN across_II the_AT country_NN1 at_II state_NN1 capitols_NN2 ,_, city_NN1 halls_NN2 and_CC churches_NN2 ._. 
Obama_NN1 also_RR acknowledges_VVZ in_II his_APPGE proclamation_NN1 how_RRQ prayer_NN1 has_VHZ played_VVN a_AT1 vital_JJ role_NN1 throughout_II American_JJ history_NN1 ._. 
"_" Throughout_II our_APPGE Nation_NN1 's_GE history_NN1 ,_, Americans_NN2 have_VH0 come_VVN together_RL in_II moments_NN2 of_IO great_JJ challenge_NN1 and_CC uncertainty_NN1 to_TO humble_VVI themselves_PPX2 in_II prayer_NN1 ._. 
"_" It_PPH1 is_VBZ in_II that_DD1 spirit_NN1 of_IO unity_NN1 and_CC reflection_NN1 that_CST we_PPIS2 once_RR21 again_RR22 designate_VV0 the_AT first_MD Thursday_NPD1 in_II May_NPM1 as_II the_AT National_JJ Day_NNT1 of_IO Prayer_NN1 ._. "_" 
The_AT proclamation_NN1 further_RRR reads_VVZ ,_, "_" As_CSA we_PPIS2 observe_VV0 this_DD1 day_NNT1 of_IO prayer_NN1 ,_, we_PPIS2 remember_VV0 the_AT one_MC1 law_NN1 that_CST binds_VVZ all_DB great_JJ religions_NN2 together_RL :_: the_AT Golden_JJ Rule_NN1 ,_, and_CC its_APPGE call_NN1 to_TO love_VVI one_PPX121 another_PPX122 ;_; to_TO understand_VVI one_PPX121 another_PPX122 ;_; and_CC to_TO treat_VVI with_IW dignity_NN1 and_CC respect_VVI those_DD2 with_IW whom_PNQO we_PPIS2 share_VV0 a_AT1 brief_JJ moment_NN1 on_II this_DD1 Earth_NN1 ._. "_" 
This_DD1 year_NNT1 's_GE National_JJ Day_NNT1 of_IO Prayer_NN1 is_VBZ themed_JJ "_" Prayer_NN1 ..._... 
America_NP1 's_GE Hope_NN1 ._. "_" 
