00SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 1                                                                                                 
01 Relating to a Day of Prayer in Alaska.                                                                                  
02 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE:                                                                                           
03  WHEREAS the National Day of Prayer is a tradition first proclaimed by President                                        
04 George Washington in 1775 during the First Continental Congress; and                                                    
05  WHEREAS  legislation setting aside the first Thursday in May each year as a National                                   
06 Day of Prayer was unanimously passed by the United States Congress in 1988 and signed by                                
07 the President; and                                                                                                      
08  WHEREAS  the National Day of Prayer is an opportunity for Alaskans of all faiths                                       
09 to join in united prayer to give thanks for blessings received, to request healing for wounds                           
10 endured, to ask divine guidance for our leaders, and to bring wholeness to the citizens of                              
11 Alaska and our nation;                                                                                                  
12  BE IT RESOLVED that the Alaska State Senate respectfully requests the Governor                                         
13 to proclaim May 4, 1995, as a Day of Prayer in Alaska.