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01 Relating to the National Day of Prayer.                                                                                 
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03 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE:                                                                                         
04      WHEREAS May 6, 2004, is established by AS 44.12.072 as the Alaska Day of                                           
05 Prayer;  and                                                                                                            
06      WHEREAS President George W. Bush, Governor Frank Murkowski, and all of the                                         
07 other governors have proclaimed May 6, 2004, the 53rd annual National Day of Prayer; and                                
08      WHEREAS the National Day of Prayer stands as a call to us to humbly come before                                    
09 God, seeking His guidance, and enables us to recall and to teach the way in which our                                   
10 founding fathers sought the wisdom of God when faced with critical decisions; and                                       
11      WHEREAS this year's theme is "Let Freedom Ring" and is based on Leviticus 25:10,                                   
12 ". . . proclaim liberty throughout the land to all its inhabitants";                                                    
13      BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate recognizes May 6, 2004, as the Alaska Day of                                        
14 Prayer and the National Day of Prayer; and be it                                                                        
15      FURTHER RESOLVED that the National Day of Prayer be a statement of                                                 
16 thankfulness for the individual freedoms we enjoy, under God, in the State of Alaska and in                             
17 the United States of America; and be it                                                                                 

01      FURTHER RESOLVED that everyone is invited to attend a program on the Capitol                                       
02 steps sponsored by the churches in the Juneau community at noon on Thursday, May 6, 2004.