To perform our duties
That government would be a blessing
For growth in knowledge, religion, virtue, science and temporal prosperity
Prayer Requests Expressed By Washington For Legislative Activity: (Section 14)
That his doubts about the value of a new law would not be realized
For the success of negotiations
Prayer Requests Expressed By Washington For Government Leaders: (Section 7)
To be in God’s holy keeping
For health, happiness and prosperity
For their welfare
For health and long life to enjoy blessings
Prayer Requests Expressed By Washington For Royalty: (Section 11)
For God’s holy protection
For guidance
For health and happiness
Prayer Requests Expressed By Washington For the American States: (Section 8)
Peace
Possession of their rights
For the prospering of their arms
Harmony of colonies
To avert calamities
Divine mercies
The overruling of wrath and the making of war to cease
Prayer Requests Expressed By Washington For the United States: (Section 10)
Peace to the end of time
Protection
That the citizens would be obedient to government
Brotherly love
Disposed to do justice
To love mercy
Humility
Pacific temper of mind
For a humble imitation of the Divine Author of our blessed religion
Happiness
Long uninterrupted felicity
Such conduct that would merit continuing blessings
Wisdom
A wise and virtuous use of blessings
That all may turn out for the best
That the nation would not become a prey to anarchy or despotism
Prayer Requests Expressed By Washington For Churches: (Section 15)
For present and future happiness
For the blessings a gracious God bestows upon the righteous
For the preservation of civil and religious liberties
For the extension of knowledge, virtue, and true religion
To be conspicuous for religious character
To pass on religion to posterity in a pure and undefiled form
Because this book is about Washington’s religion, it is appropriate to distill some of the items that we might call Washington’s religious or spiritual prayer requests. The numbers attached to the following list refer to Washington’s written prayers found in appendix 3.
Some of the Religious Prayer Requests Expressed by Washington in His Written and Reciprocal Prayers
The extension of True Religion (13.4, 15.2)
