On January 29th, at the National Prayer Breakfast, President Trump stood on stage and issued an official proclamation declaring 2026 a “Year of Celebration and Rededication.”
This statement filled me with such joy and excitement for being part of a country that is determined to rededicate itself to the One who made and saved us and the One whose Word our nation was founded upon. 250 years later, and our President is not only celebrating our nation but recognizing at whose hand we have relied upon for its success and longevity—and giving thanks. I applaud President Trump for being bold in his words and actions around this concept.
The call to rededicate our nation “under God” resonates deeply with intercessors who understand that America’s moral strength has always depended on acknowledging the sovereignty of the Almighty; that our nation is fundamentally built on the model of God’s Word and the grace and mercy of our Redeemer.
1 Thessalonians teaches,”In all circumstances give thanks.” This command invites us to celebrate our proud history as Americans, reflect on God’s abundant blessings, pray for our country and our people, and renew our commitment to walk as one nation under God.
This is especially relevant in today’s America, where divisiveness is everywhere, where the smallest things become the biggest political minefields. We live in an age where the enemy truly prowls like a lion around our holy places, waiting for the opportunity to strike.
Now is the time to give thanks, now is the time to be grateful to our Father.
Gratitude for believers is not passive; it shapes the humility and courage needed to sustain a righteous cause.
Our founders understood this concept well and applied it. Just weeks before declaring independence, the Second Continental Congress ordered a day of “fasting, humiliation and prayer,” asking God to pardon “all our manifold sins and transgressions” and to “establish the peace and freedom of America upon a solid and lasting foundation.”
Later, in the very heart of the Revolutionary War, they declared it “the indispensable duty of all men to adore the superintending providence of Almighty God.”
Their appeals were not ceremonial—they sprang from a belief that national survival depended on divine guidance.
Today, that same truth endures. Human dignity, liberty, and purpose originate not in government but in God. The goodness of our cause relies on aligning ourselves with His will. As we reflect on this sacred moment, we recommit ourselves to prayer, thanksgiving, and faithful stewardship—for the sake of our nation and the unborn generations whose futures rest in our hands.
Let’s all unite in prayer that God would do a great work in our country as we join our President in rededicating our nation to the Lord.
Read the following exerpts of the proclamation the President made below, and pray that God would be glorified and that our nation would be spiritually invigorated by rededicating our nation to “the laws of nature and nature’s God.”
“Two and a half centuries ago, on July 4, 1776, thousands of years’ worth of wisdom, philosophy, and culture were brought together in Philadelphia where delegates to the Second Continental Congress gathered to declare the birth of a new nation—”conceived in Liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal”—and, in so doing, launched the single greatest force for goodness, justice, prosperity, and human flourishing the world has ever known.”
“As we celebrate the 250th year since the signing of the Declaration of Independence, we acknowledge with gratitude and pride that July 4, 1776, represents the most seminal political event in all of human history.”
“The Bible teaches: “In all circumstances give thanks.” As such, it is fitting that we mark this special year as a unique occasion to celebrate our proud history, reflect on our abundant blessings, pray for our country and our people, and rededicate ourselves as one Nation under God.”
“NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim 2026 as a Year of Celebration and Rededication. I call on every American to reflect upon and celebrate the wisdom and deeds of the heroes of our Founding who made the miracle of America possible. I call on parents to teach their children about America’s inspiring history, heritage, and heroes. I invite the world to come to our shores to experience the splendor, warmth, and hospitality of America. And I encourage all Americans—including businesses, churches, families, and the military—to observe this year, reflecting on the blessings our Nation has received, with appropriate programs, ceremonies, concerts, celebrations, and activities in their homes, schools, work, communities, military bases, and houses of worship.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-ninth day of January, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-six, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and fiftieth.”