The Trump White House embraces prayer and paves the way to a Golden Age
President Trump’s administration has embraced faith and prayer like no other White House has done in decades – and it’s a refreshing and much-needed change
Opinion-editorial by Summer Lane | September 8, 2025
There has never been an administration quite like President Trump’s, and there may very well never be one like it again.
This week, the Trump White House launched a stunning “America Prays” initiative, which invites citizens nationwide to pray for the country in preparation for next year’s 250th anniversary of the founding of this great nation.
“As we prepare to celebrate two and a half centuries of freedom, I am inviting America’s great religious communities to pray for our nation and for our people,” President Trump said during his Independence Day remarks at the Iowa Fairgrounds earlier this year.
He continued, “From the beginning, this has always been a country sustained and strengthened by prayer. So important, if we bring religion back stronger, you’re going to see everything get better and better and better. You are going to see it get better and better.So, as we chart our course for the next 250 years, let us rededicate ourselves to one nation under God.”
When was the last time a presidential administration strongly encouraged the people of this nation to pray? Not since President Ronald Reagan has prayer been so strongly promoted – but President Trump, arguably, has taken a much stronger and firmer stance on restoring faith in America than Reagan did.
The importance of America’s faith-filled founding
While it is true that not all of America’s Founding Fathers were Christians, it is true that these men were profoundly shaped by a moral culture deeply rooted in the teachings of the Hebrew Bible.
“I have lived, Sir, a long time and the longer I live, the more convincing proofs I see of this truth – that God governs in the affairs of men. And if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without [H]is notice, is it probable that an empire can rise without [H]is aid?” said Benjamin Franklin during the Constitutional Convention.
Wise men defer to the authority of the Creator, recognizing that there is always a greater power who reigns over the earth, and that humankind is most successful when they are committed to prayer.
“America has always been a nation that believes in the power of prayer, and we will never apologize for our faith,” President Trump said on Monday, while speaking at the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C.
His comments are a stark and blazing contrast to the previous administration – an administration that promoted radical ideology in American classrooms by pushing gender-driven agendas or social justice narratives.
Compare that to President Trump’s Monday announcement that the Department of Education will soon issue new guidance regarding the right to pray in public school classrooms.
The difference couldn’t be any clearer.
A Golden Age ahead
One famous verse from the Bible makes a promise: “Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD; and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance.” (Psalm 33:12)
The Trump administration has leaned heavily into this theme as the 250th anniversary rapidly approaches – and it’s no wonder why. The United States has been under political and spiritual attack for many years.
As the country moved further from faith, its problems – the chaos, the unrest, the uncertainty – have increased. “When faith gets weaker, our country seems to get weaker,” President Trump said on Monday.
He’s right. Whether one is religious or not, it’s hard to deny the powerful effect that faith has had on this country. Faith gives people a sense of unity and a shared, morally-rooted identity. And, as President Trump looks toward building a “Golden Age” of prosperity in America, the need for faith and God’s blessing has never been more timely.
“As president, I will always defend our nation’s glorious heritage, and we will protect the Judeo-Christian principles of our Founders,” President Trump vowed.
He’s making good on that promise – and then some.
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