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Almighty God, your prophet Jeremiah walked the streets of Jerusalem and blessed its inhabitants with the Hebrew words Barukh ha-Gever asher yiftaḥ ba-Hashem — “Blessed is the one who trusts in God” (Jeremiah 17:7). | |
Thousands of years later, this great nation which adopted these words as its motto: “In God we trust,”[1] Since 30 July 1956, the official motto of the United States replacing the de facto motto E pluribus unum (“Out of many, one”). The earliest mentions of the phrase “in God we trust” can be found in the mid-19th century, from the period of the Slaveholders’ Rebellion (1861-1865), where Union supporters wanted to emphasize their attachment to God and to boost morale. The capitalized form “IN GOD WE TRUST” first appeared on the two-cent piece in 1864. stands at a moment of historic opportunity. | |
Americans are searching for meaning. Our merciful father, help us rise to meet this moment. | |
Bless president Donald J. Trump and vice president J.D. Vance with the strength and courage to choose the right and the good. | |
Unite us around our foundational biblical values of life and liberty of service and sacrifice and especially of faith and morality — which George Washington called, the indispensable supports of American prosperity.[2] ”Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, religion and morality are indispensable supports.” –George Washington’s “Farewell Address” (1796). | |
Guide our schools and college campuses which have been experiencing such unrest to inspire the next generation, to pair progress with purpose, knowledge with wisdom, and truth with virtue. | |
Hear the cry of the hostages, both American and Israeli, whose pain our president so acutely feels. | |
We are so thankful for the three young women who yesterday returned home, and pray that the next four years brings peace to Israel and throughout the Middle East. | |
Almighty God, grant all Americans the opportunity to realize our shared dream of a life filled with peace and plenty, health and happiness, compassion and contribution. | |
Stir within us the confidence to rise to this moment, for while we trust in God, God‘s trust is in us, the American people. America is called to greatness — to be a beacon of light and a mover of history. | |
May our nation merit the fulfillment of Jeremiah’s blessing: that like a tree planted by water we shall not cease to bear fruit.[3] Cf. Jeremiah 17:8. | |
May all of humanity experience your love and your blessing. May it be thy will, and let us say: Amen. |
This prayer by Rabbi Ari Berman, president of Yeshiva University, was offered as a benediction at the Inauguration ceremony for Donald Trump on 20 January 2025.
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| 1 | Since 30 July 1956, the official motto of the United States replacing the de facto motto E pluribus unum (“Out of many, one”). The earliest mentions of the phrase “in God we trust” can be found in the mid-19th century, from the period of the Slaveholders’ Rebellion (1861-1865), where Union supporters wanted to emphasize their attachment to God and to boost morale. The capitalized form “IN GOD WE TRUST” first appeared on the two-cent piece in 1864. |
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| 2 | ”Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, religion and morality are indispensable supports.” –George Washington’s “Farewell Address” (1796). |
| 3 | Cf. Jeremiah 17:8. |
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