President Donald Trump participated in an
Easter Blessing from the Oval Office on
Good Friday.
Trump said:
“On this Good Friday, Christians from all
around the world remember the suffering
and death upon the cross of our Lord and
Savior Jesus Christ. At Easter Sunday we
will celebrate His glorious resurrection. At
this holy time, our nation is engaged in a
battle like never before, the invisible
enemy. Our brave doctors, nurses,
responders, first responders, responders of
all, are fighting to save lives. Our workers
are racing to deliver critical medical
supplies. Our best scientists are working
around the clock to develop life saving
therapeutics and I think they’re doing really
well in doing so.
“Our people are making tremendous
sacrifices to end this pandemic. Though we
will not be able to gather together with one
another as we normally would on Easter,
we could use this sacred time to focus on
prayer, reflection and growing in our
personal relationship with God – so
important.
“I ask all Americans to pray that God will
heal our nation, to bring comfort to those
who are grieving, to give strength to
doctors, nurses and health care workers to
restore health to the sick, and to renew the
hope in every person who is suffering. Our
nation will come through like never before.
Trump thanked those who have prayed and
reaffirmed the power of prayer.
“As our nation battles the invisible enemy,
we reaffirm that Americans believe in the
power of prayer. We give thanks for the
majesty of creation and for the gift of
eternal life and we place our trust in the
hands of almighty God,” he said.
The full text of Donald Trump’s Easter
message is below:
Well, thank you very much. On this Good
Friday, Christians from all around the world
remember the suffering and death upon the
cross of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
At Easter Sunday, we will celebrate his
glorious resurrection.
At this holy time, our nation is engaged in a
battle like never before — the invisible
enemy. Our brave doctors, nurses, and
responders — first responders, responders of
all — are fighting to save lives. Our workers
are racing to deliver critical medical supplies.
Our best scientists are working around the
clock to develop lifesaving therapeutics, and I
think they’re doing really well in doing so. Our
people are making tremendous sacrifices to
end this pandemic.
Though we will not be able to gather together
with one another as we normally would on
Easter, we can use this sacred time to focus
on prayer, reflection, and growing in our
personal relationship with God. So important.
I ask all Americans to pray that God will heal
our nation; to bring comfort to those who are
grieving; to give strength to the doctors,
nurses, and healthcare workers; to restore
health to the sick; and to renew the hope in
every person who is suffering. Our nation will
come through like never before.
I thank the many families who have prayed
for me and for my family. And your prayers
are felt, and I am forever grateful.
I’d like to thank our great Vice President and
his wonderful wife, who we all know very
well, Karen, for the incredible job they do and
for their service not only to the country but
for their service to God.
Almost 3,000 years ago, the Prophet Isaiah
wrote these words: “Darkness covers the
Earth…but the Lord rises upon you, and His
glory appears over you…For the Lord will be
your everlasting light.”
As our nation battles the invisible enemy, we
reaffirm that Americans believe in the power
of prayer. We give thanks for the majesty of
creation and for the gift of eternal life. And
we place our trust in the hands of Almighty
God.
I’d like to just wish everybody a very Happy
Easter. We’re going to be celebrating that
very, very special day, and it’s going to be,
hopefully, a very good weekend and a very
productive weekend.
And I want to thank everybody in our country
and beyond for all they’ve had to put up with.
One hundred and eighty-four countries, as of
this morning, are fighting this enemy and we
pray for them all.
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