‘I ask all Americans to pray that God will heal our nation’

President Trump took part in the Easter blessing from the Oval Office today, Good Friday, ahead of a somber Easter weekend. Though the nation is suffering through the coronavirus crisis that is affecting nearly everyone, the President’s message was one of hope.

“Thank you very much on this Good Friday,” the President said. “Christians from all around the world remember the suffering and death upon the cross of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. And Easter Sunday we will celebrate His glorious resurrection.”

This will be an Easter Sunday like no other in American history as many families are prohibited from gathering together, as is normally the tradition. Most churches will be holding virtual gatherings, though some who are allowed to do so will attempt to hold coronavirus-conscious services. Even as we think on our Creator and His Son, many will still have the coronavirus crisis in mind.

“At this holy time, our nation is engaged in a battle like never before,” President Trump said. “The invisible enemy.”

The President then asked everyone to pray for the nation. He held a National Day of Prayer last month when the panic over the coronavirus really started ramping up. Today, he specified certain subjects for prayers.

“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,” he said. “Our nation will come through like never before.”