"As we stand in this historic place, ready to begin our 57th National Day of prayer, we turn to the Psalms and know that the Psalmist knew the power of prayer, the indispensable ability of humanity to humbly give thanks to God. When the Psalmist wrote the very words of 28:7, (reads in Hebrew), the eternal is my strength and my shield, my heart trusts in God and I am helped. No matter our creed, our color, our income or our status in life, whether Christian, Muslim, Jew, Sikh, Buddhist or Jain, before the Eternal, we are all equal in God's eyes, we are equal in prayer, for through prayer, God can and will be our strength, and our shield, and our help."
–Rabbi Bruce Lustig, May 1, 2008, in opening remarks at the National Day of Prayer