On September 3, 1783, delegates from the United States and Great Britain finalized a treaty in Paris in which Britain officially recognized the independence of the United States, bringing an end to the Revolution. You can learn more about the Treaty of Paris 1783, and see the document, at this website: http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=true&doc=6
This is a day of importance equaling that of July 2 and 4, when Congress voted on independence and approved the Declaration of Independence. It's a day to ponder freedom anew, and what it means to us as people of the United States.
On this day, I offer this prayer for my country:
O God, You have granted the United States the great gift of freedom as a country, born out of immense struggle. We recognize the high cost exacted to win this freedom, and that it must continue to be exacted as we carry on the legacy of the American Revolution. The people who started this country established it in a basis of liberty and freedom for all people. We confess our wrongdoing as people in not carrying forth those principles to the fullest. In pleading upon Your mercy, may You restore us to Your Righteousness so that we go forth in the work to make freedom a reality for all people in this land. We know that as recipients of this divine gift of freedom, we have the duty to make it available to everyone. Spur us on, knowing that we find freedom in You alone through the merits of Jesus Christ our Savior, who has freed us for Your glory. Amen.
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