The year 2026 marks the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States. Because of this major milestone, “One Nation Under God” has been widely adopted as a prominent spiritual and patriotic theme throughout the 250th-anniversary celebrations. The phrase “under God” was not part of the original 1892 Pledge of Allegiance. It was officially added to the Pledge on June 14, 1954, when President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed a joint resolution of Congress.

A massive national gathering on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., anchored by President Donald J. Trump, is being planned. One major focus is to gratefully acknowledge God’s providence in American history, with an underlying emphasis of re-dedication. The President’s invitation states:

 “As we prepare to celebrate two and a half centuries of freedom, I am inviting America’s great religious communities to pray for our nation and for our people. From the beginning, this has always been a country sustained and strengthened by prayer. So important, we bring religion back stronger, you’re going to see everything get better and better and better. You are going to see it get better and better. So, as we chart our course for the next 250 years, let us rededicate ourselves to one nation under God.” – President Trump, Iowa, July 3, 2025 (whitehouse.gov)

 2KM believes the best shelter and umbrella for Church and State is prayer. During our personal and family devotions, our worship services, and small group gatherings, prayer on behalf of our nation and its leaders is not only fitting, it is God’s will. “First of all, then, I urge that entreaties and prayers, petitions and thanksgivings, be made on behalf of all men, for kings and all who are in authority, so that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and dignity”(2 Timothy 2:1,2). Thus, in faith and obedience we prayerfully place the Right-hand and Left-hand Kingdoms under God’s providence.