Today is the Anniversary of the First Inauguration: George Washington’s Prayer and the Need to Rededicate America to God

 

On April 30, 1789, George Washington stood on the balcony of Federal Hall in New York City and took the very first presidential oath of office under the newly ratified United States Constitution. In that historic moment, he was not just accepting the immense responsibility of leadership—he was setting a precedent for the soul of the nation.

What happened next is a powerful and often overlooked act of reverence. After taking the oath with his hand upon the Bible, Washington led a solemn procession through the streets of New York City to St. Paul’s Chapel. There, the newly inaugurated president, the hero of the Revolution, knelt in prayer. Surrounded by members of the new government, he dedicated the fledgling republic to Almighty God.

A Nation Born in Humility and Faith

Washington’s actions were no mere formality. He understood something that many leaders today have forgotten: that liberty cannot survive without virtue, and virtue cannot thrive without faith. His walk to St. Paul’s Chapel symbolized the heart of the American experiment—a nation under God, not merely in motto but in deed.

St. Paul’s Chapel itself was a powerful backdrop for such a prayer. It stood, even then, as a reminder of God's providence. Remarkably, the church had survived the Great Fire of 1776 while much of New York City burned, as well as the attack on the World Trade Center on 9/11. It became a spiritual anchor, just as the Constitution would become a political one.

George Washington, in prayer, marked America's foundation not only on the rule of law and the consent of the governed but on a collective submission to divine authority. His example declared to the world that this was not to be a nation of chaos, but one where freedom would be safeguarded by moral responsibility.

A Call for Renewal as We Approach 250 Years

As we approach the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence in 2026, it is more important than ever that we remember and return to that foundation. America today is at a crossroads—divided, disillusioned, and in many ways disconnected from its spiritual and constitutional heritage.

We live in an age where moral relativism, historical amnesia, and outright hostility to faith are eroding the very values that made this country a beacon of hope. The Constitution is misunderstood, even maligned. Our founding fathers are dismissed rather than studied. And in the process, we risk severing the roots that nourish our liberty.

What this country needs now is not more government programs or political grandstanding—it needs another moment of national humility. A moment where leaders and citizens alike fall to their knees and, like Washington, seek divine guidance for the future of our Republic.

Reviving the Spirit of 1789

The 917 Society exists to keep alive the constitutional principles and moral clarity that shaped America. By giving every 8th grader in the country a personal copy of the Constitution, we are investing in a future where citizens understand their rights—and the responsibilities that come with them.

But beyond the classroom, we need a cultural awakening. We need to revive the spirit of 1789, where reverence for God and gratitude for liberty were the twin pillars of public life. Imagine the impact if, in 2026, Americans across the country gathered in churches, schools, and homes to pray for the nation just as Washington did. It would be more than symbolic—it would be transformative.

A Final Word

Washington once said, “It is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits, and humbly to implore His protection and favor.” That is not just advice—it is a roadmap for renewal.

As we remember this historic day—April 30, 1789—let us honor it not with nostalgia, but with action. Let us prepare for America’s 250th anniversary by recommitting ourselves, our communities, and our country to the God who made liberty possible in the first place.

Let us walk again to St. Paul’s Chapel—not just with our feet, but with our hearts.

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The Medlock Post Ep. 232: The Dichotomy of Fear and Faith

 

The Medlock Post Ep. 232: The Dichotomy of Fear and Faith

Understanding and Applying Two Fundamental Human Emotions

In the journey of life, two powerful emotions often dictate our actions and reactions: fear and faith. These emotions are like two sides of the same coin, profoundly influencing our decisions and perspectives. While Fear asks, "What if?" and conjures up scenarios of potential harm or failure, Faith reassures us with "Even if," instilling a sense of trust and resilience.

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How $4 Trillion in Federal Funds Were Funneled Through Leftist NGOs to Enrich Activists

 

Insurrection Barbie

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This thread shows how $4 Trillion in Federal Funds Were Funneled Through Leftist NGOs to Enrich Activists, Mobilize Voters, and Power Anti-Trump Protests—With Receipts This is maybe the most important thread I have ever done. It explains how the two biggest pieces of legislation from the Biden administration filled the coffers of all of these activist groups that have been engaging in the Trump 2.0 resistance. From GOTV efforts, to Anti-Tesla protests to the legal battles against Trump. The Center for American Progress (CAP), founded by Clinton ally John Podesta, is more than a think tank—it’s the strategic command center for the modern Left. Under Biden, CAP helped orchestrate the biggest activist cash grab in U.S. history: $4 TRILLION.

When Biden tapped Podesta to oversee implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act—a $369B climate fund—it wasn’t just about energy. It was about control. Podesta’s real mission? Redistribute billions to Democrat-aligned NGOs.

But that $369B was just one piece. 

The combined total from COVID relief, infrastructure, and climate bills under Biden exceeds $4 TRILLION. CAP helped shape who got that money—and it wasn’t the states. It was activist orgs.

Enter the Justice40 Initiative—designed to steer 40% of benefits to “disadvantaged communities.” In practice, this meant bypassing elected officials and funneling funds directly to NGOs, most of them progressive-aligned.

These grants weren’t just for “climate justice.” They funded GOTV, “community empowerment,” “trusted messengers,” and “technical assistance.” Translation: campaign infrastructure disguised as public service.

(Note: GOTV is Political Action Committee whose mission is to increase Democrat voter turnout by maximizing the impact of political donations, by employing, instructing, and remunerating telephone banking experts to increase voter engagement in neighborhood elections.)

Organizations like Indivisible and the Sunrise Movement became major beneficiaries. Both have organized anti-Trump protests, Tesla shutdowns, and youth voter drives—and both have received massive indirect support through these federal programs. Indivisible used its gains to grow chapters in every swing state, launch digital voter targeting, and coordinate pressure campaigns against GOP legislation. Their footprint expanded after receiving funds through “equity” and “democracy advancement” grants.

Sunrise Movement, tied to “climate resilience” grants, led protests at Tesla showrooms and occupied congressional offices. In 2024, they claimed to have made over 4 million youth voter contacts, playing a massive role in Democrat turnout.

Podesta and CAP created the policy architecture that made this possible. 

They advised federal agencies to embed “equity” mandates and prioritize “community-based organizations” (aka: progressive NGOs) in grantmaking. In total, the Justice40 Accelerator—just one program—helped NGOs win $138 million in grants. That’s just the tip of the iceberg.

Let’s be clear: these aren’t “apolitical” charities. •Indivisible was built to oppose Trump. •Sunrise led sit-ins to demand Biden go further left. •Faith in Action and EDF advocate openly for progressive legislation. And they’re all funded by your tax dollars—thanks to Podesta’s CAP and their policy-to-grant pipeline. This is government-funded activism, hidden behind a green mask.

CAP didn’t just lobby from the sidelines. Its “alumni” staff the Biden admin. Its reports became agency regulations. Its “equity” mandates were inserted into budget guidance.

This wasn’t legislation. This was executive-branch capture. Voters never approved it. Congress never debated it. And now, the Left has permanent infrastructure—built and maintained by public funding. Meanwhile, conservative groups get nothing. No parallel infrastructure. No grants. No embedded agencies. Just censorship, audits, and public smears.

Final receipts: •$600B+ allocated across 500+ programs (Justice40) •$138M+ in direct awards via Justice40 Accelerator •4M+ voter contacts by Sunrise Movement •Indivisible protest partnerships with House Democrats

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Jesus Christ's Mission was the Atonement

 

Easter Message

Pres. Russell M. Nelson

[Jesus Christ’s] mission was the Atonement. That mission was uniquely His. Born of a mortal mother and an immortal Father, He was the only one who could voluntarily lay down His life and take it up again (see John 10:14–18). The glorious consequences of His Atonement were infinite and eternal. He took the sting out of death and made temporary the grief of the grave. (“The Mission and Ministry of Jesus Christ,” Ensign, Apr. 2013, 34)

2 Nephi 9:7-11

7. Wherefore, it must needs be an infinite atonement—save it should be an infinite atonement this corruption could not put on incorruption. Wherefore, the first judgment which came upon man must needs have remained to an endless duration. And if so, this flesh must have laid down to rot and to crumble to its mother earth, to rise no more.

8 O the wisdom of God, his mercy and grace! For behold, if the flesh should rise no more our spirits must become subject to that angel who fell from before the presence of the Eternal God, and became the devil, to rise no more.

9 And our spirits must have become like unto him, and we become devils, angels to a devil, to be shut out from the presence of our God, and to remain with the father of lies, in misery, like unto himself; yea, to that being who beguiled our first parents, who transformeth himself nigh unto an angel of light, and stirreth up the children of men unto secret combinations of murder and all manner of secret works of darkness.

10 O how great the goodness of our God, who prepareth a way for our escape from the grasp of this awful monster; yea, that monster, death and hell, which I call the death of the body, and also the death of the spirit.

11 And because of the way of deliverance of our God, the Holy One of Israel, this death, of which I have spoken, which is the temporal, shall deliver up its dead; which death is the grave.

Hamilton and Jefferson Remind Posterity of the Proper Role of the Judicial Branch

 

By Harold Pease Ph. D.

Alexander Hamilton wrote that the Judiciary has no power thus is harmless, “so long as the judiciary remains, truly distinct from both the legislature and the executive.” He reasoned, that the “courts have neither force nor will but merely judgment” and cannot effectuate those judgments on its own. “Whoever attentively considers the different departments of power must perceive that in a government in which they are separated from each other, the judiciary from the nature of its functions, will always be the least dangerous to the political rights of the Constitution; because it will be least in its capacity to annoy or injure them. The executive not only dispenses the honor but holds the sword of the community. The legislator not only commands the purse but prescribes the rules by which the duties and rights of every citizens are to be regulated. The judiciary, on the contrary, has no influence over either the sword or the purse. No direction either of the strength or of the wealth of the society and can take no active resolution whatsoever. It may truly be said to have neither FORCE NOR WILL but merely judgment and must ultimately depend upon the aid of the executive arm even for the efficacy of its judgment.”

There are“several important consequences. It proves incontestably that the judiciary is beyond comparison the weakest of the three departments of power. That it can never attack with success either of the other two; and that all possible care is requisite to enable it to defend itself against their attacks. It equally proves that though individual oppression may now, and then proceed from the courts of justice, the general liberty of the people can never be endangered from that quarter, I mean, so long as the judiciary remains, truly distinct from both the legislature and the executive. For I agree that ‘there is no liberty if the power of judging be not separated from the legislative and executive powers.’” (The Federalist Papers: No. 78, Hamilton, pp. 465-466).

Thomas Jefferson warned that “the federal judiciary can become very dangerous” if they go beyond judgement. On September 11, 1804, Jefferson told a group, “You seem to consider the judges as the ultimate arbitrators of unconstitutional questions. Very dangerous doctrine indeed, and one which would place us under the despotism of an oligarchy. Our judges are as honest as other men, and not more. They have with others, the same passions for party, for power, and the privilege of their core. Their power is the more dangerous as they are in office for life and not responsible as the other functionaries are to elective control. The Constitution has erected no such single tribunal. Knowing that to whatever hands confided with the corruptions of time and party, it’s members would become despots. It has more wisely made all the departments coequal, and co-sovereign within themselves” (X22 Report, Ep. 3604b, 24 Mar. 2025, 1:01:30).

With remarkable foresight, 24 years later, Jefferson described our day and time and how through intended erosion the Judiciary could destroy the Constitution. On September 28, 1820, he said, “The germ of dissolution of our federal government is in the Constitution of the federal judiciary, an irresponsible body working like gravity by night and day gaining a little today and a little tomorrow and advancing, it’s noiseless step like a thief over the field of jurisdiction until all shall be usurped” (Ibid., 1:03:00).

A year later, in August 18, 1821, he spoke of how past practice, one small perversion at a time vying from original intent, gradual in sequence, could destroy the Constitution. The courts were charged with preserving purity of doctrine. He wrote, “At the establishment of our Constitution the judiciary bodies were supposed to be the most helpless and harmless members of the government. Experience, however, soon showed in what way they were to become the most dangerous… Unheeded by the public at large, …[their] decisions nevertheless became law by the precedent. Sapping by little and little the foundations of the Constitution and working it’s chains by construction before anyone has perceived that the invisible and helpless worm has been busily employed in consuming its substance. In truth man is not made to be trusted for life if secured against all liability to account.” Although aimed at the judicial branch this could be said of the executive and legislative branches as well. Past practice slightly altered can become a weapon, thus the enemy of original intent.

On October 31, 1823, Jefferson reminded his followers of what he had said 34 years earlier in 1789 when the Constitution was implemented . Then he “warned that the Judiciary, if given too much power, might ruin our republic, and destroy our rights. The new constitution has secured these individual rights in the executive and legislative departments, but not in the judiciary. It should have a stab of trial by the people themselves, that is to say, by jury. The judiciary of the United States is the subtle corps of sappers and minors, constantly working underground to undermine the foundation of our confederative fabric.” (Ibid., 1:04:20).

The Supreme Court must first reign in its lowest court judges which is what Chief Justice Roberts did by telling activist District Court Judge Boasberg that he “lacks jurisdiction” on Trumps deportation of Tren De Aragua and MS-13 terrorists. He needs to tell all 677 District Court Judges that their authority is within their districts only. The Executive branch must make certain its executive orders (EO) always align with laws passed by previous congresses hence, Trump went back to the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to justify his executive orders on deportation and his EO on enforcement of The Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 65(c) which mandates up-front money in injunction suits for damage caused by bogus suits that later are unconstitutional. And Congress, once again, must impeach judges that have a history of exceeding their jurisdiction and have intentionally weaponized the judicial branch against the executive branch which so many are doing now, attempting to replace executive authority with their own.

Hamilton proved right. The Judiciary has no power thus is harmless “so long as the judiciary remains, truly distinct from both the legislature and the executive branches.” But it hasn’t. Jefferson also was right. The judiciary has become very dangerous because it is infringing on the authority of the executive branch—effectively replacing it.

Dr. Harold Pease is an expert on the United States Constitution and a syndicated columnist. Read his weekly columns at www.LibertyUnderFire.org Column # 816