{"id":2085932,"date":"2023-10-31T20:25:06","date_gmt":"2023-11-01T00:25:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-speaker-to-start-every-day-praying-in-one-specific-room-at-capitol\/"},"modified":"2023-10-31T20:26:42","modified_gmt":"2023-11-01T00:26:42","slug":"new-speaker-to-start-every-day-praying-in-one-specific-room-at-capitol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-speaker-to-start-every-day-praying-in-one-specific-room-at-capitol\/","title":{"rendered":"New Speaker to Begin Each Day with Prayer in Capitol Room"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnew-speaker-to-start-every-day-praying-in-one-specific-room-at-capitol%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2085932&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Speaker\u2064 Mike Johnson Plans to Start Every Day in Prayer at the Capitol<\/h2>\n<p>Humility is \u2064a rarity among \u200cthose in prominent positions across various \u2062professions and sectors.\u200c Rarer still is the \u200csight of a person \u2062in one of \u2062the\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-greta-thunberg-worked-with-a-fellow-activist-to-support-unrest-in-india\/\" title=\"How Greta Thunberg Worked With A Fellow Activist To Support Unrest In India\">highest offices<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-speaker-to-start-every-day-praying-in-one-specific-room-at-capitol\/\" title=\"New Speaker to Begin Each Day with Prayer in Capitol Room\">land acknowledging<\/a> the need for God&#8217;s\u200d guidance and \u2064wisdom in their life.<\/p>\n<p>So it \u200bis a refreshing change and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-adds-a-strong-379000-jobs-in-hopeful-sign-for-economy\/\" title=\"US Adds a Strong 379,000 Jobs in Hopeful Sign for Economy\">hopeful sign<\/a> \u200cthat the new speaker of the House, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/new-speaker-mike-johnson-bad-news-joe-hunter-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mike Johnson<\/a>, plans to start his\u2064 days \u200bas speaker, not in one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-who-resisted-reopening-schools-took-thousands-from-teacher-unions\/\" title=\"Democrats Who Resisted Reopening Schools Took Thousands From Teacher Unions\">congressional offices<\/a> or\u200b getting comfortable in \u200bhis new speaker&#8217;s chair, but in the chapel.<\/p>\n<p>During an\u200b interview with Fox News host <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/kayleigh-mcenany-gets-amazing-news-career-proclaiming-goodness-god\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kayleigh McEnany<\/a>, McEneny said Johnson took her to the prayer room, telling her that he was going \u2063to start every morning in prayer in that room, in front of the picture of George Washington \u200bon his knees, asking for wisdom and guidance.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/chaplain.house.gov\/religion\/prayer_room.html#:~:text=Near%20the%20Rotunda%20of%20the,in%20their%20own%20personal%20lives.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Capitol prayer \u200droom<\/a> near the Rotunda was created in\u200c 1955. It features a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fla-couple-sues-woke-catholic-school-to-rescind-1-35m-donation\/\" title=\"Fla. couple sues woke Catholic school to rescind .35M donation\">stained glass window<\/a>\u2064 depicting \u200bGeorge Washington in prayer, with inscriptions from Psalm 16:1 and Lincoln&#8217;s Gettysburg Address.<\/p>\n<p>The Great Seal \u200cof the United States and the names of the original states \u2064are included, symbolizing faith in tolerance and unity.\u200d A Bible, prayer benches, chairs, plants, candles, and an American flag furnish the room. Craftsmen from California \u200cdonated the \u200dstained glass window. The room provides a quiet place for members \u200dof \u200dCongress to seek guidance and is not \u2062open to public tours.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I&#8217;m grateful to have had the opportunity to sit down with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kayleighmcenany?\">@KayleighMcEnany<\/a> to discuss my \u200bfaith and\u200c how it guides my leadership. Tune in here to watch LIVE at 12pm E.T. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ul31mbalMM\">pic.twitter.com\/Ul31mbalMM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Speaker Mike Johnson (@SpeakerJohnson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpeakerJohnson\/status\/1719346484997435583?\">October 31, \u20632023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Johnson \u2063has not been reticent to share his faith or his worldview regardless of what people may say about it.<\/p>\n<p>Right after being\u200c elected as speaker, instead of celebrating with champagne, Johnson led the\u2064 entire\u2063 Republican\u2064 conference in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/rep-greg-steube-shares-story-praying-speaker-mike-johnson-house-floor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">prayer<\/a>, revealing from that\u2063 single act how he plans to\u2063 conduct his job.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Last night \u200bafter\u2063 being elected \u2062candidate for Speaker, Congressman Mike Johnson\u2062 asked the\u2064 Republican conference to bow their heads and \u2063join him in prayer.<\/p>\n<p>We need more leaders like \u200cthis in DC  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ja05Bbj6IS\">pic.twitter.com\/Ja05Bbj6IS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bennyjohnson\/status\/1717168576858148887?\">October 25, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In\u200b an interview with Fox News&#8217; Sean\u2063 Hannity, Johnson told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/speaker-mike-johnson-tells-hannity-go-pick-bible-read\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hannity<\/a>, &#8220;People are curious. What does Mike Johnson think about any issue under the sun?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I\u2062 said, well go pick up a Bible \u2063off your shelf and read it. That&#8217;s my world view, that&#8217;s what I believe,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The new Speaker of the House (3rd\u200d in line for the President) Mike Johnson.<\/p>\n<p>Those\u2062 who hate the Bible call this &#8220;Christian Nationalism&#8221; but I call \u200cit an answer to prayer. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HoldTheLine?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HoldTheLine<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/28r91Wf2nx\">pic.twitter.com\/28r91Wf2nx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sean Feucht (@seanfeucht) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/seanfeucht\/status\/1717891753771229638?\">October 27, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>And as it often is, behind \u200ba good\u200d man is a praying woman.<\/p>\n<p>When\u200c asked\u200b why his wife didn&#8217;t\u200c attend his ascension to House Speaker, Johnson replied,\u2062 &#8220;She spent \u2062the last couple of\u200c weeks on her knees in \u2064prayer to the Lord and \u2062she&#8217;s a \u2064little worn out.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Mike Johnson (R-LA) on his wife Kelly not being in attendance for his ascension to House Speaker:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;She&#8217;s spent the last couple of weeks on her knees in prayer to the Lord. And, um, she&#8217;s a little \u200cworn out.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3GtQr6RxfH\">pic.twitter.com\/3GtQr6RxfH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The\u2063 Recount (@therecount) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/therecount\/status\/1717251423275016277?\">October 25, \u200d2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Of course, a person who wears his faith on his sleeve seems to bring out the &#8220;crazy&#8221; in many Democrats, and the attacks have already started.<\/p>\n<p>Host of &#8220;Real Time,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/bill-maher-one-piece-advice-americas-youth-dont-go-college\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bill \u2063Maher<\/a>, called Johnson a &#8220;Super, duper, uber Christian. I mean super Christ-y. Probably the worst of\u200c the election deniers&#8230; Loves Jesus, hates democracy,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/bill-maher-compares-speaker-mike-johnson-maine-shooter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Maher also compared \u2064Johnson to\u200b the Maine shooter,\u200b saying, &#8220;I was reading about this \u2063horrible shooting \u200cin Maine. And, you know, we don&#8217;t know much about the guy yet,\u200d but apparently he heard voices and I\u200b thought\u2064 &#8216;Is he\u2064 that different than Mike Johnson?'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Democrats may mock,\u2063 but for many Americans, the sight of \u200dJohnson on his knees\u2063 without fear of \u200bcriticism assures us\u2064 that Johnson isn&#8217;t looking for approval from the media\u200b or the polls, which\u200b can\u200c change from day to day like shifting sand.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, \u200dhe wants to build his legacy on \u200cthe Rock and on the\u2062 Word of God.<\/p>\n<p>And that is the best foundation to build on.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"author_subscription_pitch\">\n<h3>A Note from Our Founder:<\/h3>\n<p>Silicon Valley and the Big \u2062Tech tyrants have done \u2064everything they can to put The \u2063Western Journal out of business. Our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/join-monthly\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\">faithful\u200d subscribers<\/a> \u2062have kept us going.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve never chosen to subscribe, let me be honest:\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/join-monthly\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\">We need your help today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I also want to send you an\u200d autographed copy of &#8220;Counterpunch,&#8221; which will give you \u2062a plan to fight back for our beloved country.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/join-monthly\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><b>Subscribe right now<\/b><\/a>  \u2013 The\u200b Western Journal stands for truth in this difficult time.<\/p>\n<p><b>Please stand with \u2063us by subscribing today.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Floyd G. Brown<br \/>\nFounder of The Western Journal<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/new-speaker-start-every-day-praying-one-specific-room-capitol\/\">New Speaker \u200bto Start Every Day Praying in\u200b One Specific Room at Capitol<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The\u2063 Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u200b How does Johnson&#8217;s commitment \u200bto starting every day in\u2064 prayer reflect \u200bhis faith and values?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Saying, &#8220;He&#8217;s\u2063 the \u200cguy you don&#8217;t want in a crowded theater\u2062 because he thinks he&#8217;s on \u200ca mission from God.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>But despite the criticism, Johnson remains steadfast in his\u2063 faith and \u2063his \u200ccommitment to \u200dstarting every day\u2062 in prayer at the Capitol.<\/p>\n<p>In a time when \u200ddivision and polarization seem to be the\u2064 norm, it is refreshing to see a leader who\u2063 is willing to humble himself before God \u2062and seek His guidance.\u200c Johnson&#8217;s decision to\u2062 begin his day in prayer sets a strong \u200cexample for others in positions \u2063of power and influence.<\/p>\n<p>Prayer has \u200clong been a source of strength and comfort for many individuals, \u200dproviding a \u2062sense of peace\u2063 and<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Humility is scarce among prominent figures in different fields. It&#8217;s even rarer to find someone in a top position who recognizes the importance of God&#8217;s guidance. 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