The Prayer You Carry Home

Notes from a man returning to church on the day the country prays.

This morning, Americans will gather on the National Mall to rededicate the country as one nation under God.

I wish I could be there.

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth will speak, along with the Speaker of the House, a cardinal, and an evangelist. They will pray for the country and rededicate it while the cameras run, the flags lift, and the crowd sings.

The in…