A Call to Prayer ...from many religious leaders Please click the blue triangle to reach what each had to say. Billy Graham Sheila Walsh Most Sovereign Holy God, Your people turn to you today as we become aware of the devastation that has inflicted our cities, our homes and our hearts. We ask for your comfort to pour down from heaven to all who mourn. We ask for peace to rest on all who fear. We ask for healing for those who are broken. We rest in the absolute assurance that you are in control. We know that we are not immune from the evil that is present in this world but we are not people of this world. We are people of eternity. Lord, we ask that in this day of terror hearts will turn to you. Glorify your name as we turn to you. Amen. The LORD is my light and my salvation -- whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life -- of whom shall I be afraid? When evil men advance against me to devour my flesh, when my enemies and my foes attack me, they will stumble and fall. Though an army besiege me, my heart will not fear; though war break out against me, even then will I be confident. One thing I ask of the LORD, this is what I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the LORD and to seek him in his temple. For in the day of trouble he will keep me safe in his dwelling; he will hide me in the shelter of his tabernacle and set me high upon a rock. -- Psalm 27 Sheila Walsh is a speaker for Women of Faith conferences, author and recording artist. Craig Parshall Janet Parshall Rabbi Scott Sekulow Franklin Graham Carmen Pate Woodrow Kroll Nancy Leigh DeMoss Luis Palau Dr. James Dobson Ray Pritchard Cardinal Edward Egan Pope John Paul II Pope John Paul II sent a telegram to President George W. Bush. "I hurry to express to you and your fellow citizens my profound sorrow and my closeness in prayer for the nation at this dark and tragic moment," he said. Speaking at his Wednesday audience, he said Americans should have the courage to persevere because "evil and death will not have the last word." He said he was praying for the victims' souls and for their families. Bishop T.D. Jakes Charles W. Colson Steve Douglass Larry Huch First off, all our prayers go out to all the victims and their families of these terrorist attacks. These tragic events help us understand the challenges that Israel faces in trying to negotiate with a people that send their children into the street to celebrate disaster and death. This is why God has asked us to pray for our own governments, for general peace in the Middle East and specifically in Jerusalem. Any religion that endorses murdering of innocent people is obviously not a religion of the compassionate and merciful God of our faith. Secondly, we are praying for all of America along with countless numbers of others, believing that terrorism will not strike this great nation again. Larry Huch is pastor of New Beginnings Christian Center in Portland, Ore. Dr. Frank Wright Commissioner Joe Noland