Pastor Paula White-Cain spoke at the Rededicate 250 event on May 17th, 2026 as we rededicated the United States of America back to God.
“America has faced moments when the soul of this nation was tested. The abolition movement did not rise from politics alone. It emerged in the wake of the second great awakening, a spiritual revival that swept across our nation and called America back to God, to repentance, and to the truth that every human being is created in His image. From churches, prayer gatherings, and camp meetings, a moral conviction began to awaken in the conscious of the nation, and many of the voices God used were women- women of faith who prayed, taught, organized, wrote, marched, and courageously stood against the evil of slavery. When silence would have been easier, they understood that faith was not meant to remain within the church walls, but to shape the moral character of a nation. Courageous believers, men and women alike, were compelled by scripture and conscience to stand for righteousness, even at great personal cost. Abraham Lincoln would later call America to a new birth of freedom, but Lincoln understood true freedom cannot survive apart from moral truth and dependence upon Almighty God. Today, as we approach America’s 250th anniversary, we are reminded that every generation must decide what it will honor, what it will defend, and under whose authority it will live. Freedom is never sustained by power alone. It is sustained by faith, virtue, courage, and humility before God. As we rededicate this nation, may America once again seek God, sincerely uphold the dignity of every human life boldly, and remember the timeless truth of Scripture, where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. May God bless you and may God continue to bless the United States of America.”
-Pastor Paula White-Cain