President Donald Trump prayed to have God’s wisdom as he touched the Western Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem this week beginning.
Trump is the first American president to visit Judaism’s holiest site while in office. Prior to going the Western Wall, he visited one of Christianity’s most sacred sites, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, which some believe is the place where Jesus was crucified. The trip to Jerusalem was the second stop on Trump’s first international trip as president.
His flight to the Jewish state was also historic in that he flew directly from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, a flight pattern that never happens. In Saudi Arabia, he gave a speech to leaders of over 50 Muslim-majority countries, challenging them to drive terrorists out of their lands.
Johnnie Moore, a member of Trump’s evangelical advisory board and one of the leading candidates to be the U.S. ambassador for Religious Freedom, tweeted a quote from Trump: “I visited the Western Wall, & marveled at the monument to God’s presence…my hand upon the wall and to pray…for wisdom from God.”
Trump also met with Pope Francis at the Vatican Wednesday.
The pope gave President Trump a personally signed copy of his message for World Peace Day 2017. Trump was also gifted copies of the pope’s, “The Joy of the Gospel,” “Amoris Laetitia” on the family, and “Laudato Si,'” on the environment.
In return, President Trump presented Pope Francis with a gift box containing five of slain civil rights leader the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s books, including a signed copy of The Strength to Love.
Elsewhere, hours after meeting with Pope Francis who blessed a rosary for her at the Vatican, First Lady Melania Trump confirmed that she’s a practicing Roman Catholic.
The previously unknown detail about her faith was confirmed by her spokeswoman Stephanie Grisham, according to the Daily Mail.
Additional Reporting by Christian Post.
