The National Day Of Prayer

First Thursday in May

One Nation Under God:

When I shut up the heavens so that there is no rain, or command locusts to devour the land or send a plague among my people, if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land. II Chronicles 7:13-14 NIV

America, we need prayer, now. It’s so easy to blame our problems on Washington or Hollywood, or whoever we think is responsible for the those events that haunt us. But sisters and brothers, isn’t it true that pointing fingers offers no solutions? It merely stirs contention, escalates the stress, and adds more trouble to our society, leaving nothing solved.

Thank God for a very special day in America, the National Day Of Prayer -- the first Thursday in May of each year.

In 1775, the Continental Congress called for a Day Of Prayer, asking the colonies to pray for wisdom in their work of establishing a new nation. In 1863, President Lincoln announced a Day Of Prayer. Then in 1952, President Truman signed a proclamation for the Day Of Prayer. Later, in 1982, the National Day of Prayer Committee was implemented, with the goal to commemorate a day of prayer. And finally in 1987, President Ronald Reagon proclaimed that the National Day of Prayer would be a designated time to pause, come to God, pray for our hurting country, pray for others, and pray for ourselves.

Now, on this dynamic day, the first Thursday of May of each year, people come together through conferences and events, extending prayers across the lands of America. This national act of Congress encourages Americans to pray for their Nation. The government-sanctioned Day Of Prayer focuses on the healing of the United States, as our national level, our states’ task forces, and churches join in making the National Day Of Prayer an opportunity for spiritual renewal in the U.S. Thousands of hearts of all faiths unite to pray for the welfare of our nation and ask God to heal our country’s wounds.

Live music, prayer circles, praise and worships. The moral rebirth of America –- we pray.

Some of us open our homes on the National Day Of Prayer, decorating our houses in red, white, and blue. We may invite our family, friends, and neighbors to come by to join us in this Day Of Prayer. And everybody can bring a covered dish, too.

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