This Thursday, May 3, is the National Day of Prayer. It will be the 30th annual observance since President Ronald Reagan signed the amended law designating the first Thursday of May as a day of national prayer, and the 67th observance since the day was first created in 1952 by a joint resolution of Congress, and signed into law by President Harry S. Truman.
I honestly cannot think of another moment more appropriate for America to come together and pray for unity in our nation.
We are living through a crucial time in our country’s history. Division rages, hate and vitriolic language are loud. We’re more focused on making enemies than friends. If we do not find the resolve to come together and confront the issues fracturing our communities and dividing our country, we will not find the peace and healing we desperately need.
In all this, one thing is crystal clear: politics will not heal us, and government will not fix us. We need a massive prayer movement that will lead us back to God and bring healing to our land. That is my great hope for this date set apart for prayer and national repentance.
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"Lighten our Darkness, Lord" — poem for #NationalDayofPrayer, written by one of most beloved chaplains of #WW1: https://t.co/CCI1mMcrAD#poetry #prayer pic.twitter.com/MlFRBWMUhe
— Connie Ruzich (@wherrypilgrim) May 3, 2018