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April 2012

Why a National Day of Prayer?

May 3, 2012

by Lori Wagner
Michigan State National Day of Prayer Coordinator

 

Americans are privileged to live in one of the richest nations in the world, yet a question cries out to be answered: Has America lost her true treasure? Are her families intact? Her children secure? Are sacred principles of integrity, loyalty and the sanctity of human life respected and protected?

Most of us would agree, America is in need of prayer.

Prayer has been a vital component of our national heritage. The first official call sounded in 1775, when the Continental Congress requested prayers for wisdom to form our government. President Lincoln proclaimed a day of "humiliation, fasting, and prayer." In 1952, Congress unanimously voted on a joint resolution that established an annual day of prayer, later amended to secure the date on the first Thursday of every May.

National Days of Prayer are more than significant activities in our nation's history; they are critical to our future. They are days set aside to remember our rich heritage-and like our founding fathers, humbly seek God's wisdom, guidance and grace.

Thursday, May 3, 2012, will mark the 61st annual observance. Thousands of events with millions of expected participants are being planned across the nation with a unifying theme, "One Nation Under God," supported by Psalm 33:12, "Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord."

To find more information on the National Day of Prayer and how you and/or your local church can be involved, please visit www.nationaldayofprayer.org.

 

Lori Wagner is the National Day of Prayer state coordinator for the state of Michigan. She attends Faith Apostolic Church in Troy, Michigan. Her pastor is Reverend Marvin Walker.

 

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