This yearly event, which has roots as far back as the Continental Congress and its call to prayer in 1775, marshals all prayer warriors to intercede for our nation.
In 1863, President Lincoln called for a national day of "humiliation, prayer and fasting" and in 1952 a joint resolution by congress, signed by President Truman, made it an annual event. In 1988 President Reagan set the day at the first Thursday of each May, which is the day we will gather this week - on May 1st.
Our local prayer group is meeting with Community Prayer Partners for a prayer breakfast in West Monroe, Louisiana. It's a gathering of many denominations and groups; we'll spend the first of our morning together praying for this nation.
I hope you'll check out the NDP website and find an event near you.
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