National Day of Prayer
Today is the National Day of Prayer for the United States. The NDP was officially created in 1952 as a way to encourage religious groups to pray for their country. For Christians, The National Day of Prayer Task Force was organized to help organize and guide NDP efforts throughout the USA.
From their mission statement:
The National Day of Prayer Task Force’s mission is to communicate with every individual the need for personal repentance and prayer, mobilizing the Christian community to intercede for America and its leadership in the seven centers of power: Government, Military, Media, Business, Education, Church and Family.
They’re doing events throughout the day in various places and venues; head over to their site to see what’s going on around the country.
And if you can’t make it out to one of the public events, Tangle has a virtual prayer wall where they’re inviting people to join them for the National Day of Prayer.
Probably the easiest way to participate is to just take some time today to personally pray for your country. Regardless of your feelings on government and its relation to religion in the United States, the citizens of the US need prayer just as much as the rest of the world. Whether it be for health, wisdom, peace or to find Christ in the midst of it all, today is as good a day as any to come to God with our requests and thanks.
