The 60th annual observance of the National Day of Prayer will be held on May 5, 2011. Our nation continues to face moral decline, economic uncertainty, military strife in the Middle East, and non-stop assaults on our religious freedoms. It has never been more important than today that we humbly approach God in prayer on behalf of our country.
Since Congress established the 1st National Day of prayer 60 years ago, millions of Americans have joined in prayer to lift up our nation and its leaders to Almighty God. Once again on May 5th, we will continue the example given to us by our Founding Fathers and by presidents since then who have encouraged the American people to call out to God in times of turmoil and unrest.
Abraham Lincoln called upon all citizens to take part in a day of fasting and prayer: “…it is the duty of nations as well as of men to own their dependence upon the overruling power of God, to confess their sins and transgressions in humble sorrow yet with assured hope that genuine repentance will lead to mercy and pardon, and to recognize the sublime truth, announced in the Holy Scriptures and proven by all history: that those nations only are blessed whose God is the Lord…”
Please join us Thursday May 5, 2011 at Redeemer church for any of the three 30 minute prayer services we will offer at 7:00am, 12 noon, or 7:00pm. It is an opportunity for us to continue seeking God’s guidance and protection during these days of turmoil in our country.*
May God bless America!
Kelvin Fizzell
Director of Small Groups
Redeemer Church
*Excerpts from Shirley Dobson; Chairman, National Day of Prayer
