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SUMMARY:Community Prayer Gathering - National Day of Prayer Event Via Zoom
DESCRIPTION:Join the Lubbock Chamber of Commerce's Community Prayer Gathering Committee and Special Guest Congressman Jodey Arrington on Thursday\, May 7 at 11 AM. Jodey will lead us in the Nations Prayer. \n\n \nSignificance of the National Day of Prayer\n\nThe National Day of Prayer has great significance for us as a nation as it enables us to recall and to teach the way in which our founding fathers sought the wisdom of God when faced with critical decisions. It stands as a call for us to humbly come before God\, seeking His guidance for our leaders and His grace upon us as a people. The unanimous passage of the bill establishing the National Day of Prayer as an annual event\, signifies that prayer is as important to our nation today as it was in the beginning.\n\nLike Thanksgiving or Christmas\, this day has become a national observance placed on all Hallmark calendars and observed annually across the nation and in Washington\, D.C. Every year\, local\, state\, and federal observances were held from sunrise in Maine to sunset in Hawaii\, uniting Americans from all socio-economic\, political and ethnic backgrounds in prayer for our nation. It is estimated that over two million people attended more than 30\,000 observances organized by approximately 40\,000 volunteers. At state capitols\, county court houses\, on the steps of city halls\, and in schools\, businesses\, churches and homes\, people stopped their activities and gathered for prayer.\n\nThe National Day of Prayer is Ours\n\nThe National Day of Prayer belongs to all Americans. It is a day that transcends differences\, bringing together citizens from all backgrounds. Mrs. Shirley Dobson\, NDP chairman emeritus\, reminded us: "We have lost many of our freedoms in America because we have been asleep. I feel if we do not become involved and support the annual National Day of Prayer\, we could end up forfeiting this freedom\, too."\n\n\n\nHistorical Summary\n\n\n 1775 The first Continental Congress called for a National Day of Prayer\n 1863 Abraham Lincoln called for such a day.\n 1952 Congress established NDP as an annual event by a joint resolution\, signed into law by President Truman (82-324)\n 1988 The law was amended and signed by President Reagan\, designating the NDP as the first Thursday in May (100-307)\n\n\nVisit the National Day of Prayer website for more information: https://www.nationaldayofprayer.org/about
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\nJoin the Lubbock Chamber of Commerce'\;s Community Prayer Gathering Committee and Special Guest Congressman Jodey Arrington on Thursday\, May 7 at 11 AM. Jodey will lead us in the Nations Prayer. \;
\n \;\nSignificance of the National Day of Prayer
\n\nThe National Day of Prayer has great significance for us as a nation as it enables us to recall and to teach the way in which our founding fathers sought the wisdom of God when faced with critical decisions. It stands as a call for us to humbly come before God\, seeking His guidance for our leaders and His grace upon us as a people. The unanimous passage of the bill establishing the National Day of Prayer as an annual event\, signifies that prayer is as important to our nation today as it was in the beginning.
\n\nLike Thanksgiving or Christmas\, this day has become a national observance placed on all Hallmark calendars and observed annually across the nation and in Washington\, D.C. Every year\, local\, state\, and federal observances were held from sunrise in Maine to sunset in Hawaii\, uniting Americans from all socio-economic\, political and ethnic backgrounds in prayer for our nation. It is estimated that over two million people attended more than 30\,000 observances &ndash\; organized by approximately 40\,000 volunteers. At state capitols\, county court houses\, on the steps of city halls\, and in schools\, businesses\, churches and homes\, people stopped their activities and gathered for prayer.
\n\nThe National Day of Prayer is Ours
\n\nThe National Day of Prayer belongs to all Americans. It is a day that transcends differences\, bringing together citizens from all backgrounds. Mrs. Shirley Dobson\, NDP chairman emeritus\, reminded us: &ldquo\;We have lost many of our freedoms in America because we have been asleep. I feel if we do not become involved and support the annual National Day of Prayer\, we could end up forfeiting this freedom\, too.&rdquo\;
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Historical Summary
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\n - 1775 \;&ndash\; The first Continental Congress called for a National Day of Prayer
\n - 1863 \;&ndash\; Abraham Lincoln called for such a day.
\n - 1952 \;&ndash\; Congress established NDP as an annual event by a joint resolution\, signed into law by President Truman (82-324)
\n - 1988 \;&ndash\; The law was amended and signed by President Reagan\, designating the NDP as the first Thursday in May (100-307)
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