The National Day of Prayer
The first Thursday in the month of May is the National Day of Prayer.
The theme this year is “Prayer: America’s Strength and Shield.” The key verse is Psalm 28:7, “The LORD [is]
my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and
with my song will I praise him.”
Prayer has always been an important part of our national life. Each of our Presidents, beginning with George
Washington, has called on the nation to pray. President Roosevelt led the nation in prayer on the radio as our
troops were going ashore on D-Day, June 6, 1944. He began his prayer with:
Almighty God: Our sons, pride of our nation, this day have set upon a mighty endeavor, a struggle to
preserve our Republic, our religion, and our civilization, and to set free a suffering humanity.
Lead them straight and true; give strength to their arms, stoutness to their hearts, steadfastness
in their faith.
They will need Thy blessings.
Rather than calling for a special day of prayer, President Roosevelt went on to say:
But because the road is long and the desire is great, I ask that our people devote themselves in a
continuance of prayer. As we rise to each new day, and again when each day is spent, let words of prayer
be on our lips, invoking Thy help to our efforts.”
And God answered that prayer and the prayers of the nation. President Eisenhower declared that prayer is our
ation’s greatest resource in war or peace
New Yorkers for Constitutional Freedoms encourages Christians throughout the state to participate in the
National Day of Prayer on Thursday, May 1, 2008, but then to continue to pray for our nation and state all
throughout the year.
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