May 3, 2023
By: Dwayne Page
A local observance for the National Day of Prayer will be Thursday, May 4 at 6 p.m. at the Northside Elementary School Gym.
Isaac Gray, minister at the Smithville Cumberland Presbyterian Church, said everyone is invited to attend the event which is non-denominational.
“I want to invite you to join us on Thursday, May 4 for an observance of our country’s National Day of Prayer. On this day, May 4 at 6 p.m. at Northside Elementary School Gym, our community will join with people from all across our nation by gathering and praying. The National Day of Prayer was instituted in 1952 and it has continued every year since. This event is an incredible opportunity to join people from our community and around our nation as we plead for God’s mercy and guidance in our country. The National Day of Prayer is not about any church organization. It’s about God’s people coming together with a purpose of pleading, asking, and imploring God to move in a great way. Come join with local pastors and churches Thursday, May 4 at 6 p.m. at the Northside Elementary School Gym. We hope to see you there as we seek God together,” said Gray.
The National Day of Prayer is an annual observance held on the first Thursday of May, inviting people of all faiths to pray for the nation. It was created in 1952 by a joint resolution of the United States Congress and signed into law by President Harry S. Truman. The Task Force is a privately funded organization whose purpose is to encourage participation on the National Day of Prayer. It exists to communicate with every individual the need for personal repentance and prayer, to create appropriate materials, and to mobilize the Christian community to intercede for America’s leaders and its families. The Task Force represents a Judeo-Christian expression of the national observance, based on the understanding that this country was birthed in prayer and in reverence for the God of the Bible.