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May 9, 2018
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Monroe County holds National Day of Prayer
Monroe Countians take time to join in prayer for our country and its leaders on the Na
tional Day of Prayer last Thursday.
By Diane Glidewell
news@mymcnnet
Monroe County joined com
munities across the United States
on Thursday in inviting all people
to join in a short program for the
National Day of Prayer. In Forsyth
it was a program on the court
house lawn at 12 noon, scheduled
in hopes that many of those who
work around the square or who
work, live or have business within
the busy area would stop for a little
while, maybe taking their lunch
hour, and join together in seeking
Gods guidance and blessing for
our country.
The local program is organized
by Monroe County Ministerial
Association. The first National
Day of Prayer was declared by
President Harry Truman in 1952;
it has continued each year since
with the official day set aside as the
first Thursday in May by President
Ronald Reagan in 1988.
The theme for the 2018 National
Day of Prayer is Unity, and the
scripture is Ephesians 4:3, “Make
every effort to keep the unity of
the Spirit through the bond of
peace.” Rev. Rufus Whatley spoke
on the theme of unity, saying that
where there is unity,
there is strength. Citing
Luke 11, in which Jesus
taught his disciples
the ‘Lords Prayer in
response to a request
from one of them to
teach them how to pray,
Whatley said that Jesus
taught them how to
pray when they came
together in solidarity.
He asked everyone to
join hands and pray the
Lords Prayer together.
Terry Baker, who had
opened the program
with the U.S. national
anthem, sang “America
the Beautiful” and the
“Battle Hymn of the
Republic,” inviting
everyone to join in the
latter. Various minis
ters then led prayers
directed toward different areas of
leadership in the country.
There were prayers for govern
ment, especially elected officials,
asking help for them to govern
with fairness and integrity. Prayers
for first responders followed,
asking for strength and a spirit of
compassion for them and for sup
port for their families.
Angela Johnson led prayer for
the school system, asking God to
help those who work in the school
system in “loving our children
to life .... so that when they are
old they will not depart from
it.” Rodney Callahan led prayer
for military personnel and their
families. The group of those at
tending who stepped to the center
of the group when Callahan asked
for those who were veterans or
active military to come forward for
the prayer was the largest of any
group of leaders for which prayer
was offered. He thanked them for
defending freedom and support
ing liberty and asked God to give
comfort and healing to those who
carry wounds with them.
Antonio Proctor led prayer
for local businesses and busi
ness owners, asking that God
bless them with moral and ethi
cal obligations as he gives them
resources that bless them and
their community. Brian Moore
prayed for families, emphasiz
ing forgiveness. He said that Sa
tan knows that if he can divide
the home, he can divide the
church, the community and the
nation. He asked for strength to
reclaim the sanctity of marriage
and for success in parenting.
“Everything rises and falls on
the home,” said Moore.
Keith Harris prayed that me
dia will report facts and speak
the truth. Jeff Dean led prayers
for churches and said the
church is an important piece
in unity, in bringing people
together.
“It is not man that grows a
church, it is You,” said Dean.
“Bring these churches together.”
It was estimated that the pro
gram in Forsyth was one of30,000
observances of the National Day
of Prayer across the United States,
organized by about 40,000 volun
teers.
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