2009 Prayer for Our Nation

by Beth Moore, Honorary Chairman

Father in Heaven,

We lift our eyes toward Your Throne, where You reign in righteousness.

Your Word assures us that when Your people cry out in sincerity and humility, You will never turn a deaf ear to us.

We call upon You now, seeking Your forgiveness and favor.

Look over this fevered landscape and heal us, Lord.

Drop knees to the floor and raise eyes to the sky, for we know where our help comes from.

Unite these States again in devotion to You, and blur every dividing line.

Do not give us over to our sins. Give us, instead, over to passionate prayer that moves Your heart.

“May Your unfailing love rest upon us, O Lord, even as we put our hope in You.”

In the Name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ

Amen

Today, Thursday May 7, is the 2009 National Day of Prayer. The theme this year is "Prayer... America's Hope" and is based on the verse from Psalm 33:22 which states: "May your unfailing love rest upon us, O Lord, even as we put our hope in you." I attempted to send a video with this email, which briefly explains this year's theme; and at the bottom of this email is the 2009 Prayer for the Nation.

I do encourage that if you're able to get to a local event, please do. Many towns hold observances at their city/town hall. These local observances are imperative to our freedom to assemble.
Here is a link from NDP's official website to "Find an Event" near you.

If you're not able to get out to a local event, then I welcome you to join me live online through Yahoo! Messenger.  There will be a conference room open from 1pm through 7pm, where we will pray in agreement for our nation and its leaders. As time allows and the Lord directs in being sober and vigilant, there will also be sermons from David Wilkerson's website, World Challenge Inc., and messages from the recent revival conference in Wales. 

For your information, here is a link to an article from 2004 regarding Obama's faith. As you may know, NDP is not being observed at the White House for the first time in (I believe) 8 years; Obama is opting to issue a proclamation and observe privately.
Also for your information are two links, both covering the history of NDP:
The History of National Day of Prayer - from NDP official website
History of the NDP - from ReligiousTolerance.org (this is more extensive)

Please feel free to join me on Yahoo! Messenger anytime between 1-7pm. IM me for an invite; my Yahoo! ID is "angeljoymom".  Following the observance at 8pm, you are welcome to join us for fellowship and prayer at Church of the Living God (small plugin required, user name = your first name, password = VIRTUE).

God bless you!