Events are held across the country, modeled after Natioanl Day of Prayer held in Washington, D.C.
Here in Winston County, two National Day of Prayer events were held.
In Louisville, the First Baptist Church parking lot served as the site for one of the county events for the National Day of Prayer.
About 30 attendees shook hands, laughed with one-another and talked. The event was cancelled last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Among moments of prayers, those praying touched on the events from this past year, ranging from the pandemic to civil unrest.
Brother Paul Blanchard of the Winston County Baptist Association opened the event with several pastors and other attendees praying.
Noxapater Honors National Day of Prayer
By Mike Robertson
Winston County Journal
At 12 noon this past Thursday, a group of Noxapater residents gathered at the local Town Hall to participate in a time of prayer, as May 6 had been recognized as the National Day of Prayer.
Mayor Sammy Carter opened the ceremony with words from a Proclamation stating, “Through our history Americans have turned to prayer for strength, inspiration, guidance and protection. From our earliest days our dependence upon God has brought us to see his divine counsel and unfailing wisdom.”
Carter spoke of the difficult days the nation has been dealing with in the midst of the COVID pandemic, and other domestic issues, and urged those gathered to pray for our first responders who put themselves in harm’s way to protect us, and for medical and health professionals who have worked tirelessly in these past months, and for leaders of communities, cities, states and the nation.
Reverend Tommy Jones, of Noxapater Baptist Church, led the gathering in a closing prayer.
On April 17, 1952, President Harry Truman signed a bill proclaiming the National Day of Prayer into law in the United States. President Ronald Reagan amended the law in 1988 designation the first Thursday of May each year as the National Day of Prayer for the nation.
