{"id":593,"date":"2011-05-05T06:45:41","date_gmt":"2011-05-05T10:45:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/activistfaith\/?p=593"},"modified":"2011-05-05T08:55:00","modified_gmt":"2011-05-05T12:55:00","slug":"the-national-day-of-prayer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/activistfaith\/2011\/05\/the-national-day-of-prayer.html","title":{"rendered":"The National Day of Prayer"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Today is the National Day of Prayer. While much of this blog is dedicated to living out our faith in practical actions related to various social issues, I’m also convinced prayer is central and critical to all we do.<\/p>\n

Much is taking place today related to this event. I encourage you to participate as you are able. Online, you can follow the live feed at nationaldayofprayer.org<\/a> or Tweet along with others on the related feed<\/a>.<\/p>\n

To find local events, please check out the directory at this link<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For those unfamiliar with the history of the National Day of Prayer, I’ve shared a bit below from the organization’s website.<\/p>\n

Life moves quickly and prayer is often one of the first things we tend to neglect. Please be diligent to get involved with others in your area and nationwide as we join together to pray for our nation.<\/p>\n

NOTE:<\/strong> You can also right click and save the image above for the National Day of Prayer to use as your Facebook picture for today to create awareness for the event. Thanks!<\/p>\n

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Mission<\/h3>\n

The mission of the National Day of Prayer Task Force is to mobilize prayer in America and to encourage personal repentance and righteousness in the culture.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Our Vision<\/h3>\n

In accordance with Biblical truth, the National Day of Prayer Task Force seeks to:<\/p>\n