{"id":350,"date":"2011-05-04T05:09:41","date_gmt":"2011-05-04T09:09:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/simplelife\/?p=350"},"modified":"2011-05-03T20:46:10","modified_gmt":"2011-05-04T00:46:10","slug":"prayer-across-the-nation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/simplelife\/2011\/05\/prayer-across-the-nation.html","title":{"rendered":"Prayer across the nation"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>The first Thursday of each year was declared as the National Day of Prayer in 1988. \u00a0Harry Truman\u00a0signed legislation in 1952 to establish an annual day of prayer but it was a different day each year until the 1988 law as passed. \u00a0Of course, throughout the history of the US, from time to time, days of prayer have been declared by Congress\u00a0or Presidential proclamation.<\/p>\n

Across the nation at various times during the day, Christians will gather Thursday, May 5 to pray at churches, outdoor parks, school yards, inside and outside city hall buildings. \u00a0They will stop at state houses and state capitol buildings to pray.<\/p>\n

The largest event will be a webcast in which Joni Eareckson Tada will the be main speaker. \u00a0Mrs. Tada is serving as the 2011 Honorary Chairperson for the National Day of Prayer Task Force. \u00a0Her position is of great significance within the disability community because she has been paralyzed from the neck down since a diving accident at the age of 19.<\/p>\n

This is a portion of the message she has written regarding this year’s day of prayer.<\/p>\n

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\"JONILaus Deo\u2026 Praise God<\/h1>\n

When I was a child growing up in Baltimore, our school took a field trip to Washington DC.\u00a0 As our bus drove down Constitution Avenue, I gazed at the tall, gleaming monuments and the impressive buildings with Greek style columns.\u00a0\u00a0 When my classmates and I climbed the steps of the Lincoln Memorial and stood awestruck in front of Abe Lincoln, I felt as though I were in the vestibule of heaven.\u00a0 Sitting by the cherry trees near the Jefferson Memorial, I could barely eat my sack lunch, I was so overwhelmed with the wonder of our nation\u2019s capital.\u00a0 For the rest of our tour, I\u2019d gawk at all that white marble and think,\u00a0God must live here.<\/em><\/p>\n

I was soon to discover that Washington DC is not where God lives. \u00a0For the rest of her message, click here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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