National Day of Prayer

Have a cup of coffee with me this morning.

Did you start your day with God? More than ever we as a collective body of believers in this nation must get on our knees and seek God in the morning, commune with Him during the day and thank Him as we close our eyes in the evening to begin our rest. We are a broken and hurting nation and not unlike the days of the Older Testament "everyone did what was right in his own eyes". We have removed God from the equation and it doesn't add up.

In 1775 the Continental Congress allocated a time for prayer in forming a new nation. Over the years, there have been calls for a day of prayer, including from President Abraham Lincoln in 1863. On April 17, 1952, President Harry Truman signed a bill proclaiming the National Day of Prayer into law in the United States. President Reagan amended the law in 1988, designating the first Thursday of May each year as the National Day of Prayer.

PRAY today for God to heal our land! Pray for our leaders to not hide God under a bushel so that His light will shine into this world. The evening news paints a dark picture.

Now on a different subject, I dug dandelions the past two days. I just glanced out the window and there are 7 that I seemed to have missed. Just like my faith journey, it is a continual work in progress. Sometimes it appears that the difficulties we face are gone and suddenly they reappear in another area; more digging, more pruning. That is why we must pray without ceasing.

Have a great and blessed day with God.