Published: May 17, 2007 12:26 am            

Your View: National Day of Prayer

Seventeen years ago, Councilwoman Barbara Henson initiated the first public observance of National Day of Prayer for the city of Meridian on the steps of City Hall. This year due to renovations taking place at City Hall, we moved to Dumont Plaza. There was a forty percent chance of rain forecasted for that day but the bible says that Elijah prayed and God stopped the rain, we prayed and He stopped it for us as well.

It was a wonderful day. Glory be to God for his lovingkindness and his tender mercies! Another year has gone down in history and we believe God was pleased with our efforts. Multiplied prayers went up to God in unison around our nation in obedience to what the Word of God says.

“Men ought to always pray and not faint”. This year’s theme was “America, Unite in Prayer,” taken from 2 Chronicles 7:14.

Shirley Dodson, Chairperson of the National Day of Prayer Committee had this to say, “America, is in desperate need of prayer. Our nation continues to reject the biblical values of our founding fathers, placing our freedoms — and future in jeopardy. Given the strain on the moral fabric of our country, how good it is to know that we are not without hope.

2 Chronicles 7:14 assures us that if we humble ourselves before the Lord with REPENTANT hearts, he will hear from heaven and be faithful to forgive us and heal our land. There has never been a more critical time in our history to lift our needs to God, and as we do, we can have full confidence in his willingness to respond in ways that are “immeasurably

more than all we ask or imagine.”

We the National Day of Prayer Observance Coordinators take this opportunity to thank all who participated and those who came out to witness as members of our Christian community. A big thank you to Russell Baptist Church, the City of Meridian Public Works Department, the workers of the Brown Bag Café, The Meridian Star and WTOK-TV for their coverage of this annual city-wide event.



Bill Hodge and Dorothy Lloyd

Meridian

        

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