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Pastor's Corner: National Day of Prayer

Each year, the president signs a new proclamation for National Day of Prayer, and each year has a slightly different theme or focus. The theme of the 2022 National Day of Prayer is a call to praise in prayer, "Exalt the Lord, Who has established us," based on Colossians 2:6-7 NASB.

Here in Havre we observe the National Day of Prayer by meeting in the town square. We start the observance with worship music from 11:30 a.m. to noon. The actual observance starts at noon. In years past (before COVID), various churches would set up tables and serve different food items for lunch. This year, we are requesting that folks participating bring their own lunches, effectively "brown bagging" it. At the observance, we will sing songs of praise to God. I will be giving the keynote speech this year. After that, ministerial association pastors will lead in prayers for our country's families, churches, businesses, education, military, government, and arts-entertainment-media. We hope that many of you will join in for this annual event! All are welcome!

This year's 2022 National Prayer reads: "Lord, we exalt You. We are filled with awe and wonder as our praise joins the heavenly hosts saying 'Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord of hosts, the whole earth is full of His glory.' You established the heavens and laid the foundations of the earth. You alone are the Creator; the earth is Yours and all it contains is for Your glory. You created and established all of us as Your image bearers. May our lips and lives continually praise You, reflecting and magnifying You in all our words and ways. You are the author of our days, You have established Your plans and purpose for us. We respond to Your glory and authority in obedience to Your Word and will. You have established prayer that we, Your children, can communicate with our Heavenly Father directing, strengthening, discipling us in Your everlasting love. We join heaven's activities as we lift up our prayers and pour out our praise, repentance, thanks, intercession and supplication. Lord, You have established America through the hearts of our founding fathers and the documents they penned declaring our dependence on Your sovereignty and supremacy. We overflow with gratitude having been firmly rooted and built up in our faith to You. Let our reputation be of our faith in Christ alone, our love for all people, and fruitful lives bearing the attitude, affections, and actions of Your Spirit, Who dwells and works within us and through us. We pray for America: the Church, Family, Education, Military, Workplace, Government, Arts, Entertainment and Media. United in Your love, we exalt the Lord who has established us. In Jesus Name we always pray, Amen!"

This prayer was taken from the National Day of Prayer 2022 Prayer Guide, a bulletin that we use to guide our prayer time at this event. We will most probably close the observance with this prayer together.

Would you consider making it a priority in your life to come and pray with many others, as we lift up our nation, our state, our county, and our city to the Lord in prayer? God hears the prayers of people reaching out to Him for help. See you next Thursday!

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Written by Rev. Edroy "Curt" Curtis, president of the Greater Havre Area Ministerial Association, chaplain of Northern Montana Health Care and lead pastor of Havre Assembly of God Church.

 

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