"Significance of the National Day of Prayer
The National Day of Prayer has great significance for us as a nation as it enables us to recall and to teach the way in which our founding fathers sought the wisdom of God when faced with critical decisions. It stands as a call for us to humbly come before God, seeking His guidance for our leaders and His grace upon us as a people. The unanimous passage of the bill establishing the National Day of Prayer as an annual event, signifies that prayer is as important to our nation today as it was in the beginning.
Like Thanksgiving or Christmas, this day has become a national observance placed on all Hallmark calendars and observed annually across the nation and in Washington, D.C. Every year, local, state, and federal observances were held from sunrise in Maine to sunset in Hawaii, uniting Americans from all socio-economic, political and ethnic backgrounds in prayer for our nation. It is estimated that over two million people attended more than 30,000 observances – organized by approximately 40,000 volunteers. At state capitols, county court houses, on the steps of city halls, and in schools, businesses, churches and homes, people stopped their activities and gathered for prayer." - nationaldayofprayer.org/about
The National Day of Prayer is on the 1st Thursday in May. You can learn more about this national event by using this link.
Students have the liberty to express their faith at school (including prayer). Gateways and the Alliance Defending Freedom have teamed together to produce a pamphlet entitled, Free to Speak. The pamphlet includes quotes from the U.S. Department of Education (2020) Guidance on religious liberties for students and educators in public schools.
Gateways has also created a student prayer card. To learn more about the card, click here.
