A Legacy Worth Continuing: Pray for Our Nation

Prayer in our nation has deep roots in history

On a bitter cold day at Valley Forge encampment, George Washington was seen kneeling in the snow, seeking God in prayer-an image that has become one of early America's most well-known scenes.

And throughout our history, leaders have called the nation to prayer. In 1863, Abraham Lincoln proclaimed a National Day of Prayer and Thanksgiving. Years earlier, Thomas Jefferson wrote of a day of prayer and fasting in June 1774, saying its impact on Virginia was "like a shock of electricity." Many of these calls throughout the years came in times of great need.

And where are we now?

God's promise still stands: "If My people who are called by My name will humble themselves and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land."

You are Invited

Come and be part of this call to prayer for our nation on Thursday, May 7th. Whether you gather at the Loudoun County Government Building, Leesburg, VA, pray with your family, join a friend, or meet quietly with the Lord, would you take time to stand in the gap for our

nation?

Across this country, many will be crying out to God. We encourage you to be

one of them-let your voice be heard in heaven.