National Day of Prayer disregarded
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Editor,
A good friend and respected citizen of Lake County lamented to me this week the direction the White House is taking our country, particularly in disregarding the National Day of Prayer as designated by Presidents Harry Truman in 1952 and Ronald Reagan in 1988, while offering the People’s House to followers of Islam for prayers to Allah (September 25, 2009).
I wrote my friend the following:
I doubt that 2nd Chronicles 7:14 has been held in significance by many of our presidents; God said, “if my people will humble themselves, pray, seek my face and turn from their sin, I will hear, forgive, and restore their land.”
What the current president does as a promoter of Islam, or the fact that he has invited Muslims to join him in praying to Allah, is disheartening, but the fact remains, many professing Christians voted him into office; until we repent of this offense against the God of Heaven, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, our country will not begin the restoration to its Biblical Christian foundation.
I would like to believe that this will happen, however, how many of us truly embrace 2nd Chron. 7:14 or participate in the National Day of Prayer?
I went to the county courthouse two years ago to participate in the National Day of Prayer, I sat on one of the benches and prayed while the grounds keeper mowed the lawn behind me; after 45 minutes I left, realizing that the annual gathering for the National Day of Prayer on the courthouse lawn had passed while most Christians had been totally unaware of the date, or knew and totally disregarded it.
Prayer is not a significant factor in most of our lives, even though we talk about it and even encourage people to do it. I don’t expect a major change in our commitment to prayer before Jesus comes (Luke 18:1-8; Hebrews, chapters 3 and 4).
I pray that I’m wrong.
Harvey A. Town
Polson
