Prayer

"Then you will call, and the Lord will answer. You will cry, and He will say, 'Here I am,'" Isaiah 58:9

"Ask, and what you are asking for will be given to you. Look, and what you are looking for you will find. Knock, and the door you are knocking on will be opened to you. Everyone who asks receives what he asks for. Everyone who looks finds what he is looking for. Everyone who knocks has the door opened to him." Matthew 7:7-8

May 7th, 2009, many people lived today just like every other day. I must admit today was crazy with school and recovering from a cold. But today marks an important day as Christians across the nation come together kneeling and turning to our almighty God.

Being trapped in my college lifestyle, the first thing I wanted to do, after I heard President Obama would not recognize National Day of Prayer, was to research national day of prayer. The history of the day is interesting. It started in 1952. President Truman along with Congress recognized the importance of the nation turning to the Lord. The United States has so many important issues to address: Internationally, state level, leadership level, and and individuals (every American). When we try handling wars, economical, personal every day struggles ourselves, it becomes a disaster. I know when I think I can handle my life, a thick fog comes across and I am turned upside down. In 1775 the nation turned to the Lord for guidance from the beginning. Historians try altering the foundations of America, but people came to this land to have the freedom to pray and worship the Lord. Every year since 1952, the president reminds us as a nation to stop and pray longer together as AMERICANS. President Obama is the first to stop this tradition.

The Lord has so much grace, as I sit here today I am angry. On Tuesday all of my professors mentioned cinco de mayo, today nobody mentioned the National Day of Prayer. I know I should not be shocked, colleges are not God friendly. I know if I had power I would zap them all how refuse to recognize the day. But instead today I turned to the Lord for compassion, for the people who don't know His unfailing love, His guidance, His mighty power, and His forgiveness.

I pray for our nation often, (as you know I love my country) but today America needed extra prayer. Mrs. Shirley Dobson, NDP chairman, reminds us: "We have lost many of our freedoms in America because we have been asleep. I feel if we do not become involved and support the annual National Day of Prayer, we could end up forfeiting this freedom, too."