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4-11-2025 3:52pm

74th National Day of Prayer: May 1st

2025 Broadcast - National Day of Prayer Task Force   There are no events associated with the National organization in the San Fernando Valley, the nearest are in Simi and Newbury Park. This years theme is from the epistle to the Romans Chapter 15 verse 13.

In the Media - National Day of Prayer Task Force   

Throughout history a call to prayer has been called by Congress and the President.  President Lincoln called for prayer March 30, 1863, clearly long before the great Civil War was concluded.  Abraham Lincoln—Proclamation 97—Appointing a Day of National Humiliation, Fasting, and Prayer, March 30, 1863 - Nordskog Publishing

"....let us then rest humbly in the hope authorized by the divine teachings that the united cry of the nation will be heard on high and answered with blessings no less than the pardon of our national sins and the restoration of our now divided and suffering country to its former happy condition of unity and peace."

The annual "Day of Prayer" began April 17,  1952 when " a bill initiated by Mr. Conrad Hilton of Hilton Hotels and Senator Frank Carlson of Kansas was passed (Public Law 82-324, Sec. 119) that: The President shall set aside and proclaim a suitable day each year, other than a Sunday, as a National Day of Prayer, on which the people of the United States may turn to God in prayer and meditation at churches, in groups, and as individuals."  History - National Day of Prayer Task Force

In 1988, the law was amended and signed by President Reagan, permanently setting the day as the first Thursday of every May.

While some in the media have suggested the day, in more recent times, has become narrow in participation the National Proclamation's do not reflect such a viewpoint.

1997 - Day of Prayer Marked at Area Observances - Los Angeles Times " a live feed to a three-hour program televised nationally from the 8,900-member Church on the Way in Van Nuys....The tone shifted shortly afterward, however, as Isaac Canales of Pasadena’s Fuller Theological Seminary lamented the callous treatment of immigrants, homeless and the poor along with what he termed a prevailing “who cares?” attitude by drivers who cut off other motorists on the freeway or routinely give measly tips to waitresses....“We have lost respect for each other; our country has lost the fear of the Lord,” Canales declared to applause from the audience of nearly 1,800 people."

The National Day of Prayer events in the San Fernando Valley can be traced back to 1987, in part by the efforts of Gerald Nordskog who led the local organization for 25 years.  Mr. Nordskog passed away April 9th, arrangement for services have not been finalized.  2013 - Remarks and Prayer - Nordskog Publishing

 

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