The 51st annual National Day of Prayer is scheduled to be observed with a service on the lawn of the Historic Kaua’i County Building on Rice Street. Mayor Maryanne Kusaka, pastors of churches and Kaua’i residents from across the island
The 51st annual National Day of Prayer is scheduled to be observed with a service on the lawn of the Historic Kaua’i County Building on Rice Street.
Mayor Maryanne Kusaka, pastors of churches and Kaua’i residents from across the island are expected at the service, which begins at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 2.
The theme of this year’s National Day of Prayer is “America United Under God,” a theme which recalls the terrorist attacks in New York City and Washington D.C. last Sept. 11.
Millions of Americans across the nation are expected to take part in the event this year.
The Scripture verse adopted for the 2002 observance is “God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble” (Psalm 46:1).
The Lihu’e prayer service will be one of about 30,000 events being held nationally.
Dr. Lloyd Ogilvie, Chaplain of the United States Senate, has written a prayer that will be read at noon on the East Coast.
The National Day of Prayer tradition dates back to February 19, 1795, when President George Washington issued a proclamation setting aside a day of public thanksgiving.
An annual day of prayer was established by Congress in 1952 and specifically designated in 1988 as the first Thursday in May.
