AMERICA’S PRAYER GATHERING - MAY 2nd
For generations, Americans have lifted up scripture-filled prayers in every season and circumstance. From the first national calls to prayer by our Founding Fathers seeking divine guidance, the truths of the Bible have been the foundation for prayer through every tragedy and triumph in our history.
"It’s very apparent that we need a great move of God in America—an outpouring of awakening and revival on our nation. We also know that every great awakening and revival in history is ushered in with God’s people passionately pouring out their hearts in prayer. One always precedes the other. Americans across the country will gather on the National Day of Prayer in parks, churches, schools, and statehouses to lift up prayers and petitions to God, followed by an evening National Observance Broadcast hosted by the National Day of Prayer Task Force from the Capitol Visitor’s Center Auditorium in Washington D.C. The Broadcast will be a culminating event; a prayer gathering available in every home in America to unite our hearts in prayer.
This year we call our fellow Americans to join together and pray in the power and promises of Scripture, bringing light to a nation in need of the Light of the World, Jesus.
THEME AND FOCUS Each year the NDP Task Force president asks the Lord for a theme to unify and guide prayers."
This year’s theme is a call stand on the truth of Scripture. 2024 Theme: “Lift Up The Word – Light Up The World”
2024 Theme verse: 2 Samuel 22:29-31 ESV “For you are my lamp, O Lord, and my God lightens my darkness. For by You I can run against a troop, and by my God I can leap over a wall. This God—his way is perfect; the word of the Lord proves true; He is a shield for all those who take refuge in Him.” The annual theme art casts a visual inspiration for prayers around the theme. We know that prayer activates the Armor of God, therefore the imagery depicts the Shield of Faith and the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God. Christ is represented through the Vine, the fire of the Holy Spirit, the Strong Tower, and the crown, for the King of Kings.
The National Day of Prayer Task Force is led by our President, Kathy Branzell and governed by a nine-member Board of Directors, who also preside over the National Prayer Committee.
The mission of the NDP Task Force is to mobilize unified, public Prayer in America. The efforts of the National Day of Prayer Task Force are carried out in accordance with its Judeo-Christian beliefs. The National Day of Prayer, as designated by our government, belongs to all Americans—it is not owned by any one group, and every American can observe NDP in their own way. Everyone is invited to attend a NDP Task Force event to hear messages and prayers in the name of Jesus Christ. We pray for Jesus to bless those who lead and those in need throughout our country.
EVENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY
The Lord poured out immense creativity on the tens of thousands of volunteers who planed over 60,000 events in all 50 states last year. Here in 2024, we will see thousands of Americans faithfully join local prayer rallies—all crying out praises and prayers in accordance with the power and promises found in the Bible. At every National Day of Prayer Task Force event, leaders prayed in the name of Jesus and asked the Lord to bless those who lead and those in need across our nation.