Letter to the Editor: Day of prayer

Because of the faith of many of our founding fathers, public prayer and national days of prayer have been a long standing and significant history in American tradition. In 1775 the Continental Congress asked the colonies to pray for wisdom in forming a nation. Prayer has continued through our history. In 1863 President Lincoln made a proclamation for a day of “humiliation, fasting and prayer”. A joint resolution of Congress, signed by President Truman, declared an annual National Day of Prayer in 1952. In 1988, the law was amended and signed by President Reagan, permanently setting the first Thursday of May as the National Day of Prayer.

For many years the Plains community has gathered in the public meeting room at the Plains City Hall during the noon hour, on the first Thursday of May, to pray for our community, state and nation. Thousands of prayer groups across our nation will be joining in prayer on this date. I plan to attend the community prayer time in Plains and hope to see a room full of people coming together to pray for our nation.

Rich Cornwell,

Plains