National Day of Prayer 2010
The 59th Annual National Day of Prayer took place Thursday, May 6th, 2010. Millions united in prayer as thousands of events took place from coast to coast.
Continue to pray for our nation, our leaders and the decisions being made.
"The Lord is good, a refuge intimes of trouble. He cares for those who trust in Him" Nahum 1:7
WESTERN NEW YORK OBSERVATIONS
National Day of Prayer local events
were held throughout the region.
Hundreds united together in prayer and worship on Friday, April 30th for the Concert of Prayer Rally at the University of Buffalo's Student Union Theater. A UB Worship Team led people from all generations in praise and worship to our God. Leaders from the college community and the region facilitated everyone as all prayed together for government, schools, media, military, business, church and family.
On Thursday, May 6th over 500 more gathered together for Prayer in the Square at Niagara Square in front of the City Hall in Buffalo New York at 12 Noon. The presence of the Lord was felt by many as the multitudes came togther on one accord to pray in the name of Jesus Christ. Honor was given to our military and country with the Presentation of Colors by the US Marine Color Guard and a group of children led in the Pledge of Allegiance. Local political, sports, media, education, business, and religious leaders led in prayer. Music for the day was brought to us by Benji Cowert, worship leader from the Chapel at Crosspointe.
If you have a testimony from a National Day of Prayer Event that you attended in the WNY Region and would like to have it added to the Website, please contact us through the
WNYPrays "contact us" page.
Presidential Proclamation--National Day of Prayer
A PROCLAMATION
April 30, 2010
Throughout our history, whether in times of great joy and thanksgiving, or in times of great challenge and uncertainty, Americans have turned to prayer. In prayer, we have expressed gratitude and humility, sought guidance and forgiveness, and received inspiration and assistance, both in good times and in bad.
On this day, let us give thanks for the many blessings God has bestowed upon our Nation. Let us rejoice for the blessing of freedom both to believe and to live our beliefs, and for the many other freedoms and opportunities that bring us together as one Nation. Let us ask for wisdom, compassion, and discernment of justice as we address the great challenges of our time.
We are blessed to live in a Nation that counts freedom of conscience and free exercise of religion among its most fundamental principles, thereby ensuring that all people of goodwill may hold and practice their beliefs according to the dictates of their consciences. Prayer has been a sustaining way for many Americans of diverse faiths to express their most cherished beliefs, and thus we have long deemed it fitting and proper to publicly recognize the importance of prayer on this day across the Nation.
Let us remember in our thoughts and prayers those suffering from natural disasters in Haiti, Chile, and elsewhere, and the people from those countries and from around the world who have worked tirelessly and selflessly to render aid. Let us pray for the families of the West Virginia miners, and the people of Poland who so recently and unexpectedly lost many of their beloved leaders. Let us pray for the safety and success of those who have left home to serve in our Armed Forces, putting their lives at risk in order to make the world a safer place. As we remember them, let us not forget their families and the substantial sacrifices that they make every day. Let us remember the unsung heroes who struggle to build their communities, raise their families, and help their neighbors, for they are the wellspring of our greatness. Finally, let us remember in our thoughts and prayers those people everywhere who join us in the aspiration for a world that is just, peaceful, free, and respectful of the dignity of every human being.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim May 6, 2010, as a National Day of Prayer. I call upon the citizens of our Nation to pray, or otherwise give thanks, in accordance with their own faiths and consciences, for our many freedoms and blessings, and I invite all people of faith to join me in asking for God's continued guidance, grace, and protection as we meet the challenges before us.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirtieth day of April, in the year of our Lord two thousand ten, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-fourth.
BARACK OBAMA
CALL TO THE WALL
I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, which shall never hold their peace day nor night…Isaiah 62:6
If your church, organization or ministry has a regularly scheduled time of prayer, or is holding a regional prayer event you would like listed contact WNYPrays.
To list a regularly scheduled prayer time and day or a prayer event in Western New York click here.
As recorded in Nehemiah, the wall of Jerusalem was rebuilt section by section, brick by brick. Similarly, the wall of prayer surrounding WNY is built section by section, prayer by prayer. The call is to create a unified wall of prayer for the city of Buffalo and Erie County. The local National Day of Prayer Committee encourages all Christians to not only come together in prayer for the National Day of Prayer but to be unified in prayer throughout the year.
photos courtesy of THRIVE! BUFFALO Magazine www.thrivebuffalo.org
For Such A Time As This