​While Thursday, May 3, is our National Day of Prayer, we must be vigilant to pray for America consistently and even daily. These are our four major prayer priorities for America in the month of May. Oh, wouldn’t it be incredible if millions of Americans could unite in prayer this month for the Lord to move in these four major areas in America? Tell your friends, share these prayer points with them, with pastors, church leaders, business and educational leaders. Let’s join in clear agreement, visible union, and extraordinary prayer for these priorities during May.
1. ASK GOD TO BLESS THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
“Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord—the people He has chosen to be His own possession!” Psalm 33:12

• Ask God to bless America mercifully and give favor to the United States of America.
• Ask God to bless America spiritually in a new and fresh way and move us to return to the Lord our God.
• Ask God to bless America by raising up godly leaders in all areas of our nation: locally, regionally, statewide, and nationally.
• Ask God to bless America economically so that all people in our nation will be blessed and so we can be a blessing to the entire world.
• Ask God to bless America by securing our nation from all evil and harm from within our nation and from outside; please Lord, continue to bring resolve in the North Korea issue.

2. PRAY FOR UNITY IN AMERICA
“Making every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.” Ephesians 4:3

• The present spiritual crisis in America is calling us to pray for and take all necessary actions to come together as a nation.
• God is the only One who can bring unity, harmony, and oneness in America; therefore, we look only to Him in prayer.
• Call upon God to empower us to make every effort to live in unity, call for unity, and continually forward unity in America.

3. PRAY FOR THE CENTERS OF INFLUENCE IN AMERICA
“First of all, then, I urge that petitions, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for everyone, for kings and all those who are in authority, so that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and dignity.” 1 Timothy 2:1-2

• Pray for the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the United States government.
• Pray for America’s military, its leaders, and all personnel to be protected by God, and for the courage to depend upon God.
• Pray for the members of our media in America to be life-giving truth bearers and unity contributors.
• Pray for America’s businesses to have leaders of integrity, be creators of economic blessing, and givers to the community.
• Pray for America’s centers of education to be truth-centered, excellence-driven, and bearers of opportunities.
• Pray for the churches of America to be gospel-centered in message, disciple-makers in mission, and Spirit-empowered to unity.
• Pray for the families in America to return to the biblical model, reconcile with one another, and be restored to love and unity.

4. ASK GOD FOR THE NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER ON THURSDAY, MAY 3, TO BECOME A CATALYTIC SPIRITUAL MOVEMENT ACROSS AMERICA 
“They all were continually united in prayer.” Acts 1:14

• Lord, we ask You to unify Your Church in America, so the Church can call our nation to unity on the National Day of Prayer and in the future.
• Lord, we ask You to move each of us to make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit personally in our families, churches, workplaces, and communities.
• Lord, we ask You to empower our National Day of Prayer volunteers who will lead and serve in thousands upon thousands of observances on May 3.
• Lord, we ask You to use and anoint Dr. Ronnie Floyd, the President of the National Day of Prayer Task Force, as he provides leadership the entire week; but, most importantly the National Observance of the National Day of Prayer in historic Statuary Hall in the US Capitol Building in Washington, DC, on Thursday, May 3, at 7:30 p.m. EDT.
• Lord, we ask You give to Dr. Floyd the exact words needed for every media interview related to the National Day of Prayer.
• Lord, we ask You to use the thousands upon thousands of observances of the National Day of Prayer to be a catalytic spiritual movement across America, ushering in the revival of the Church and the next Great Spiritual Awakening in America.

Theme and VerseNational Day of Prayer Theme for 2018The National Day of Prayer was created in 1952 by a joint resolution of Congress, and signed into law by President Harry S. Truman. In 1988, the law was unanimously amended by both the House and the Senate and signed into law by President Ronald Reagan on Thursday, May 5, 1988, designating the first Thursday of May as a day of national prayer. Every president since 1952 has signed a National Day of Prayer proclamation.
Prayer brings people together. Prayer builds bridges between opposing persons and even political parties. Prayer reminds us that we are created in God's image and He desires for us to represent Him everywhere we go. Prayer brings UNITY. In 2018, our theme will be Pray for America - UNITY, based upon Ephesians 4:3 which challenges us to mobilize unified public prayer for America, "Making every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace."
Our hope is that individuals, churches, and spiritual leaders in America, will humble ourselves and unify in prevailing prayer for the next great move of God in America. We can come together in clear agreement that this is our greatest need. We can become a visible union, standing together in prayer. We can pray more than ever before, and practice extraordinary prayer for the next great move of God in America that will catapult the message of the gospel nationally and internationally.
Pray with us. Sponsor an event in your community. Become a volunteer. Order resources to help promote an event in your area. Support the National Day of Prayer financially. Together, we can mobilize unified public prayer for America!
"There is no great movement of God that has ever occurred that does not begin with the extraordinary prayer of God's people." Dr. Ronnie Floyd

First Thursday Call to Prayer, March 2nd, 2017Posted by Anne Graham Lotz 0sc on February 27, 2017











Hear us…Forgive us…Heal us
For the Glory of Your Great Name 




JEHOVAH ROHI: THE LORD MY SHEPHERD 
The Lord is my shepherd…[1]
How we love and trust You, Gentle Shepherd.  You are a “right-now” God.  For such a time as this we need You, and therefore we have You. You are not only the Light that guides us through the darkening and threatening storms of life, You are our spiritual GPS system.[2] You lead us on the right path and get us to the place we need to be. One day You will take us safely Home.  We trust You completely.
You are Jehovah Rohi, who takes full responsibility for the welfare of Your people.  For our safety. For our necessities.
         You guard the young.
         You seek the stray.
         You find the lost.
         You guide the faithful.
         You right the wronged.
         You avenge the abused.
         You defend the weak.
         You comfort the oppressed.
         You welcome the prodigal.
         You heal the sick.
         You cleanse the dirty.
         You beautify the barren.
         You restore the failure.
         You mend the broken.
         You bless the poor.
         You fill the empty.
         You clothe the naked.
         You satisfy the hungry.
         You elevate the humble.
         You forgive the sinner.
        And You raise the dead! [3]
One day, in our flesh, we will see You face to face.  Until then, we fix our eyes of faith on You, our Good Shepherd: Jesus. [4]
As we draw nearer to the National Observance of the National Day of Prayer on May 4th, we are asking that You direct every step, give wisdom for every decision, equip and empower every one involved in the planning, so that this year’s observance will truly move Heaven and change our nation. Stir the hearts of those You have chosen to attend nationally and locally so that tens of thousands of Your people will gather with one heart and mind as we cry out for You to hear us…forgive us…heal us.
For the glory of Your great name
Amen


[1] Psalm 23:1
[2] I lifted the analogy of our Shepherd being our spiritual GPS system from Tony Evans, pastor of Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship in Dallas, Texas.
[3] Adapted from Just Give Me Jesus, Anne Graham Lotz, Word Publishing, Nashville, TN, 2009, p.145
[4] John 10:11