August 5th was the First Thursday in the month of August. We held out First Thursday Day of Prayer at a number of locations. In Dallas, Craig had 40-50 people gather for prayer at his office. They received about a half dozen prayer requests and then prayed for them.
In Carrollton, TX we had five people gather for prayer for our Nation, Leaders and Revival in the church. We brought my cross and stood it up near where we gathered in front of the City Hall. We started with a short meditation based on the Lyrics to Breathe on Us Again by Promise Keepers. The words are found online and read:
We have lost the awe of You.
Have mercy, have mercy.
O Lord, cleanse
Our hearts which are divided.
Stir the faith that we once knew
We’re thirsty, we’re thirsty.
O Lord restore
The church that bears Your name.
O Spirit send
A revival to this nation.
Breathe on us again,
Breathe on us again.
We then read Nehemiah 8 in the open air. It seemed fitting to include this passage since it is a call to repentance. The people heard the Law of the Lord and turned back to him. Notice verse 3, “And the ears of all the people were attentive to the Book of the Law. ” After the scripture reading, we prayed. We prayed specifically for the leadership of our nation from City Hall to the White House. We also prayed for revival in our land and in our churches that bear the name of Jesus. We also prayed for Kenya, their government and an evangelist we know who is visiting there because one of the members of our team was from Kenya. Finally we prayed for some specific requests we knew about.
Following a time of prayer, we sang a song based on Exodus 15:
“I will sing to the LORD, for he has triumphed gloriously;
the horse and his rider he has thrown into the sea.
2 The LORD is my strength and my song,
and he has become my salvation;
this is my God, and I will praise him,
my father’s God, and I will exalt him.
It was a blessed time of fellowship and prayer. We look forward to doing it again next month. Perhaps if you live in Carrollton, you can join us. If not, consider gathering at your city hall or place of business.
I know others participated around the country. Please add comments to tell us how your event went.
