EVENT DESCRIPTION
Join us as we gather together for the National Day of Prayer, a special evening set aside to seek the Lord on behalf of our church, our city, and our nation.
We will spend this hour praying together, lifting up our leaders, families, schools, churches, and community. Whether you are comfortable praying out loud or prefer to pray quietly, this will be a powerful time to come together in unity and trust the Lord with what is on our hearts.
Leading up to our National Day of Prayer, we will also have a time of fasting. See our Daily Prayer Focus and Fasting Guidelines below.
All are welcome to join us as we pause, reflect, and pray together.
Childcare will be available for children ages 2–5 years old.
National Day of Prayer
Thursday, May 7
7:00–8:00 PM
Time of Fasting:
Monday, May 4 - Thursday, May 7
No registration required.
DAILY PRAYER FOCUS FOR FASTING
Monday, May 4 — Thursday, May 7
MONDAY
Humble ourselves, confession and repentance for the sins of our nation, pleas for mercy
Psalm 69.10, Isaiah 55.6-7, Zephaniah 2.3, Ezra 9.6, Daniel 9.3-5, Proverbs 28.13, 1 John 1.9, James 5.16
TUESDAY
The Church in America, the Body of Christ, church leaders
Ezekiel 18.30-32, Micah 6.8, Isaiah 58.6-8, 1 Peter 3.8, Ephesians 4.1-3, John 17.20-23
WEDNESDAY
People of America–their need of the Savior, Jesus Christ & national leaders, judges, military, law enforcement
Romans 3.21-26, 1 Timothy 2:1–4, Titus 3.3-7, Amos 5.15, 1 Peter 2.13-17, Zechariah 8.16, Matthew 6.9-10
THURSDAY
National culture–America’s values, beliefs, and behaviors & Israel and other nations
Isaiah 1.4, Acts 3.19-21, Psalm 122.6, Romans 10.1-4, Psalm 96.10, Luke 6.27-28, John 3.16-17, Daniel 7.14
FASTING GUIDELINES
Fasting is a way to intentionally seek the Lord by setting aside normal routines to focus on prayer.
Pray first and ask God how He is leading you to fast.
Choose a fast that fits you (meals, certain foods, media, or activities).
Replace what you give up with prayer and Scripture.
Stay humble and focused — this is about devotion, not discipline.
Listen to your body and use wisdom; adjust if needed.
The goal is not perfection, but a heart that draws near to God.
A few thoughts on fasting:
We know from the Lord Jesus that He fasted (Acts 21.23); and we are to fast—Matthew 6.16 “And when you fast.”
Several times in the OT the people of God were “called to fast” and men/women of God “proclaimed a fast”—to name a few: Ezra (2.23), Ester (4.19), Joel (2.12-16), and Samuel (1 Sam. 7.6).
Ezra 8.23 So we fasted and implored our God for this, and He listened to our entreaty.
Also, Daniel confirms that it isn’t only food we can fast from:
Daniel 10.3 I ate no delicacies, no meat or wine entered my mouth, nor did I anoint myself at all, for the full three weeks.
‘Prayer is reaching out after the unseen; fasting is letting go of all that is seen and temporal. Fasting helps express, deepen, confirm the resolution that we are ready to sacrifice anything, even ourselves to attain what we seek for the kingdom of God.’
—Andrew Murray
2026 NATIONAL PRAYER
Almighty God, King of Glory, we confess our sins and repent of our pride that sought our own glory and comfort, allowing evil to take root instead of Your fruit in our hearts, homes, culture, and country.
Please forgive us.
Now, with this declaration of rededication, we humble ourselves, pray, and seek Your face, turning from our wicked ways, that You would heal our lives and our land.
Please purify and renew our hearts with holy attributes, affections, attitudes, and actions-to love You with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength.
We give You glory as we repent and rededicate our lives and our nation to You.
For 250 years You have guarded and guided America in wisdom, grace, mercy, and love.
We praise and thank You for our Founding Fathers, for all who sought You in fervent prayer throughout history and answered Your call to defend justice and freedom; to protect and serve, preach and teach, innovate, communicate, learn, work, worship, and establish our laws.
May Your Kingdom come, and Your will be done in our lives, our Families, the Church, Education, Business, Military, Government, Arts, Entertainment and Media as it is in heaven.
We prayerfully commit to "Glorify God Among the Nations, Seeking Him in All Generations."
In Jesus' name, Amen!
Written by NDP Task Force President, Kathy Branzell