Faith leaders are weighing in on the brutal murder of a young black man in Georgia. In February, Ahmaud Arbery was out for his morning jog when he was gunned down by two white men.
Faith leaders are weighing in on the brutal murder of a young black man in Georgia. In February, Ahmaud Arbery was out for his morning jog when he was gunned down by two white men.
On Thursday, Vice President Pence asked Americans to be “persistent” in their prayers for those fighting the coronavirus pandemic.
Christians know that praying for others is both biblically commanded (cf. 1 Thessalonians 5:17) and the pathway to experiencing God’s best (Matthew 7:7-11). But we also know that our Lord often calls us to be the answer to the prayers we offer.
In his National Day of Prayer proclamation, President Trump urged Americans on Thursday to “come together and pray” that the nation develops “even greater faith” in God’s “divine providence."
Thursday is the National Day of Prayer, and this year, due to the coronavirus will be different from years past. Instead of gathering in person to pray together, Facebook and Zoom prayer meetings have been scheduled for throughout the day.
As National Day of Prayer approaches, this unprecedented time is a stark reminder that we are not in control, but God is.
With World War II veteran Fred Lunsford at the helm, more than 260,000 people joined in on a virtual prayer event to pray for a spiritual revival.
Speaking at The River Church in Danville, Virginia, minor league baseball player Blake Bivens shared how he leaned on the Bible following the brutal murders of his wife, son and mother-in-law.
We can trust God to use people to defeat our viral enemy. We can encourage our healthcare heroes as they care for patients and scientists as they develop therapies and vaccines against the virus. We can work together to restart the economy while striving to keep down infections. And we can pray for God to do what no mortals can. We can ask him to protect our families and those on the frontlines of this battle. We can ask him to work medically and miraculously. We can know that as we work, God works.
Every Ramadan, but especially one in the midst of a pandemic, is a good time to keep our Muslim neighbors, and Muslims around the world, in prayer. After all, this is the time where many Muslims are seeking to hear from God, and for the last several decades, God has been breaking through to so many Muslims through dreams, in the reading of Holy Scripture, and via other Muslim converts to point them to Christ.
