Community members observe National Day of Prayer
Prayer “is something that is definitely needed for our country right now.”
Those were the words of Leland Acker, pastor of Life Point Baptist Church in Early, at a National Day of Prayer observance held Thursday at the Stuart and Margaret Coleman Plaza in Brownwood.
Community members gathered at various locations Thursday to observe National Day of Prayer, which was signed into law in 1952 by President Harry S. Truman and is held annually on the first Thursday of May.
The observance was a time to “gather together as a nation and pray that God would heal our land, that he would forgive our sins and that he would restore our great nation,” Acker said as prayers were also offered for the community and local leaders.