BLOUNTVILLE — A small crowd gathered in front of the historic Sullivan County Courthouse on Thursday for a brief service marking National Day of Prayer 2022.
(RNS) Proclaimed by Congress in 1952, the prayer day has been observed since 1988 on the first Thursday in May, with a more diverse array of participants in recent years.
The tradition of a National Day of Prayer began with the First Continental Congress in 1775 and was codified in 1952 by Congress.
Today, America recognizes the power and importance of prayer in our lives.
A National Day of Prayer was first called by the First Continental Congress in 1775 and aga