An update to my Sacred Assembly post. The 52 days of prayer are done.
What happened
On Reformation Day, Oct. 31, Christians gathered on the National Mall for a day of prayer and repentance, The Epoch Times reports. Organizers said people joined from every state and many nations, in person and online. The Nehemiah Alliance’s 52-day window ran from sundown Sept. 10 to sundown on All Saints Sunday, Nov. 1, the length of time it took Nehemiah to rebuild Jerusalem’s walls, and the weekend ended with pastors leading congregations in a shared “United Prayer for America.”
Organizer Jeter said she’s praying “that hope would be restored, that their hearts would be revived,” and that we’d be “reunited as one humanity.” She was clear: “What we’re doing is not political.”
A long tradition
Historian William Federer pointed out how often this nation has called days of humble prayer, back to the Continental Congress in 1775. Lincoln’s 1863 proclamation still stings: “too proud to pray to the God that made us.”
My take
What I love is believers from different traditions on their knees together, repenting first. Revival always starts there: “If my people… will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways” (2 Chronicles 7:14). The 52 days ended, but the call didn’t. Holy Spirit, keep us praying, keep us humble, and make us one (John 17:21).
God Bless, and Happy hacking!
