Today marks the 63rd annual National Day of Prayer, a vital part of our heritage.

It’s an opportunity for Americans of all faiths to gather in front of courthouses, houses of worship, mosques, synagogues, and temple to pray for our nation.

This year’s theme is One Voice, United in Prayer.

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I hope you’ll join Americans here in the U.S. and those on military bases and embassies around the world as we pause and share the <a href="http://nationaldayofprayer.org/about/national-prayer-by-anne-graham-lotz/">special prayer</a> authored by this year’s honorary chairman is <a href="http://nationaldayofprayer.org/2014-anne-graham-lotz/">Anne Graham Lotz</a>, daughter of Evangelist Billy Graham.

If you can’t attend a celebration in person, the 2014 National Observance will be broadcast LIVE from the Cannon House Office Building in Washington, D.C. on this <a href="http://nationaldayofprayer.org/2014-national-observance/">webpage</a> 9:00 am – 12:00 pm EST.

Or, you can listen to Anne Graham Lotz’s prayer <a href="http://nationaldayofprayer.org/about/national-prayer-by-anne-graham-lotz/">here</a>.

Our community has scheduled a noon observance at our Community Center. I’ll be there.