HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-07-2024 Proclamation - 2024 National Day of PrayerProclamation
WHEREAS, Throughout history, America has faced trials and triumphs and Americans have
responded in prayer seeking courage and comfort, inspiration, and joy-filled
celebration. Faith compels us to seek and cling to the Light in times of darkness
and spread light to those in need; and
WHEREAS, From the first gatherings of our Founding Fathers, elected officials have prayed
and entreated those they serve and represent to join them in prayer, including the
authors of our Declaration of Independence, wrote that they, “the
Representatives of the United States of America, in General Congress, Assembled,
appealing to the Supreme Judge of the work…” and carried on to present day in
Presidential Proclamations such as last year’s invitation to “join him in asking for
God’s continued guidance, mercy, and protection.”; and
WHEREAS, A National Day of Prayer has not only been a part of our heritage since it was
declared by the First Continental Congress in 1775, but it is a Public Law
established in the United States Congress in 1952 approved by a joint resolution
and amended by Congress and President Reagan with public Law 100-307 in 1988,
affirming that it is essential for us as a nation to pray and directs the President of
the United States to set aside and proclaim the first Thursday of May annually as
The National Day of Prayer; and
WHEREAS, In every state across America, the observance of the National Day of Prayer will
be held on Thursday, May 2, 2024, with the theme, “Lift Up the Word, Light Up
the World,” based on the verses found in 2nd Samuel 22:29-31, “For you are my
lamp, O Lord, and my God lightens my darkness…This Good – his way is perfect;
the word of the Lord proves true; he is a shield for all those who take refuge in
him.”; and
WHEREAS, Unified prayer is mobilized across America every first Thursday of May on the
National Day of Prayer as neighbors and attending services to seek God for the
city and country where we live, learn, work, worship, serve, and desire all to thrive;
and
WHEREAS, We express our faith and exercise our freedom in prayer, then unite our hearts
and voices in personal prayer and public gatherings across America with fervent
praise, repentance, love, and humble intercession for our neighbor and nation,
holding fast to the promises throughout the Holy Scriptures that the Lord hears
and avails much as He answers the faith-filled prayers of His people.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF OCOEE, does
hereby declare May 2, 2024, as
NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand
and caused the Seal of the City of Ocoee, Florida to be
affixed this 2nd day of May, 2024.
Rusty Johnson, Mayor
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