"Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people.”
Proverbs 14:34 NKJV
Greetings prayer partner,
In just a few short weeks, our nation will pause for a moment that feels both historic and deeply holy. On Thursday, May 7, 2026, we will observe the 75th Annual National Day of Prayer, in the same season America marks her 250th anniversary. I don’t believe this is coincidence—I believe it is providential. It feels like a sacred invitation from God for His people to humble themselves and return to wholehearted dependence on Him.
As I’ve prayed into this season, one phrase keeps settling in my heart: before celebration must come consecration… before remembrance must come repentance. If we are to celebrate well, we must first allow the Lord to search us. Beneath the division and weariness of our time is a deep spiritual hunger.
In recent days, we’ve seen fresh reminders of what happens when people simply seek God. Just a couple of short weeks ago, at Southeastern University, for more than a dozen days, students gathered, lingered, worshiped, and responded powerfully to the presence of the Lord in beautiful, unplanned ways. It echoed what Pastor Mark Batterson shared on Facebook after a powerful weekend of ministry with Pastor Al Gordon and a team from Saint Church in London: “Our 9 AM service never ended—it just kept going and turned into the 11 AM service. Such a sweet presence of God, altars packed, lives changed.” Moments like these remind us that awakening always begins the same way—God’s people humbling themselves and seeking Him.
So as May 7th approaches, I invite you to join me in this posture of glorifying God and seeking Him. Let this be a season of repentance before remembrance and rededication before celebration. If revival is to come to America, it will begin in the hearts of God’s people—right here, right now, with you and me.
Father God, we come humbly as we enter this historic season. You alone are God, and apart from You we have no true liberty, no lasting peace, and no enduring hope. Forgive us where we have drifted, and turn our hearts back to You. Restore in us a love for Your Word and a hunger for Your presence. Bring repentance where it is needed, reconciliation where there is brokenness, and fresh rededication where faith has grown weary.
As our nation approaches its 250th year, remind us that righteousness exalts a nation and that blessed is the people whose God is the Lord. Begin renewal in us, that our lives would glorify You among the nations and reflect Your grace to every generation. In the name of Jesus—our Savior, our Redeemer, and our true source of liberty. Amen.
Dion Elmore
Vice President