GREENVILLE—The United Methodist Church in Greenville hosted the 72nd National Day of Prayer on Thursday afternoon.
Elected officials and community leaders prayed for local entities such as the business and healthcare industry; government; education; families, churches; media, arts and entertainment and military and first responders.
Speakers at the event included Curtis Enis, Jeanette Shuff, Pastor John Monroe, Ryan Berry, Scott Zumbrink, Greenville Mayor Steve Willman, Kathy Brinkman, Pastor Nick Good and John Seibel.
Worship was lead by The Simple Gifts Quartet, which includes Dale Musser, Carlton Jones, Tom Menke and Joseph Helfrich.
The message for the service was ‘Pray Fervently in Righteousness,’ which references verse James 5:16B, with “The effective fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.”
The message read, “We pray fervently for the Family, each person created by God, to live in a relationship with Him and one another.”
Minister Jim Morehouse of the East Main Church of Christ in Greenville spoke on this message, and told attendees that prayer is like an extension cord.
“Like an extension cord, there’s no apparent power in it,” he said. “On our own, we’re just saying words here. But when our prayers are connected to our real source of might, there’s power. Our source of power and light is God Almighty. He has unlimited power. Able to do anything. It’s been said even that prayer is the greatest source of power known to human beings.”
The Greenville American Legion Post 140 Color Guard presented colors, while Greenville Mayor Steve Willman lead the Pledge of Allegiance.
The National Anthem was performed by St. Mary’s Catholic School students Kaitlyn Tollefson, Isacc Winner, Safet Hatic, Erin Winner and Karrah Hayslip.
