LETTERS: PLEASE HELP CELEBRATE NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER

To the editor:

In 1952, Congress passed a federal statute recognizing a day of prayer to be observed annually, and in 1988 that law was amended making the first Thursday of May the annual National Day of Prayer (Public Law No. 100-307).

This year's observance will be Thursday, May 2, and the theme chosen by the National Day of Prayer task force is "Honor God." I Samuel 2:30 says, "Those who honor me I will honor, but those who despise me will be disdained."

Plan a quiet time to join millions of Americans and honor God by praying for forgiveness for personal and national sins. Ask for his guidance and blessings for our government leaders, churches and families. Take time to praise and thank him for his bountiful blessings. The fervent prayer of God's people is our nation's greatest untapped resource.

JACK and SHERRI MEHNER

Cape Girardeau