Unity is in short supply in 2018, just as it was in 1968, and this year’s National Day of Prayer will focus on prayer for unity and what is needed to accomplish it.
1968 was the year that changed the United States forever. It was the year that America “nearly lost its mind and its soul.”
Disunity became clear, even as good people sacrificed and protested to make society better. The divide was always latently present, but in 1968 the veils that covered the many differences and inequalities in our nation were ripped off and exposed for the world to see. There was the Viet Nam war, along with the assassination of both Martin Luther King, Jr. and Robert Kennedy, hostage taking and protests against segregation and the war on college campuses, police shooting at protestors, riots, divisive government policies and much more.
In 2018, we are praying for unity. Clearly as mere humans, we cannot accomplish this goal in any area. Only the Lord can provide the wisdom, grace and actions to accomplish what we desperately tried to do in 1968.
Think about the importance of decisions made this year (2018). We are again facing disunity in many areas. Yet, have we learned any more than what we thought we knew in 1968? Are we less divided? Are we more devoted to the Heavenly vision or are we still insistent on doing life and living “our” way, with “our” side, “our” politics, prejudices, rights and rigid thinking? Did it work for us in 1968?
Consider praying for unity and life done God’s way….by yourself and with your family.
And please attend the Garland National Day of Prayer at 11:30 a.m., May 3 at the Atrium, 300 North Fifth Street in downtown Garland. Also, encourage others to attend.
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