WASHINGTON, D.C. (WordNews.org) May 2, 2013 — Christians across the country are participating in the National Day of Prayer.
In Washington, the Rev. Dr. Rob Schenck, president of Faith and Action, led a delegation of clergy and church representatives in prayer on the Supreme Court’s marbled West Plaza.
Schenck said the Daybreak Prayer Service, held just after the sun rose, was the only approved observance of the National Day of Prayer at the seat of the judicial branch of the federal government.
The service was opened with a recitation of a part of the cry announced by the marshal of the Supreme Court each time the justices sit to hear a case: “God save the United States and this honorable court.”
The program included Bible readings and prayers related to government and to specific elected and appointed officials by name, by office, and / or by branch.
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