Beginning May 15th, 2026
As we celebrate our 250th anniversary this year, our nation is at a crossroads, and Jesus Christ is our only hope. Will you join Christians from across the country and add your voice to an online movement of prayer?
For 50 days—from May 15 through July 4—we will post a daily video at noon ET from 50 pastors to lead us in praying. Be sure to join us each day at and tell your friends and loved ones. Let’s call out to God together and ask Him to turn our nation around.
“Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord.” —Psalm 33:12, NKJV
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Day 1 — May 15, 2026 ALABAMA
“Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord.”—Psalm 33:12, NKJVH
Hello, I’m Jim Lowe of Birmingham, Alabama, representing the state of Alabama. Let us pray.
Heavenly Father, we humble ourselves before You today and pray on behalf of this nation. A nation founded 250 years ago by wise, prudent, and God-fearing men, who, having studied the rise and fall of mankind’s civilization up to that time, endeavored to build a nation based upon Biblical principles, recognizing that there are truths that are self-evident, that all men are created equal and endowed by You with certain inalienable rights. And governments are instituted among men to secure those God-given rights.
Lord, now we pray for every current leader in this nation, that You remind them of the principles of our Founding Fathers, declared in our Declaration of Independence, and help them uphold them.
Strengthen them to support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic, so that this country might remain strong, and help them to value the rights of the people above party, special interests, or personal gain.
And Father, as Your Word declares, “Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord.” May this nation’s leaders and its people honor You and recognize You once again, as it has so many times in the past.
And as there are those who have desire to make America great again, I pray that we realize we cannot be great again until we unite to make America godly again.
We ask these things in the Name of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior, amen.
May the Lord bless you and keep you.
Day 2 — May 16, 2026 ALASKA
“Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven. ”—Matthew 5:16, NKJV
Hey, everyone. I’m Pastor Ron Hoffman, here from Mountain City Church in Anchorage, Alaska, and we’re so excited to be able to pray for this year’s 250th celebration of this incredible nation. Let’s pray.
Father, we thank You for Your goodness to us.
Lord, we thank You for Your love for us, we thank You for this great nation, the USA.
Lord, You have set this nation aside to be a beacon of hope, a beacon of light to the rest of the world.
Lord, we are a nation who falls under You, that submits to Your authority.
Lord, I pray that we would be a nation who continue to make a difference throughout the entire world.
That we would proclaim Your truth, Your Gospel.
And Lord, we thank You for it.
Lord, I pray for our president. Lord, I pray for our House, for our Senate, for our Supreme Court.
Lord, I pray that Your hand would be upon them, that they would rule us in fear of You.
But I pray that we’d be a nation of freedom and liberty and justice for all.
Lord, I pray that we would be a nation who makes a difference. That we would wake up every day saying, “How can we change the world and make it a better place, one that reflects Your glory and who You are?”
We ask this in Jesus’ precious Name, amen and amen.
Day 3 — May 17, 2026 ARIZONA
“These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace.”—John 16:33, NKJV
Hi, I am Pastor Josue Castro, and I live in Arizona, the state of the Grand Canyon. Let’s pray together.
Lord, we come before Your presence in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ, thanking You because You are God—the God of the nations, the Lord of our cities, the King over every authority and every town. Today, we lift up before You the cities of the United States. Father, have mercy on every community, every neighborhood, and every family. You know the needs and struggles of every inhabitant of this nation.
Today, we ask You, Father, to extend Your hand over our mayors, community leaders, and public servants. Please, Lord, give them wisdom, integrity, discernment, and the fear of God to govern with justice and compassion.
We pray for peace in our streets, for unity among communities, and for protection over our families, our youth, and our children. May all violence, division, and corruption flee before the power of Your presence, Lord.
Father, we pray for a spiritual awakening in this nation, that hearts would return to You and that homes would be restored. Lord, may a new generation come to know Your love and Your salvation.
Father, we know that our cities belong to You and that we will see Your glory manifested on this earth.
We pray for the United States in the powerful Name of our Lord Jesus Christ, amen.
God bless you.
Day 4 — May 18, 2026 ARKANSAS
Bill Elliff is the pastor of Summit Church in Arkansas.
Verse of the Day
“Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.”—Romans 12:2, NKJV
I’m Bill Elliff from the Summit family of churches in Arkansas. Would you pray with me?
Precious Father, thank You for the privilege of coming right into Your presence, because Jesus Christ has made a way for our sins to be forgiven. We can talk to You and have peace facing You.
And Lord, we come to You with a big prayer. We pray for a mighty spiritual awakening among the next generation.
We pray, Father, that You would deliver them from the lies that we have given to them: that there is no God, that they are their own creator, and they can decide who they can be and what they can do with their lives.
Father, we thank You that we see a great spiritual awakening happening among the young.
We thank You for the rise of prayer.
We thank You for the return to the Bible as their final authority for life.
We praise You that we hear a nation of students praising You again.
And Lord, we pray You would awaken them to their great purpose, to live in the presence of Christ and to bring the presence of Christ to those around them.
And now, O Lord, we pray You would explode Your work among that generation in our day, and raise up a mighty army that would take the Gospel of Jesus Christ to every tongue and tribe and nation, and that Your glory would cover the earth, like the waters cover the sea.
In Jesus’ precious Name, amen.
Day 5— May 19, 2026 California
“If My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.”—2 Chronicles 7:14, NKJV
Greg Laurie here from the great state of California. And I want to pray for our nation and also for our president. Let’s pray together.
Father, You’ve given us an amazing promise in 2 Chronicles 7:14, where You say, “If My people, which are called by My Name, will humble themselves and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, I will hear from Heaven and forgive their sin and heal their land.”
Lord, would You heal our land? Help us to humble ourselves. Help us to pray and seek Your face and turn from our wicked ways.
Lord, we need a spiritual awakening. We can’t think of any other hope apart from that for America as we celebrate 250 years as a nation.
And Lord, we do pray for our president. Lord, as You know, there have been three assassination attempts against President Donald Trump. Thank You for preserving him, and we pray that You will continue to protect him.
Give him wisdom. Give him guidance. Surround him with godly people who will help him.
You tell us in Scripture, “When the righteous rule, the people will rejoice.” You also tell us, “Happy is the nation whose God is the Lord.”
So, Lord, we’re praying for a blessing, protection, and wisdom for our president and Your blessing on our nation. As we often sing, we now pray, God bless America.
Day 6 — May 20, 2026 Colorado
“When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice.”—Proverbs 29:2, NKJV
Hi, my name is Nick Cady from Colorado. Would you please join me in prayer?
Lord God, we come before You to lift up the mayors of cities across America. Your Word says that when the righteous are in authority, people rejoice. So, Lord, we pray that You would raise up leaders who will govern with integrity and justice and wisdom and humility.
Lord, we ask that You give our mayors discernment as they make decisions that affect families and neighborhoods and businesses. We pray that You would protect them and strengthen them in the face of temptation. We pray that You would surround them with wise counsel.
Lord, we also pray for our leaders in Colorado as they make decisions about the sanctity of life and protections for children and families, and for religious freedom.
Lord, we pray that righteousness and truth would prevail, what is good would be upheld. Father, our nation needs spiritual renewal. And so we pray for revival and awakening across America.
Pour out Your Spirit on our churches. Bring repentance for their sin, healing where there is brokenness, and hope where there is despair. May many people come to know Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord.
And may Your grace and truth shape our lives and our nation.
We pray this in Jesus’ Name, amen.
God bless you.
Day 7— May 21, 2026 Connecticut
Know that the Lord, He is God; it is He who has made us, and not we ourselves; we are His people and the sheep of His pasture.”—Psalm 100:3, NKJV
Hi, my name is Andrew Browning. I’m the pastor of New Hope Baptist Church in Torrington, Connecticut, and it’s my joy in joining you today in prayer for our country. Let’s pray together.
Lord, we come before You today as Your people. Imperfect for sure, but Your people, and I pray today
for our nation, God, that You would restore in us a deep reverence and appreciation and valuing for human life—all of human life—from the very first moment in the womb to our very last breaths.
We believe the Bible teaches us that every person bears Your image. Every life has purpose in it that You have placed within us before the world even knew our names.
And we pray today, especially for the unborn, those who are the most vulnerable among us, who have no voice of their own.
We pray for our country, that we would realize and remember that life does not just begin when it’s convenient, that life begins when You say it does.
I pray, surround mothers who are in difficult, trying circumstances, that You would surround them with communities of love and care and support, that You would raise up in our country a generation that values life—not just in the womb, Lord, but beyond.
Give us eyes to see the dignity of every person, for the dignity of the forgotten and the suffering of the elderly.
I pray that we would be a people who protect life in our communities, in our homes, and in our laws.
I pray that You’d give wisdom to our leaders, and may they govern with the conviction that those who they lead are not just disposable, they’re not just statistics, that they are individuals, that they value every life, at every stage.
We believe You’re not finished with our country, so I pray that You would soften our hearts, strengthen our faith, and make us a nation that truly values one another.
We pray all these things in the Name of Jesus Christ, amen. Thank you so much for praying with us today. God bless you.
Day 8— May 22, 2026 Delaware
“Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, … teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you.”—Matthew 28:19–20, NKJV
Greetings from the great state of Delaware. I’m Mike Rittenhouse, and I have the privilege of pastoring 3C USA Church. Let’s pray for our nation.
Heavenly Father, as we approach the 250th milestone of this great nation, we come before You with grateful hearts for the freedom that we enjoy.
Lord Jesus, we pray for Your church in this nation.
We ask that You would ignite a fire within us to fulfill the Great Commission, to go and make disciples of all nations.
We lift up this next generation to You, in a culture that often calls evil “good” and good “evil.” Raise up young men and women who are unashamed of the Gospel.
Grant them the wisdom to articulate Your truth with clarity and with courage, to stand firm in a perverted age.
May we disciple them to have a holy fear of the Lord that outweighs any fear of men.
We pray for the healing of our families, that hearts would turn from fathers to children and children to fathers.
Lord, we ask that You would bring this nation to its knees, not in defeat, but in humble adoration of Jesus Christ.
May our 250th year be a mark by a great awakening that prepares our hearts for Your return.
In the mighty Name of Jesus, we pray.
Amen and amen. God bless you.
Day 9 — May 23, 2026 Florida
“Seek the Lord and His strength; seek His face forevermore!”—1 Chronicles 16:11, NKJV
Hi, my name is Tom Mullins. I’m pastor of Christ Fellowship Church here in south Florida.
As we celebrate 250 years as a nation, there’s no greater time than now to reflect upon the foundations of our nation, and one of the true secrets of making our nation great has been that we have been a praying people. Would you join me today as we pray for our nation?
Our most kind and precious Heavenly Father, we are so thankful for Your divine hand and guidance, that it’s been upon us as a nation from our very founding, and we pray for Your guidance today.
We pray for our leaders. We pray, Father, here in Florida for our governor, that You will bless him and guide him in wisdom and truth.
And Father, also today we pray for our first responders, men and women who are out there defending us every day and protecting us every day. May Your grace and Your goodness rest upon them and may You protect them in all that they do.
And Father, continue to help us to have a heart that is seeking after You. Bless us and bless our nation.
And we pray this in Jesus’ Name.
God bless you and thank you.
Day 10 — May 24, 2026 Georgia
“[This city] shall be to Me a name of joy, a praise, and an honor before all nations of the earth, who shall hear all the good that I do to them.”—Jeremiah 33:9, NKJV
Hello, everyone. I’m Javier Chávez, the pastor of Iglesia Amistad Cristiana in the beautiful state of Georgia, the Peach State.
I have been asked to pray for our nation, and I want you to join me in praying for unity. Let us pray.
Heavenly Father, I come before You to pray for our nation. We’re praying for unity. We’re praying for restoration and healing throughout our nation.
We do not want this prayer to be a political or a social call. We want it to be a Biblical call. We want it to be a Gospel call.
Father, we are praying for unity in the families, in the marriages, in the homes. We’re praying for unity in the schools, in our communities, in our cities. We’re praying for unity in the government. But most importantly, we’re praying for unity in the churches.
Father, I pray that You will use the church as the tool that brings unity in our communities and throughout the nation. That the prayer of Jesus Christ, when He prayed for His disciples, may be the prayer that we listen every week from our pulpits, knowing and believing that the only way that our nation can be unified and one is when Jesus Christ becomes the Lord and the King of our nation.
So, Father, we pray for this unity, trusting and believing. In Your Name we pray, amen. God bless America. Happy birthday, America!
Day 11 — May 25, 2026 Hawaii
“Let them praise Your great and awesome name.”
—Psalm 99:3
Aloha, friends. My name is Alan Bartolome, from the beautiful state of Hawaii, also known as the Aloha State.
E pule kako. Let us pray together. Mahalo, Ke Akua, which means, thank You, our Heavenly Father. Dear God, for You are awesome, and great is Your power and might. Thank You for Your amazing love towards us.
We stand in thanksgiving and in gratitude as we celebrate our 250th year as a nation here in 2026.
Dear Lord, we lift up our children to You. In Hawaii we say, “keiki,” and we ask that they would be able to grow and have a childhood without any agenda, as seeks to confuse their identity. Keep them safe from bullying and from violence, of which there should be no place in our homes, in our schools, and in our neighborhoods.
Great Heavenly Father, please empower us, Your church, to be guardians of the next generation. To crush down the schemes of the evil one that seeks to kill, steal, and to destroy young lives. Raise up a healthy, God-loving and God-fearing generation that will usher in a change for righteousness and justice. And let love and grace be our guide.
Dear Jesus, we appeal towards Heaven that Your hand of providence, blessing, and guidance would always be upon us, and all praise and all glory and all honor is Yours and Yours alone, dear Jesus. God, we dedicate our hearts, our homes, our keiki—our children—and our nation to you.
And we do this in the Name of the Father, of the Son, and Holy Spirit.
In Jesus’ precious, mighty Name we pray. Amen, amen, and amene. Iesu pu, God bless.
Day 12 — May 26, 2026 Idaho
“We love Him because He first loved us.”—1 John 4:19, NKJV
Hi, I’m Pastor Ty Orr from Idaho Falls, Idaho. Let’s pray.
Father in Heaven, we love You because You first loved us.
Jesus, You prayed to the Father in John 17 that we would be one, as You and the Father are one.
And Lord, we pray for unity in our public discourse as a nation, as we find in Ephesians 4:3.
We ask that, Lord, there would be a civil conversation about the things that are going on in our country.
Father, we ask that we would love You as a people, and that, Lord, as You have commanded us through Your servant John, that we would love one another as You have loved us, and that, Lord, we would love the lost as You have commissioned us, as we would take the Gospel into all of our nation.
Lord, we thank You for all that You’re able to do, because You can do exceedingly, abundantly above all that we could ask or think.
In Jesus’ precious Name. Amen. God bless you.
Day 13 — May 27, 2026 Illinois
wicked ways.
America.
Day 14 — May 28, 2026 Indiana
wicked ways.
America.
Day 15 — May 29, 2026 Iowa
wicked ways.
America.
Day 16 — May 30, 2026 Kansas
wicked ways.
America.
Day 17 — May 31, 2026 Kentucky
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Day 17 — May 31, 2026 Kentucky
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Day 17 — May 31, 2026 Kentucky
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Day 17 — May 31, 2026 Kentucky
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America.
“He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed.”
1 Peter 2:24
1,994 years ago (possibly to the day, Friday, April 3rd, AD33) according to the Nisan 14 Calendar, our Savior was crucified for our transgressions. It is hard to fully grasp what that day must have been like… the weight of sin, the silence of heaven, the suffering of a perfect Savior. And yet, this was not a moment of defeat; it was the greatest display of love the world has ever known.
No other god would send His Son to die for the very people who rejected Him. No other god has a resurrection day. What a gift we have been given. A gift we can never earn, never repay, and must never take for granted. We serve a God who did not remain distant, but stepped into our brokenness, carried our sin, and gave His life so that we might truly live. Let that settle in your heart.
And Sunday is coming. Easter is here and He is risen. He is alive. And because He lives, we have hope, victory, and eternal life. Today, may we pause… be thankful… and ask the Lord how we are called to live in light of such a sacrifice.

MAY I PLEASE HAVE A REFILL
Jenny is sitting at the counter by herself of the main
watering hole in a small village. She just finished eating her lunch. Previously that morning she had been embarrassed by her husband in front of the entire village.
Jenny asks, “May I have a refill please.”

The Man Behind the Counter (Joe), “Coming right up ….
……. Jenny looks a bit sad and frustrated …..
As Joe hands her another drink he asks, “Excuse Mam are you alright?”
Jenny responds, “It’s a long story.”
Joe smiles and says, “I like stories.”
So, Joe comes around the counter and sits next to her.
Jenny goes on to tell Joe about her story, and says, “You see my husband, Noah, has told the entire village it will start to rain for a long time; are you familiar with my husband Noah?”
Joe responds, “Oh yes, the guy that’s building a huge ark, yes I heard of him, Noah.”
Jenny goes on with her story, “And get this… My husband says, God told him to do it.”
Jenny frustrated says, “Now what in the world do you do with that?”
Joe surprisingly says, “Sounds like an opportunity.”
Jenny frowns back at Joe and asks him, “What do mean by that…. an opportunity?”
Joe goes on to say: “Let me ask you something…..
If someone prays for “patients” do you think God gives them patients?
Or does God give them the opportunity to be patient?
When someone prays for courage does God give them courage or does God give them the opportunity to be courageous.
And….
If someone prays for their family to be closer, Do you think God zaps them with warm fuzzy feelings or does God give them opportunities to love each other.”
Jenny sighs and lifts her head toward the sky as if to ask God something. She suddenly gets up and starts walking away from the village towards her husband’s tent.

She leaves her refill behind.
Do you expect God to give you what you ask or maybe God will provide you opportunities…. opportunities to fulfill what you asked God for?
Do you need a refill?
So, next time you pray and ask God for something, don’t always expect God to give you what you asked of Him. Instead, be ready, be ready for opportunities that God provides us all.
…knock and the door will be opened to you. Matt 7:7
When you knock do you think God will open door or could it be that God simply provided the door, provided the opportunity and expects you to open it.
HB 670 could be used by prosecutors to punish those who peacefully pray or offer alternatives outside abortion facilities.
HB 2005 repeals Pennsylvania’s 24-hour waiting and counseling period, eliminating a key safeguard meant to ensure informed consent.
And HB 1957 proposes a constitutional amendment establishing a so-called “right to personal reproductive liberty.”
That amendment – HB 1957 – would go far beyond Roe v. Wade. It would make Pennsylvania one of the most extreme abortion states in the nation by enshrining abortion until birth, eliminating parental consent laws, and forcing taxpayers to pay for abortion.
Pennsylvania House along with every Democrat including two Repbulicans
Joe Hogan and Tomlinson
proposed contitutional language to enshrine current abortion law and regualte care after fetal viability…this makes me sick.

Pray for wisdom for our judges, courage for our lawmakers, and compassion for women facing unplanned pregnancies.
The Pennsylvania House on December 17th, constitutional abortion bills, each designed to dismantle existing pro-life protections and expand abortion access at every stage of pregnancy.
“every individual has the fundamental right to exercise personal reproductive liberty,” including the choice to end a pregnancy, use contraceptives, or receive fertility care, and that the commonwealth “may not deny, burden, infringe upon or abridge this right unless justified by a compelling state interest achieved by the least restrictive means.”
“the commonwealth may regulate the provision of abortion care after fetal viability, except that in no circumstance shall the commonwealth prohibit an abortion that, in the professional judgment of an attending health care professional, is medically indicated to protect the life or physical or mental health of the pregnant individual,” with “fetal viability” further defined as the point where “there is a significant likelihood of the fetus’s sustained survival outside the uterus without the application of extraordinary medical measures.”
Click below for more on the story…. A very much Horrible Story
Pa. House caps 2025 with passage of proposed abortion-rights referendum
Visit our Citizen Action Center to send a message to your legislators urging them to oppose these seven dangerous bills and to reject the proposed constitutional amendment.
These leaders are under relentless pressure to capitulate.
Let’s remind them: Pennsylvania stands for LIFE.
Tell them: “Vote NO on the
Murder Amendment, HB1957, and all six abortion bills.”
- Rep. Frank Burns (D-Cambria) — (717) 772-8056
- Rep. Jim Haddock (D-Luzerne) — (717) 787-3589
- Rep. Anita Kulik (D-Allegheny) — (717) 783-3780
- Rep. Brian Munroe (D-Bucks) — (717) 772-1983
Please take action, make calls, give if you’re able!
📞 Call these Wavering Republicans
Say clearly: “Vote NO on the Murder Amendment as well as, HB670, HB1640, HB1641, HB1643, and HB2005.
Do not enshrine abortion into our Constitution.”
- Rep. Joe Hogan — (717) 260-6140
- Rep. KC Tomlinson — (717) 783-7319
- Rep. Martina White — (717) 787-6740
- Rep. Craig Williams — (717) 783-3038
MOST importantly:
Keep praying that our politicians would do what is right and protect the unborn.
Joshua 1:9 NIV
Have I not commanded you?
Be strong and courageous.
Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged,
for the Lord your God will be with you
wherever you go.

We are Valuable
God treasures everything and everyone He created.
Sparrows, to some, are not consider to be very valuable, but the common sparrow has tremendous value in God’s perspective. As Jesus says, if even sparrows are worthy enough for God to remember and count them and keep watch over them, how much more are human beings worth from the moment of conception in the womb till the day we die and go back home to our creator?
Since we are all we are made in God’s own image, are we not worth more to God then a sparrow?
God knows us completely – even down to the smallest details and thus God loves us completely.
Since God cares so much for sparrows, which are so tiny and commonplace, we can trust God to care for us too.
Job 12:7-10 declares: “But ask the animals,
and they will teach you, or the birds in the sky, and they will tell you;
or speak to the earth, and it will teach you,
or let the fish in the sea inform you.
Which of all these does not know
that the hand of the Lord has done this?
In his hand is the life of every creature
and the breath of all mankind.

Berks County Patriots has a Prayer Group
Sue Fitzpatrick is the organizer.
Sue is looking for volunteers to pray with her.
Please contact Sue at 610-301-5105
We all need more prayer in our lives. Please help. Call Sue for details.
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United. We Stand.
The prayer of a righteous person is powerful in its effect.
We are active in 435 congressional districts in the nation.
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Nothing is more powerful than spending time on our knees asking God to bless and revive this nation.
CHARLES KIRK - whose faith lives forever
God Bless CHARLES KIRK,
God Bless The Family He Left Behind
&
God Bless Each and Everyone of God’s Children in This World.
We pray that our nation will keep the faith that CHARLES KIRK believed in every single day of his
BEAUTIFUL LIFE.
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