Community unites for annual National Day of Prayer

Local pastors and congregations attempted to “lift up the word and light up the world” during a nationwide event this week.

The 73rd annual National Day of Prayer was held Thursday, May 2, at 7 p.m. in Heritage Square, 400 N. Main St. in Taylor. It was hosted by the National Day of Prayer Task Force team, along with the Taylor Area Ministerial Alliance.

“Our country needs God like never before,” said Mary Flores, organizer and pastor. “In our lives, in our homes. We the people of God have received a mandate to lift up the word as God’s church and be a beacon of light against hatred and darkness.”