PRAYING FOR THE TOP U.S. OFFICIALS“I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving

be made for all people—for kings and all those in authority…”— 1 TIMOTHY 2:1-2

EXECUTIVE

President Donald Trump

Vice President Mike Pence

White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney (acting)

White House Senior Advisors Jared Kushner/ Stephen Miller/Ivanka Trump

White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham

White House National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien

White House Counsel Pat Cipollone

Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue

Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross, Jr

Secretary of Defense Mark Esper

Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos

Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette

Secretary of Health & Human Services Alex Azar

Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf

Secretary of Housing & Urban Development Ben Carson, Sr

Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt

Secretary of Labor Eugene Scalia

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo

Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao

Secretary of Treasury Steven Mnuchin

Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert Wilkie

Attorney General William Barr

United Nations Ambassador Kelly Craft

Administrator Environmental Protection Agency Andrew Wheeler

Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman General Mark Milley

National Intelligence Director Richard Grenell (acting)

National Security Agency Director General Paul Nakasone

Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Christopher Wray

Central Intelligence Agency Director Gina Haspel

Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell

U.S. SENATE

Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY)

Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY)

Senate Whips John Thune (R-SD) / Richard Durbin (D-IL)

Chaplain Barry Black

STANDING COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN / RANKING MINORITY

Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry Pat Roberts (R-KS) / Debbie Stabenow (D-MI)

Appropriations Richard Shelby (R-AL) / Patrick Leahy (D-VT)

Armed Services Jim Inhofe (R-OK) / Jack Reed (D-RI)

Banking, Housing & Urban Affairs Michael Crapo (R-ID) / Sherrod Brown (D-OH)

Budget Mike Enzi (R-WY) / Bernie Sanders (I-VT)

Commerce, Science & Transportation Roger Wicker (R-MS) / Maria Cantwell (D-WA)

Energy & Natural Resources Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) / Joe Manchin (D-WV)

Environment & Public Works John Barrasso (R-WY) / Tom Carper (D-DE)

Finance Chuck Grassley (R-IA) / Ron Wyden (D-OR)

Foreign Relations Jim Risch (R-ID) / Bob Menendez (D-NJ)

Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Lamar Alexander (R-TN) / Patty Murray (D-WA)

Homeland Security & Govt Affairs Ron Johnson (R-WI) / Gary Peters (D-MI)

Judiciary Lindsey Graham (R-SC) / Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)

Rules & Administration Roy Blunt (R-MO) / Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)

Small Business & Entrepreneurship Marco Rubio (R-FL) / Ben Cardin (D-MD)

Veterans’ Affairs Jerry Moran (R-KS) / Jon Tester (D-MT)

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA)

Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA)

House Whips James Clyburn (D-SC) / Steve Scalise (R-LA)

Chaplain Patrick Conroy

STANDING COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN / RANKING MINORITY

Agriculture Collin Peterson (D-MN) / Michael Conaway (R-TX)

Appropriations Nita Lowey (D-NY) / Kay Granger (R-TX)

Armed Services Adam Smith (D-WA) / Mac Thornberry (R-TX)

Budget John Yarmuth (D-KY) / Steve Womack (R-AR)

Education & the Workforce Bobby Scott (D-VA) / Virginia Foxx (R-NC)

Energy & Commerce Frank Pallone (D-NJ) / Greg Walden (R-OR)

Ethics Ted Deutch (D-FL) / Kenny Marchant (R-TX)

Financial Services Maxine Waters (D-CA) / Patrick McHenry (R-NC)

Foreign Affairs Eliot Engel (D-NY) / Mike McCaul (R-TX)

Homeland Security Bennie Thompson (D-MS) / Mike Rogers (R-AL)

House Administration Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) / Rodney Davis (R-IL)

Judiciary Jerry Nadler (D-NY) / Doug Collins (R-GA)

Natural Resources Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ) / Rob Bishop (R-UT)

Oversight & Govt Reform Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) / Jim Jordan (R-OH)

Rules Jim McGovern (D-MA) / Tom Cole (R-OK)

Science, Space & Technology Eddie Johnson (D-TX) / Frank Lucas (R-OK)

Small Business Nydia Velázquez (D-NY) / Steve Chabot (R-OH)

Transportation & Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) / Sam Graves (R-MO)

Veterans’ Affairs Mark Takano (D-CA) / Phil Roe (R-TN)

Ways & Means Richard Neal (D-MA) / Kevin Brady (R-TX)

U.S. SUPREME COURT

Chief Justice John Roberts Samuel Alito / Stephen Breyer / Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Brett Kavanaugh/ Elena Kagan / Clarence Thomas

Sonia Sotomayor / Neil Gorsuch

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TAKE PART IN THE NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER 2020

Thank you to National Day of Prayer for providing the text of these prayer points and prayer.

The 2020 National Day of Prayer (NDOP) will be observed on Thursday, May 7. On this day, we will do all we can to mobilize unified public prayer for America, even amidst the coronavirus situation that brings social distancing and cancels physical gatherings. Will you join us by attending a virtual prayer observance on this day or create one for other people to join you?

Every town, every city, and every county in America needs at least one prayer observance. This cannot happen without you and many others ensuring that we have at least one prayer gathering in every town, city, and county. While we have multiple observances in some cities, we may have towns with no event at all. Let’s also remember, with millions inhabiting some of our cities, we can never have enough gatherings.

With over 300,000 plus churches in America that are aligned with at least 200 denominations, the Lord’s footprint is all over America. His footprint is the local churches in America. This permits another wide-open door to have endless prayer observances across the nation. There is still a great love for America today. Even those who are not Christ-followers know that America is in great need. A nationally recognized day of prayer is a perfect opportunity to pray for our nation and extend an invitation for others to join you.

This year's theme, Pray God’s Glory Across the Earth. Habakkuk 2:14 For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD as the waters cover the sea.

God made a promise to the prophet Habakkuk during some very deep and troubling times in Israel’s history. It was a time marked by darkness and disobedience from the culture and God’s people. The prophet cries out to God for hope and help and God answers in a most unexpected way; to use a wicked, idol-worshipping nation’s army to come and execute His judgment on His people. Habakkuk could not believe what he was hearing as God began to detail the “woes” that would come to pass, but in the middle of the pronouncement of woes, God pauses to make a profound promise that would eventually be seen in the face of Jesus Christ and spread by Christ-followers until Christ returns. God’s promise, “For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD as the waters cover the sea” echoes into the New Testament as the apostle Paul writes in 2 Corinthians 4:6, “For God, who said, "Light shall shine out of darkness," is the One who has shone in our hearts to give the Light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ.” It is this knowledge, the knowledge of Jesus, the knowledge of the gospel, that we pray will spread across the earth. It is through every follower of Jesus living a prayer-care-share lifestyle that His glory will cover the earth as the waters cover the sea. May we see God's glory across the earth at this time in history!

MAY 7, NATIONAL OBSERVANCE OF THE NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER

Lord, we exist to give You glory. We exist because of Your glory, and in Your glory, as our Creator, Redeemer, and Sustainer. We give you thanks and praise for every breath and moment You have given to us. We repent of our sin; for the shameful things we have done against You and for our silence when we did not speak up to proclaim Your Name, profess Your Word, or protect and practice Your will. We ask Your forgiveness. We pray that the knowledge of the glory of the Lord will spread across our nation and the entire earth as we seek Your Kingdom and righteousness; as we walk in obedience to You, and in humble unity, love one another. Jesus, the Bible says that You are “the knowledge of the glory of the Lord.” You have taught us to pray, commanded us to love, and commissioned us to share Your gospel of grace. Your glory fills our hearts and families, it overflows into our neighborhoods, workplaces, campuses, churches, in our entertainment and media. We give thanks for our military and ask that Your glory would spread to, and through them as they preserve freedom around the world. We pray for our government, that all of our leaders and laws would be filled with Your glory, that they would magnify Your Holy Word and honor Your will and ways. We pray that Your grace and glory would spread to bring hope to the hopeless, and love where there is hurt and hate. God, use us as we pray your promise, that “the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord as the waters cover the sea.” In Jesus' Name, Amen!

—Kathy Branzell, President, National Day of Prayer Task Force

2020 NATIONAL PRAYER FOR AMERICA