2026 BROADCAST

Hosted by NDP Task Force president Kathy Branzell, at 8 pm ET on May 7

This 90-minute virtual prayer gathering is for believers across America and around the world to join together in prayer and worship, with prayers from Christian leaders covering every area of influence.

Will Graham will share a powerful Gospel presentation, inviting all to step out in faith to begin a relationship with Jesus Christ.

Lift up your prayers with us and be encouraged as we pray for neighbor and nation, and be filled with God's hope, joy, and peace in believing!

The annual National Day of Prayer Broadcast is an invitation to unite in prayer, as the 2026 theme calls us to

"Glorify God Among the Nations - Seeking Him in All Generations"

from the theme scripture of
1 Chronicles 16:24 NASB.

2026 NATIONAL PRAYER

Almighty God, King of Glory, we confess our sins and repent of our pride that sought our own glory and comfort, allowing evil to take root instead of Your fruit in our hearts, homes, culture, and country.

Please forgive us. 

 Now, with this declaration of rededication, we humble ourselves, pray, and seek Your face, turning from our wicked ways, that You would heal our lives and our land. Please purify and renew our hearts with holy attributes, affections, attitudes, and actions-to love You with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength. We give You glory as we repent and rededicate our lives and our nation to You. 

For 250 years You have guarded and guided America in wisdom, grace, mercy, and love. We praise and thank You for our Founding Fathers, for all who sought You in fervent prayer throughout history and answered Your call to defend justice and freedom; to protect and serve, preach and teach, innovate, communicate, learn, work, worship, and establish our laws.

May Your Kingdom come, and Your will be done in our lives, our Families, the Church, Education, Business, Military, Government, Arts, Entertainment and Media as it is in heaven.

We prayerfully commit to "Glorify God Among the Nations,
Seeking Him in All Generations." 

 In Jesus' name, Amen! 

Written by NDP Task Force President, Kathy Branzell

NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER HISTORY

In the early 1950s, an evangelical movement called for Congress and the President to proclaim a National Day of Prayer. The movement grew, and a young leader, Evangelist Billy Graham, led services for approximately 20,000 on the steps of the Capitol on February 3, 1952. Later that year, Congress proclaimed a joint resolution for a National Day of Prayer. President Harry S. Truman proclaimed a National Day of Prayer to be observed on July 4, 1952. Each year since that date, Americans have observed the day in their own way. The observance was moved to the first Thursday in May by President Ronald Reagan and has been proclaimed each year since.

As a Nation, presidents and government officials have called for national days of prayer or thanks intermittently since before the country's existence.

• July 20, 1775 – The Continental Congress issued a proclamation recommending that “a day of public humiliation, fasting, and prayer” be observed.

• In 1795, George Washington proclaimed a day of public thanksgiving and prayer.

• May 9, 1798 – John Adams declared this day as “a day of solemn humility, fasting, and prayer.”

• March 1863 –  On March 3,  Abraham Lincoln signed a Congressional resolution, during the Civil War, which called for April 30, 1863, as a day of fasting and prayer.

For more information on the National Day of Prayer, visit the website nationaldayofprayer.org.